3Com NBX IP Telephony Product Lifecycle Notice
End of Sale
Introduction
This 3Com End of Life (EOL) announcement, effective June 1st, 2010, covers all 3Com NBX IP Telephony Solution Platforms, NBX Expansion Chassis, Gateway Modules, Field Replacement Units and memory upgrades. The End of Sale (EOS) date, which is the last day to order the affected product(s), is July 30th,2010, or earlier if inventories are depleted. After discontinuance, customers with active, paid 3Com service and support contracts will continue to get support until 3Com’s last date of support for NBX products.
Product Information
The 3Com NBX IP Telephony system has been available for more than twelve years. Since then, 3Com has successfully launched the SIP based VCX IP Telephony product. The NBX is being replaced by the 3Com VCX Connect Series Platform. There is no one-for-one replacement for any of the SKUs, so you cannot, for example, use VCX MSR Gateway modules or VCX MSR MIM modules in an existing NBX V5000, V3000 or V3001 system...
Reason for Discontinuation
The NBX product family has had a long, successful run over the last 12 years. HP/3Com’s future investments in the voice arena will be centered around ...will be focused on the development and marketing efforts of the award winning VCX product line.
Can existing NBX customers exchange hardware for VCX systems or upgrade to VCX free of charge?
No. The VCX solution is a different IP telephony solution than the NBX and requires customers to purchase new VCX hardware, new VCX licenses and to install new VCX software.
Can current 3Com NBX customers transfer their NBX licenses to VCX?
No. The VCX solution is a different IP telephony solution with different licensing requirements, as such requires you to purchase new VCX licenses. NBX licenses are tied to the NBX hardware and will not work on VCX systems and this should not be attempted.
End of Life Milestones and Support Dates for 3Com NBX (by HP/3COM)
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