Product Bulletin No. EOL4012
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco VT Camera. The last day to order the affected product is May 24, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until July 2, 2011. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Cisco Unified Video Advantage (formerly known as Cisco VT Advantage) is a video telephony solution comprised of Cisco Unified Video Advantage software and a USB camera. The end-of-sale and end-of-life is for part numbers that include the Cisco VT Camera. Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco Unified Video Advantage with Cisco VT Camera II. Table 2 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco VT Camera.
The difference between Cisco VT Camera II and Cisco VT Camera is non-functional and does not affect the functionality of Cisco Unified Video Advantage. Existing Cisco Unified Video Advantage users do not have to replace their cameras with Cisco VT Camera II. Cisco VT Cameras requiring replacements will be replaced with either the Cisco VT Camera or Cisco VT Camera II. Cisco VT Camera II requires Cisco Unified Video Advantage software version 2.0(1) or later. This software version will support both Cisco VT Camera and Cisco VT Camera II.
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco VT Camera is the Cisco VT Camera II.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco Unified Video Advantage with the Cisco VT Camera II, which is now orderable and will begin shipping June 2006. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/index.html.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
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End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Number |
Replacement Product Description |
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CVT-ADV-E1= |
CUVA-V2= |
Cisco Unified Video Advantage with VT Camera II |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco Unified Video Advantage, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/index.html, contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice.