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# What is New with this Version?

This section covers the following topics:

- Strategy Regarding the Legacy-Unix Platforms

- Supported Operating Systems and Databases

- Database Drivers

- New and Enhanced Functionality

- Dropped Functionality

## Strategy Regarding the Legacy-Unix Platforms

We would like to inform you that, after a detailed analysis & assessment, Software AG has decided to adjust its strategy regarding the Legacy-Unix platforms HP-UX®, AIX® and Solaris®. With many of our customers already departed from or soon planning to depart their Legacy-Unix platforms due to cost and technical reasons, Software AG has decided Linux x86 will be its strategic open systems platform for Adabas & Natural 2050+ going forward. 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

## Supported Operating Systems and Databases

The operating systems and database servers supported by Version 9.3.1 of Entire Access differ from those supported by previous versions.

- Supported operating systems: see the sections Hardware and Operating-System Requirements for UNIX and Windows respectively.

- Supported database servers: see the sections Database Servers Supported for UNIX and Windows respectively.

## Database Drivers

Not every database driver is available on any platform. Especially for z/Linux there is currently only a subset of drivers available.

## New and Enhanced Functionality

The following functionality is available with Entire Access Version 9.3.1:

- MariaDB Support

- OpenSSL 3.0 Support

### MariaDB Support

This version of Entire Access supports the database system MariaDB. Natural 9.3.1 or above is necessary to access MariaDB.

### OpenSSL 3.0 Support

This version of Entire Access supports OpenSSL 3.0 on Linux operating systems.

## Dropped Functionality

- Adabas D Support

### Adabas D Support

This is the last version of Entire Access which supports the Adabas D database. The support will be dropped with the next version of Entire Access.

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- Strategy Regarding the Legacy-Unix Platforms
- Supported Operating Systems and Databases
- Database Drivers
- New and Enhanced Functionality
- Dropped Functionality