RE: NT Server 4.0

["Ken Clark" <ken@gesn.com>]

According to the MS page, Windows NT will not enter "Extended Phase" until
June 30 2002.  That is not in 2-3 months.  Even at that point, liscenses
will remain available through other channels very likely avaiable to
Diebold.

Don't get me wrong -- we support W2K so it doesn't matter either way.  We
just don't have to get in a knot about NT disapearing any time soon is all.
Its not.

Ken



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Ricke [mailto:billr@gesn.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:25 PM
> To: Ken Clarke
> Subject: FW: How long with NT and 98 be available on Optiplex?
>
>
> Ken,
>
> Here is the info I get from Dell re the EOL of NT.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard_Dry@Dell.com [mailto:Richard_Dry@Dell.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:05 PM
> Subject: How long with NT and 98 be available on Optiplex?
>
>
>
>
> > Many of our customers are using GX240 as their opportunity to transition
> > to Windows 2000 or XP.  If you have not been made aware of your
> customers
> > OS transition plans, you need to start asking.  Keep in mind, OS
> > transitions typically mean more units!  With XP and P4 on the
> market, what
> > better time to change.
> >
> > Standard offering EOL's:
> > *	NT:  6.30.2002
> > *	98:  6.30.2002
> >
> > These dates will come upon your customers REALLY FAST.  If you
> are selling
> > NT or 98, start transition discussions.
> >
> > This is the website we base our dates on:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp
> >
> Thanks,
>
> Richard Dry
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