To: CA Service Desk Manager & Unicenter Service Desk Customers
From: The CA Technologies Service Management Product Team
Subject: End-of-Service Announcement for CA Service Desk Manager and Unicenter Service Desk 12.7 and for CA Service Desk Manager and Unicenter Service Desk 12.6
CA Technologies is continually working to improve our software and services to best meet the needs of our customers. In accordance with our CA Support Policy and Terms (https://support.ca.com/), please consider this letter your written notification that we are discontinuing support for CA Service Desk Manager and Unicenter Service Desk 12.7 and CA Service Desk Manager and Unicenter Service Desk 12.6, all Languages, all Service Packs/Cumulative Releases, beginning Thursday, December 31, 2015. This will allow our Development organization to more effectively focus its resources on and add value to the next release of CA Service Desk Manager.
At this time, we encourage you to plan for the migration to CA Service Desk Manager 14.1 as soon as possible, so you can take full advantage of the latest new features and enhancements this release has to offer. For additional information on CA Service Desk Manager 14.1, please visit the Service Desk Manager product pages at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/) or our new wiki site for CA Service Management 14.1 (https://wiki.ca.com/display/CASM1401).
As CA Technologies would like to help make your upgrade to CA Service Desk Manager 14.1 as straightforward and successful as possible, we are offering the following:
§ A no-charge software upgrade from CA Service Desk Manager 12.7 and CA Service Desk Manager 12.6 to CA Service Desk Manager 14.1 for any customer with an active maintenance contract.
§ Documentation to help prepare you for your upgrade to CA Service Desk Manager 14.1 can be viewed at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/).
§ CA Services is available to provide consulting services for any or all parts of the upgrade, including analysis of the current system, preparation for the upgrade, testing, and performing the upgrade itself. Please visit www.ca.com/services.
§ Qualified local CA Partners are also able to assist in any or all parts of the upgrade, including analysis of the current system, preparation for the upgrade, testing, and performing the upgrade itself. For more information and a list of partners in your area please contact your local CA Channel Partner Group office, (http:/www.ca.com/partners.aspx).
§ CA Technologies is committed to providing superior support to our customers using our technology solutions. CA Extended Support, one of the CA Technologies support offerings, is designed to extend support for CA Technologies software product versions or releases that have reached their End of Service Date. CA Extended Support may be available for a defined period not to exceed 18 months from the End of Service Date. Please visit our website, CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/), for more information.
Please note that customers licensed for Unicenter Service Desk 12.7 or Unicenter Service Desk 12.6 are entitled to Unicenter Service Desk 12.9, but must upgrade their licenses to CA Service Desk Manager to receive CA Service Desk Manager 14.1. Please contact your local CA Account Manager for more information.
If you have any questions regarding the support schedule, please contact CA Service Desk Manager Support at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/), your local CA Account Manager, a member of the Customer Success Team, or CA Customer Care online at http://www.ca.com/us/customer-care.aspx where you can submit an online request using the Customer Care web form: https://communities.ca.com/web/guest/customercare. You can also call CA Customer Care at +1-800-225-5224![]( "Call: +1-800-225-5224")
in North America or see http://www.ca.com/phone for the local number in your country.
Your success is very important to us, and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with you.