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NICE Marketing Note

September 2014

MN1284

NICE Sunset Updates


In accordance with the current sunset policy announced in November 2009 (see MN1198), NICE
is updating its key milestone dates for the different versions.
This MN replaces MN1202.
The information provided in the tables listed overrides any previous dates for version expiration:

End-of-Sale Date - The final date when a product version will be available for sale.

End-of-Expansion Sale Date The final date when a product version, hardware or
software can be expanded within the same product version of an existing installation.

End-of-Mainstream Software Support Date The final date when NICE will cease to
provide code fixes and changes for a product version.

End-of-Extended Software Support Date - The final date when NICE will cease to
provide critical code fixes and changes for a product version. Requests for third-party
software certifications may require an upgrade to a newer minor/major release.

End-of-Support Date The final date when NICE will cease to provide support for a
product version including technical support, on-site support, help desk support, training
and spare parts.

The following tables include the exact availability, sunset and other dates for each version and
product based the sunset announcement:

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Table 1 - Sunset dates for each version and product, based on the current sunset policy (See MN
1198)
End-ofMainstream
Software
Support
Date

End-ofExtended
Software
Support Date

Version

General
Availability
Date

Sunset
Announcement
Date

End-of-Sale
Date

End-ofExpansion
Date

NICE
Perform
Release
3.0

June
2007

November 1,
2009

May 1, 2010

November 1,
2010

May 1,
2011

November 1,
2011

November 1,
2014

September
2008

May 2, 2010

November 2,
2010

May 2, 2011

November 2,
2011

May 2, 2012

May 2, 2015

December
2009

January 15,
2012

July 15,
2012

July 15,
2013

July 15, 2013

January 15,
2014

January 15,
2017

November
2009

July 1, 2012

January 1,
2013

January 1,
2014

January 1,
2014

July 15, 2014

July 15, 2017

February
2010

January 2011

January 1,
2011

July 1, 2011

July 1, 2011

January 1,
2012

January 1,
2015

NICE
Sentinel
Release
2.1

December
2010

June 2011

January 1,
2012

January 1,
2012

July 1, 2012

January 1,
2013

January 1,
2016

NICE
Sentinel
Release
2.5

June 2011

May 2013

January 1,
2014

January 1,
2014

January 1,
2015

July 1, 2015

July 1, 2018

NICE
Perform
Release
3.1
NICE
Perform
Release
3.2/3.5
NICE
Recording
eXpress/
NICE
Trading
Recording
Release 5
NICE
Sentinel
Release
1.0

End-ofSupport
Date

If there is a conflict between NICE Sentinels sunset dates and the monitored version, sunset
dates of the monitored version apply (NICE Perform/NICE Interaction Management/NICE
Trade Recording/NICE Recording eXpress/NICE Perform eXpress).

Information herein is proprietary information and trade secrets of NICE Systems Ltd.
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For your convenience, we are publishing in this MN also the previous sunset milestones
(according to MN 1184).
End-of-Sale Date - The final date on which a product version will be available for sale.
End-of-Expansion-Sale Date - The final date on which a product version, hardware or software,
can be expanded within the same product version at an existing installation.
End-of-Development Date - The final date on which NICE will cease to provide code fixes,
changes, and third party software certifications for a product version.
End-of-Support Date - The final date on which NICE will cease to provide support for a product
version including technical support, on-site support, helpdesk support, training and spare parts.

Table 2 - Sunset dates based on the previous sunset policy (See MN 1120)

(1) In some parts of Asia-Pacific, NICE will extend the end-of-sale date to July 31, 2010 for legal reasons.
(2) For NICE Security solutions which include some 8.9 components, refer to MN1194.

Version

General
Availability
Date

Sunset
Announcement
Date

End-of-Sale
Date

End-ofExpansion
Date

End-ofDevelopment
Date

End-ofSupport
Date

NICE Call
Focus II

March 2004

June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005

June 1, 2006

June 1, 2007

June 1,
2010

NICE Call
Focus III

June 2005

June 1, 2011

December 1,
2011

December 1,
2011

December 1,
2012

July 31,
2014

ISA
NiceLog
8.9 Logger

August 2004

December, 2006

January 1,
2007

July 1, 2007

July 1, 2008

January 1,
2012

NICE 8.9

August 2004

July 30, 2009

July 31,
2010

July 31, 2011

NICE
Perform
Release 1

March 2005

May 2, 2007

December 1,
2007

June 1, 2008

June 1, 2009

June 1,
2012

NICE
Perform
Release 2

March 2006

December 1,
2008

June 1, 2009

June 1, 2010

June 1,
2013

May 27, 2008

January 31,
2010(1)(2)

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Table 3 Branch Extension Logger, Interaction Capture Unit, NICE Perform eXpress 2.1

Version

Branch
Extension
Logger
Interaction
Capture
Unit
NICE
Perform
eXpress 2.1

General
Availability
Date

Sunset
Announcement
Date

End-of- Sale
Date

End-ofExpansion
Date

End-ofDevelopment
Date

End-ofSupport
Date

November
2010

June 31, 2012

December 31,
2012

December 31,
2012

December 31,
2013

July 31,
2014

July 2004

June 31, 2012

December 31,
2012

December 31,
2012

December 31,
2013

July 31,
2014

March 2010

June 15, 2011

September 30,
2011

December 31,
2011

June 30, 2013

June 30,
2013

For any other additional information, contact your NICE Sales Representative.

For additional announcements, updates and information please go to


www.extranice.com.

Information herein is proprietary information and trade secrets of NICE Systems Ltd.
NICE Systems 2014. All rights reserved. MN1284
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