1. Announcement Summary
Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of SteelCentral AppResponse appliance models 1200. These systems will no longer be available for sale effective October 21, 2015. Customers and partners may continue to order these systems from Riverbed through October 20, 2015. Customers may continue to order Riverbed support services on these systems subject to Riverbed's end-of-availability and end-of-support policy located at: www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy
Table 1 identifies the relevant dates for end-of-availability and end-of-support:
Product
SKU/Part Number |
Description
|
Product Name
|
End of Availability
(Last Order Date) |
HW Appliances Only:
Date of End of Support for SW Feature Releases (Major/Minor) |
End of Support:
Hardware/SW Maintenance |
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|
2. Migration Plan
The alternative for a dedicated appliance solution is the next larger model, AppResponse 2200. For branch office situations focused on voice-over-IP call quality measurements, the SteelCentral NetShark for SteelFusion offering is also an option.
3. End-of-Availability Policy
For information on Riverbed’s end-of-availability and end-of-support policy, please see www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy.
4. Additional Information
For additional information regarding this change, please contact Product Management at prod-mgmt@riverbed.com.