EOS/EOL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CISCO IP CONFERENCE STATION 7935 [Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series]

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2489

Cisco Systems® announces the end of sale of the Cisco® IP Conference Station 7935. The last day to order this product is November 14, 2004. Customers with the appropriate support contract will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until November 14, 2007, for software and November 14, 2009, for hardware. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco IP Conference Station 7935. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the new Cisco IP Conference Station 7936. The most significant new feature of the Cisco IP Conference Station 7936 is the optional external microphone kit, which allows use of the conference station in conference rooms up to 20 x 30 feet. A new speaker grill provides improved audio, and a back-lit display improves visibility in low-light conditions, such as darkened conference rooms. The Cisco IP Conference Station 7936 is compatible with Cisco CallManager Versions 3.3 CR2 and later.

Information about the Cisco IP Conference Station 7936 is available at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/ps5476/index.html.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IP Conference Station 7935

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.	May 14, 2004
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 14, 2004
Last shipment 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.	February 14, 2005
End of software 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.	November 14, 2005
End of routine failure analysis date	The last possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	November 14, 2005
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.	November 14, 2005
End of service contract renewal date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.	Software: November 14, 2006 Hardware November 14, 2008
Last date of support	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.	Software: November 14, 2007 Hardware November 14, 2009

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description
CP-7935	Cisco IP Conference Station 7935
CP-7935-CH1	Cisco IP Conference Station 7935 with one station user license
CP-7935-CCME	Cisco IP Conference Station 7935 with one Cisco CallManager Express station user license
CP-7935-CCME=	Cisco IP Conference Station 7935 with one Cisco CallManager Express station user license
CP-7935-RF	Cisco IP Conference Station 7935, refurbished
CP-7935=	Cisco IP Conference Station 7935, spare
SW-CCM-UL-7935	Station user license for Cisco IP Conference Station 7935
SW-CCM-UL-7935=	Station user license for Cisco IP Conference Station 7935, spare

PROCUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco IP Conference Station 7935 is the Cisco IP Conference Station 7936. Table 3 compares key features in these two products.

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco EOL Product	Cisco Replacement Product
Pixel-based display	Yes	Yes
Maximum size of conference room	10 x 15 feet	20 x 30 feet
External microphone capable	No	Yes, CP-MIC-KIT-7936
Back-lit display	No	Yes
Local power (required) supply and Protocol Independent Multicast	CP-PWR-KIT-7936	CP-PWR-KIT-7936

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco IP Conference Station 7935 through the Cisco Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the Cisco IP Conference Station 7935 are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. Information about the refurbished equipment program can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html.

Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of the new Cisco IP Conference Station 7936. 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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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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EOS/EOL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CISCO IP CONFERENCE STATION 7935

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