Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Application Extension Platform Versions 1.0.x and 1.1.x. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 12, 2010. 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 below.
 
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Application Extension Platform Versions 1.0.x and 1.1.x
 
End-of-Life Announcement Date: May 14, 2010
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.
 
End-of-Sale Date: November 12, 2010    
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
 
Last Ship Date (App. SW): February 10, 2011  
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
 
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date (App. SW): November 12, 2011 
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. 

End of New Service Attachment Date (App. SW): November 12, 2011  
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.
 
End of Service Contract Renewal Date (App SW): February 7, 2013 
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. 
 
Last Date of Support (App SW): November 30, 2013
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.
 

Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

SN-AXP-1.0-K9

SN-AXP-1.1-K9


Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Application Extension Platform Version 1.5.2. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9701/index.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 Application Extension Platform Versions 1.0.x and 1.1.x 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.

For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Application Extension Platform Version 1.5.2, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9701/index.html, or contact your local account representative.

To request information about the Cisco Application Extension Platform Version 1.5.2, send an e-mail to ask-axp-pm@cisco.com.

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html.

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