FlexNet Operating Systems/Platform Versions End-of-Life Notices

In order to provide our customers with products that support the latest technologies, Flexera Software continually re-evaluates its product strategy and must occasionally retire support for specific platforms in favor of support for newer ones. Flexera Software will not accept any new sales and will not add any bug fixes for these platforms versions or the operating systems being end-of-lifed.

Customers who purchased FlexNet products running on the operating systems and platform versions that have been retired can continue to use their existing products.  However, going forward these operating systems and platforms versions will no longer be offered and supported in future FlexNet product releases.

Customers with currently active support contracts relating to a Flexera Software product release that supports any of the retired operating systems may continue to contact Flexera Software Support at 408-969-5441.  The Support organization will be able to provide answers to customer questions for the duration of the support contract.  Upon expiration, no support contracts will be renewed for the retired operating systems or platform versions.

FlexNet Operating Systems and Platform Versions EOLFAQs

What is Flexera Software announcing?
Flexera Software is retiring its support for five (5) older operating systems and seventeen (17) platform versions in FlexNet Publisher, FlexNet Operations, and FlexNet Manager. Flexera Software will not accept any new sales and will not add any bug fixes for the operating systems and platform versions listed below.

Which operating systems are entering the end-of-life (EOL) program?

FlexNet Publisher EOL Platforms

• Alpha OSF, Tru64 UNIX 64-bit DEC Alpha
• SCO OpenServer 32-bit x86
• SCO UnixWare 32-bit x86
• Siemens Nixdof RM400 Sinux

FlexNet Manager EOL Platform

• Apple OSX

Which platform versions are being EOL?
Fourteen (14) of the platform versions being retired affect FlexNet Publisher and three (3) of the platform versions affect FlexNet Operations. Please refer to the table below for a complete list of platform versions.

FlexNet Publisher

Solaris 32-bit Sun 32-bit	EOL Solaris 7
HP-UX 32-bit Intel Itanium	HP-UX 11.20
AIX 32-bit Power, RS/6000	AIX 3.2 – 4.x
AIX 64-bit Power, RS/6000	AIX 4.3 – 5.2
Red Hat Linux 64-bit DEC Alpha	Red Hat Linux 6.2
Solaris 32-bit Sun 32-bit	Solaris 2.5 and 2.6
HP-UX 32-bit HP 32-bit	HP-10.2
HP-UX 32-bit HP 32-bit	HP-UX 11.11
Red Hat Linux 32-bit x86, AMD Opteron	Red Hat Linux 6.0
Red Hat Linux 32-bit x86, AMD Opteron	Red Hat Linux 9.0
Red Hat Linux 64-bit Intel Itanium	Red Hat 7.0
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 32-bit x86, Intel Xeon 64, AMD Opteron	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 64-bit Intel Xeon 64, AMD Opteron	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
Windows 32 Bit	Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME

FlexNet Operations

Windows	NT
Redhat Linux	Red Hat Linux 6.2 Red Hat Linux 7.0 – 9.0
Solaris	Solaris 7

Why are operating systems and platform versions being end-of-lifed?
New operating systems are launched on a regular basis.  To ensure that we are supporting the latest operating systems and/or the latest platform versions, older platforms and platform versions need to be retired.  Additionally, our customers have often upgraded to newer operating systems and platform versions.  In order to ensure market responsivenessand to offer our customers support for the latest technologies, Flexera Software must continually re-evaluate its product strategy to focus on product development that maximizes the value we deliver. Occasionally this means restructuring our product direction toward specific platforms or operating systems and away from others.

Which FlexNet products are affected by the EOL announcement?
The Operating systems and platform versions that are  part of the EOL affect the following products:

• FlexNet Publisher
• FlexNet Operations
• FELXnet Manager

This EOL announcement does not impact FlexNet Connect or FlexNet Delivery.

When does the EOL date take effect?
Effective August 30th , 2007, Flexera Software will not accept any new sales for these platforms and will not add any bug fixes to the older versions or the operating systems being retired. These platforms will not be included in future FlexNet releases of FlexNet Publisher, FlexNet Manager, and FlexNet Operations.

What is the impact on the existing FlexNet products running on these platforms?
The existing releases of FlexNet Publisher, FlexNet Manager, and FlexNet Operations will have the binaries available on these platforms. While existing customers can still contact Flexera Software support for assistance with these platforms, Flexera Software will not provide any new upgrades or bug fixes on the retired operating systems and platform versions.

How do I obtain the latest FlexNet supported product versions?
To obtain the latest FlexNet supported product versions, please contact your Flexera Software Account Manager. You can also contact Flexera Software by phone at 1-800-809-5659 or via the online contact form.

Can I review the release notes and other documents associated with the latest FlexNet products ?
The release notesand other related documentation can be found on our Web site at http://www.globes.com/.

Who do I contact with questions?
For any specific questions related to this EOL program, please contact your Flexera Software Account Manager. You can also contact us by phone at 1-800-809-5659 or via the online contact form.