Software AG has decided to adjust its strategy regarding the Legacy-Unix platforms HP-UX®, AIX® and Solaris®. Due to cost and technical reasons, many of our customers have already departed from their legacy Unix platforms, or are planning to do so in the near future. For this reason, Software AG has decided that Linux x86 will be its strategic open systems platform going forward with Adabas & Natural 2050+. This will allow Software AG to focus more resources on this platform and maximize the overall value to our customer base.
The end-of-maintenance date (EOM) for Software AG support of the Legacy-Unix platforms is December 31, 2024. For the period from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025 Software AG will offer options for non-standard sustained support on the Legacy-Unix platforms for customers who are unable to rehost by the regular EOM date. Both dates apply to all Software AG A&N products (excluding CONNX, which will still be available on Legacy-Unix).
This will provide you with more than five (5) years to rehost your Software AG applications from the legacy-Unix platform to your preferred Linux x86 platform(s). Software AG recommends one of the following rehosting options:
RedHat Enterprise Linux®
SUSE Linux Enterprise
CentOS
Please be assured that Software AG is prepared to offer assistance in planning and executing your rehosting from the Legacy-Unix platform to an alternative platform.
Following the principles of our “A&N 2050+ Initiative”, your rehosting project will be a high priority to Software AG. Our local Software AG teams will be happy to discuss any rehosting topic with you.
If you have any questions regarding the Adabas & Natural platform roadmap, please do not hesitate to contact Adabas & Natural Product Management (e-mail: AskANProdMgt@softwareag.com).
For the Adabas & Natural products on the Legacy-Unix platforms HP-UX®, AIX® and Solaris® we currently plan the following final versions:
| Final Version (GA) | EOM | EOSS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adabas HP-UX® |
6.7.0 October 2018 |
31.12.2024 |
31.12.2025 |
| Adabas AIX® and Solaris® |
7.0 October 2020 |
31.12.2024 |
31.12.2025 |
| Natural HP-UX® |
9.1.1 October 2018 |
31.12.2024 |
31.12.2025 |
| Natural AIX® and Solaris® |
9.1.4 October 2021 |
31.12.2024 |
31.12.2025 |
For additional information on how long a product is supported by Software AG, access Software AG's Empower web site at https://empower.softwareag.com.
Log into Empower. Once you have logged in, you can expand Products in the left menu of the web page and select Product Version Availability to access the Product Version Availability application. This application allows you to review support information for specific products and releases.