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Product End-of-Life Notice
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco Unity Bridge
EOL8547
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Unity Bridge.
The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 18, 2013. 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 Unity Bridge
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.
July 20, 2012
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.
January 18, 2013
Last Ship Date:
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.
April 18, 2013
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
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.
January 18, 2014
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
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.
January 18, 2014
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
April 16, 2015
Last Date of Support:
App. SW
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by
active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
January 31, 2016
HW = Hardware
Table 2.
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
UNITY-BRIDGE-2.1
Unity Bridge 2.1, requires Unity 4.0.2 or earlier
UNITY-BRIDGE-3.0
Unity Bridge 3.0, requires Unity 4.0.3 or later
UNITY-BRIDGE-3.0UP
Unity Bridge 3.0 Upgrade, requires Unity 4.0.3 or later
UNITY-BRIDGE-4
4 sessions of Unity Bridge software
UNITY-BRIDGE-BUND
Unity Bridge 3.0 Bundle, requires Unity 4.0.3 or later
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Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Unity Bridge at this time.
Cisco Unity Bridge was a component of Cisco Unity,which is now at its end-of-life. Customers are encouraged to
migrate from Cisco Unity to Cisco Unity Connection; However,Cisco Unity Bridge functionality is not supported on
Cisco Unity Connection. Also,support for Cisco Unity Bridge may be limited due to the end-of-life of Cisco Unity.
Information about the Cisco Unity Connection product can be found at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/index.html.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in
eligible 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/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Unity Bridge through the Cisco Certified Refurbished
Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a firstcome, 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 End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.
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Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to
help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a
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translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.
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