WatchGuard® End-of-Life Policy

WatchGuard Technologies is strongly committed to providing industry-leading products and services. As the market continues evolving towards more complex levels of network security, WatchGuard will periodically announce End-of-Sale and End-of-Life lifecycle milestone information along with migration recommendations for our valued customers.

Once an End-of-Sale date is announced, you may continue to order products from your authorized WatchGuard reseller partner while limited stock is available. Customers with active LiveSecurity® Service accounts will receive continued technical and limited software support until the End-of-Life.

Product Lifecycle Milestones

WatchGuard has announced lifecycle milestones for the products listed below. Migration options are indicated and updated on a periodic basis.

Lifecycle Milestone	Definition
End-of-Sale Date	Last date for WatchGuard distribution partners to purchase specific products directly from WatchGuard.
Migration Path	Recommended product or subscription replacements.
End-of-Life	Conclusion of development and support for defined End-of-Sale products and subscriptions.

Product	End of Sale	End of Life	Migration Path
Firebox® X Peak™ X8000, X6000, X5000	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	Firebox® X Peak™ e-Series
Firebox® X Core™ X2500, X1000, X700, X500	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	Firebox® X Core™ e-Series
Firebox® X Edge X50, X15, X5, X50W, X15W, X5W	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	Firebox® X Edge e-Series
Firebox® SSL Core VPN Gateway	11 July 2007	11 July 2010	WatchGuard® SSL
Firebox® Vclass - Japan Only Non-V200 models	10 Aug 2005	10 Aug 2008
Firebox® Vclass - Outside Japan Non-V200 models	10 Oct 2005	10 Oct 2008	Firebox® X e-Series
Firebox® Vclass V200	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	Firebox® X e-Series
Firebox® SOHO 6^*	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	Firebox® X Edge e-Series
Firebox® SOHO 6 Wireless	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	Firebox® X Edge e-Series
Firebox® S6	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	Firebox® X Edge e-Series
Firebox® III - Japan only FB 4500, 2500, 1000, 700, 500	20 Mar 2004	20 Mar 2007	Firebox® X e-Series
Firebox® III - Outside Japan FB 4500, 2500, 1000, 700, 500	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	Firebox® X e-Series
Firebox® II FB II, FB II+, FB II+ Fast VPN	14 Apr 2003	14 Apr 2005	Firebox® X e-Series
ServerLock®	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008
AppLock®/Web	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008

^* This end-of-life schedule also applies to legacy SOHO models.

End-of-Life Policy Guidelines

WatchGuard will provide End-of-Sale announcements to direct partners per agreements.
The End-of-Life date will generally occur up to three (3) years after the End-of-Sale date.
Prior to the End-of-Life date, WatchGuard may provide at its unilateral discretion, maintenance releases, patches, and/or hot fixes.
LiveSecurity Service support contract renewals and Hardware Warranty Extensions will generally continue to be available until one (1) year prior to the End-of-Life date.
Renewable security subscriptions will generally be available for purchase from reseller partners until one (1) year prior to the End-of-Life date.
The Return Materials Authorization (RMA) process will continue until the End-of-Life date if the product is covered by a Hardware Warranty.

For questions or feedback regarding the WatchGuard End-of-Life Policy and product migration, please contact www.watchguard.com/about/contact_sales.asp.