End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Select Singlewire InformaCast (Previously Berbee) User Licenses
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EOL8979 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Select Singlewire InformaCast (Previously Berbee) User Licenses. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 12, 2013. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
There will still be perpetual user licenses for the Singlewire InformaCast product available on SolutionsPlus for user increments of 250, 1,000, and 2,500. A new option of annual subscriptions for user licenses is also available direct from the vendor Singlewire. The InformaCast software is now shipped with every order of Enterprise CUCM or Business Edition 6000 beginning with version 9.1 to provide paging functionality on Cisco UC products.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Select Singlewire InformaCast (Previously Berbee) User Licenses
| Milestone |
Definition |
Date |
| End-of-Life Announcement Date |
The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public. |
January 11, 2013 |
| End-of-Sale Date |
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date. |
July 12, 2013 |
| Last Ship Date: |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. |
October 10, 2013 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: |
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software. |
July 12, 2014 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: |
For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract. |
July 12, 2014 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 8, 2015 |
| Last Date of Support: |
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
July 31, 2016 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
| SP-BERBEE-1000= |
Solutions Plus Berbee Audio and Text Broadcast-1000 Users |
| SP-BERBEE-250= |
Solutions Plus Berbee Audio and Text Broadcast-250 Users |
| SP-BERBEE-50= |
Solutions Plus Audio And Text Broadcast - 50 Users |
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Select Singlewire InformaCast (Previously Berbee) User Licenses at this time.
There will still be perpetual user licenses for the Singlewire InformaCast product available on SolutionsPlus for user increments of 250, 1,000, and 2,500. A new option of annual subscriptions for user licenses is also available direct from the vendor Singlewire. The InformaCast software is now shipped with every order of Enterprise CUCM or Business Edition 6000 beginning with version 9.1 to provide paging functionality on Cisco UC products.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Berbee through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Select Singlewire InformaCast (Previously Berbee) User Licenses through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
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