Product Bulletin No. EOL4021
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Video Servers and Software. The last day to order the affected product is May 22, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until May 23, 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.
There are no direct replacement Cisco products for the IP/TV 3400 Series Video Servers and Software. Cisco Systems has teamed up with third party vendors whose products used in conjunction with the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) and Cisco Video Management Systems (VMS) solution can meet all customer requirements for enterprise streaming video solutions. For information on the Cisco ACNS solution, visit http://cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/conntsw/ps491/index.html. For more information on the Cisco VMS solution, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns620/networking_solutions_package.html. Foe more information on third party streaming video products that can be used with ACNS and VMS to replace the Cisco IP/TV functionality, please contact your Cisco representative.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Video Servers and Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
There are no direct replacement Cisco products for the IP/TV 3400 Series Video Servers and Software. The Cisco Application and Content Networking (ACNS) and Cisco Video Management Systems (VMS) in combination with technology partner products can meet all customer requirements for enterprise streaming video solutions.
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Video Servers and Software, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps1863/prod_eol_notices_list.html, contact your local account representative, or send an e-mail to [Enter Cisco alias].
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice
