Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco® MeetingPlace PCI Platform and Audio Server Software Release 4.3. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 30, 2005. 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 until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco MeetingPlace PCI Platform And Audio Server Software Release 4.3.
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.
June 1, 2005
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.
November 30, 2005
Last Ship Date:
HW, App. SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
February 28, 2006
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
HW, App. SW
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.
November 30, 2006
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
November 30, 2006
End of New Service Attachment Date:
HW, App. SW
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.
November 30, 2006
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 25, 2010
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 26, 2008
Last Date of Support:
App. SW
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
November 29, 2008
Last Date of Support:
HW
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
November 30, 2010
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
Additional Information
MP-AUD-TAPE-4.3.1=
Cisco MP PCI Audio Conference Software 4.3.1 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-EMAIL-CD-4.2.1
Cisco MP Email Gateway 4.2.1 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-EMAIL-CD-4.2.1=
Cisco MP Email Gateway 4.2.1 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-MT-CD-4.3.0
Cisco MP MeetingTime 4.3.0 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-MT-CD-4.3.0=
Cisco MP MeetingTime 4.3.0 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-OL-CD-4.2.7
Cisco MP for Outlook 4.2.7 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-OL-CD-4.2.7=
Cisco MP for Outlook 4.2.7 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-OUTLOOK
Cisco MeetingPlace for Outlook
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-OUTLOOK=
Cisco MeetingPlace for Outlook
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-CHASSIS=
Cisco MP PCI Base Chassis
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-CPU=
Cisco MP PCI CPU Card
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-DATDRV=
Cisco MP PCI DAT Drive
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-FAN=
Cisco MP PCI Fan Assembly
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-FLPDRV=
Cisco MP PCI Floppy Drive
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-LAN-INTEL=
Cisco MP PCI Intel LAN 10/100 Card
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-NS-DDISK=
Cisco MP PCI Network Server Database Disk, 9GB
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-NS-SDISK=
Cisco MP PCI Network Server System Disk, 9GB
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-PRC=
Cisco MP PCI Port Resource Card
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-PWRSLY=
Cisco MP PCI Power Supply
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-SDISK=
Cisco MP PCI Conference Server System Disk, 9GB
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-SIC=
Cisco MP PCI System Integrity Card
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-T1CAS=
Cisco MP PCI T1 Card, 48 access ports
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-PCI-VDISK=
Cisco MP PCI 110 Hours Voice Disk, 9GB
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-WEB-CD-4.2.7
Cisco MP Web 4.2.7 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
MP-WEB-CD-4.2.7=
Cisco MP Web 4.2.7 Media Kit
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
Product Migration Options
For customers who use 500,000 or more minutes of conferencing per month, are interested in migrating to the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 or 8112 platform, and would like an outsourced conferencing service, Cisco recommends the Cisco MeetingPlace Managed Service. With this service, there are no upfront costs and customers pay for conferencing on a pay-as-you-go basis. For more details go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_data_sheet0900aecd801718fe.html
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) to trade-in 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/pr11/incentive/tmp/index.html
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco MeetingPlace PCI Platform and Audio Server Software Release 4.3. 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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