End of Life announcement for server products based on NOD32 Antivirus 2.7
End of Life announcement for NOD32 version 2.7 server products.
ESET will begin phasing out server products based on the ESET NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 engine on February 1, 2011. The server software will be removed from the ESET website and will no longer be sold beginning February 1, 2011. Customers with server products based on NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 will continue to be protected with signature updates until February 1, 2012.
ESET customers should update to the current ESET software release to ensure that they continue to be safeguarded by the most effective proactive threat protection available.
Discontinuation of version 2.7 server products. Server products affected:
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Novell Netware
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus for IBM Lotus Domino
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Exchange Server version 2.7.X
Timeline:
February 1, 2011: The server software listed above will be removed from the ESET website. ESET will no longer sell the server software above.
February 1, 2012: Virus signature database updates for the above software will be discontinued. ESET will no longer provide technical support for the above software.
Upgrade path for the discontinued server products
ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Novell Netware: Novell NetWare services were ported to the Linux platform and transitioned to Open Enterprise Server. ESET File Security for Linux provides improved security and deeper functionality for Novell Open Enterprise Server. Porting information from Novell website is found here
ESET NOD32 Antivirus for IBM Lotus Domino: Current customers can upgrade to ESET Mail Security for IBM Lotus Domino, which will be released in the second half of 2011.
ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Exchange Server: Current customers can upgrade to ESET Mail Security 4 for Microsoft Exchange Server for free. Upgrading steps can be found here
