[THIN] FW: End of Life - Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 1.8 for Windows!

  • From: "Jeanne Shotton" <jeanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 14:57:22 -0600

 
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?        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.

          

 

 


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