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Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Meetinghouse AEGIS Product Line. The last day to order the Meetinghouse AEGIS Products is February 8, 2006. 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 Meetinghouse AEGIS Product Line. Table 2 lists the Cisco product part numbers affected by this announcement. Products previously sold by Meetinghouse Data Communications in Campus Packs (or sold separately under the AEGIS family) are being migrated to Cisco products. Lifecycle information regarding these products is explained in this document, along with replacement product information where applicable.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Meetinghouse AEGIS Product Line
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
AEGIS SecureConnect releases are now replaced with Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC).
All versions of the AEGIS Server are now replaced with the Cisco Access Control Server (ACS).
The early versions of AEGIS SecureConnect known as AEGIS Client running on Windows XP/2K are now replaced with Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC).
This bulletin will be updated once substitute products become available for AEGIS Clients running on operating systems such as MAC, Palm, PPC, CE, Linux, or Solaris.
The following list of products are contained in campus packs and are covered by this EOL notice; AEGIS SecureConnect or AEGIS Client 1.x , 2.1.x, 2.2.x, 4.0.x. AEGIS Server 1.1.x Linux/Solaris/Windows.
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
Customers using early versions of Meetinghouse AEGIS Client or AEGIS SecureConnect on Windows XP/2K are encouraged to upgrade to the Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC). Cisco SSC information can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7034/index.html. Customers using AEGIS Server are encouraged to upgrade to Cisco Access Control Server (ACS). ACS information can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2086/index.html.
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 Secure Services Client, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7034/index.html, contact your local account representative, or send an e-mail to cs-cssc@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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