HYPERLINK "http://www.venueadv.com/citrix/channel/images/new_channelflashtop.jpg"; HYPERLINK "http://www.venueadv.com/citrix/channel/42078/CHF_tr_42078.gif"; HYPERLINK "http://www.venueadv.com/citrix/channel/images/line.gif"; 2.5.2004 ? HYPERLINK \l "topic1"Citrix announces the end-of-life schedule for MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows, and a series of currently available migration offerings from MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows to MetaFrame XP Presentation Server. ? HYPERLINK \l "topic2"Migration Paths Citrix announces the end-of-life schedule for MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows, and a series of currently available migration offerings from MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows to MetaFrame XP Presentation Server. Effective March 31, 2004, all MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 SKUs will be deactivated and removed from the active SKU lists and will no longer be available for order. The newer products within the Citrix(r) MetaFrame(r) Access Suite do not work with the older MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8. This change will affect all MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 SKUs, including: ? MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows 2000 Server ? MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows NT v4.0, Terminal Server Edition ? MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows(r), Feature Release 1 The Citrix MetaFrame XP(tm) Presentation Server, Platform Transition Kit SKUs under the Shrink-wrap, Embedded, Easy, Open and Flex Licensing Programs will remain available for new MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows purchases or reorders through March 31, 2005. The MetaFrame XP Presentation Server, Platform Transition Kit Shrink-wrap SKUs will no longer be available in the United States, Canada or Latin America after March 31, 2004. Platform Transition Kit Shrink-wrap orders in these countries will be fulfilled under the Easy Licensing Program. For the Product Notification Document, log on to MyCitrix-Products and Services-Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server. Migration Paths OPTIONS TO OBTAIN THE LATEST RELEASE OF METAFRAME PRESENTATION SERVER: Existing MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows customers that have maintained a valid and active Citrix Subscription Advantage(tm) contract, through May 22, 2003 (the release/ship date of the latest release of MetaFrame Presentation Server), are eligible to receive a copy of MetaFrame XP Presentation Server, Feature Release 3, as a benefit of Subscription Advantage. Eligible customers that have not already obtained product license codes for this release, should request licenses from SAMRI. You can also contact your Citrix sales representative. Existing MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows customers that no longer maintain a valid and active Subscription Advantage contract or who purchased product without Subscription Advantage, have two migration options available to them: 1. MIGRATION TO THE CITRIX METAFRAME ACCESS SUITE. The MetaFrame Access Suite contains the following component products: ? Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server, Enterprise Edition, for Windows ? the easiest way to manage enterprise applications from a central location and access them from anywhere. ? Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager ? the most cost-effective way to get remote secure access to any application, IT service or application resource. ? Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager ? the most efficient single logon solution for accessing password-protected applications in a MetaFrame Presentation Server environment. ? Citrix MetaFrame Conferencing Manager ? the productive way for a team, regardless of their individual locations, to work concurrently and collaboratively on the same applications and documents. 2. MIGRATION TO METAFRAME XP PRESENTATION SERVER. MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 customers can migrate to: ? MetaFrame Presentation Server, Standard Edition ? the basic version designed for individual non-load, balanced servers. ? MetaFrame Presentation Server, Advanced Edition ? includes all the features in the Standard Edition plus advanced load management. ? MetaFrame Presentation Server, Enterprise Edition ? includes all the features in the Standard and Advanced Editions plus resource manager, installation manager, network manager and the MetaFrame XP Presentation Server management pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM). WHEN SHOULD YOUR CUSTOMERS PURCHASE THE STANDARD METAFRAME XP PRESENTATION SERVER MIGRATION PRODUCTS VERSUS THE PLATFORM TRANSITION KIT? MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 customers that want to migrate to MetaFrame XP Presentation Server immediately, should purchase the standard MetaFrame XP Presentation Server migration products. MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 customers who want to expand their existing deployment prior to migrating to MetaFrame XP Presentation Server in the future, should purchase the Platform Transition Kit. HOW DO YOUR CUSTOMERS MIGRATE TO METAFRAME XP PRESENTATION SERVER FROM THE PLATFORM TRANSITION KIT? Customers who purchase the Platform Transition Kit are automatically entered into the Subscription Advantage program for a period of one year. Once these customers maintain an active Subscription Advantage membership, they are eligible to move to MetaFrame XP Presentation Server at no additional cost. Each customer should visit the Subscription Advantage Membership Renewal Information (SAMRI) system on MyCitrix to request their MetaFrame XP Presentation Server licenses. CAN STANDARD METAFRAME PRESENTATION SERVER CONNECTION LICENSE PACKS BE USED WITH METAFRAME PRESENTATION SERVER 1.8 SERVERS INSTALLED VIA THE PTK? MetaFrame XP Presentation Server PTK starter systems should be used with the PTK connection license packs. The PTK licenses are able to pool with the standard MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.8 connection licenses. WILL METAFRAME PRESENTATION SERVER FOR UNIX CUSTOMERS STILL BE ABLE TO ORDER CONNECTION LICENSE PACKS AND LOAD BALANCING SERVICES? On April 1, 2004, new SKUs specific to MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.2 for UNIX(r) will be activated. MetaFrame Presentation Server for UNIX customers will be able to order Load Balancing Services and Connection License Packs using these new SKUs. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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