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<p class="MsoNormal">Effective April 30, 2022, HCL will end service for BigFix Platform version 9.2.x. On this date, all updates to platform components will cease, including security patches.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This includes all BigFix Platform components (including Root Server, Relay, Client, Console, Web Reports) in version 9.2.x.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The BigFix team encourages customers to upgrade to the latest BigFix Platform release 10, which includes a wide array of new features such as:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· BigFix Insights, our data analytics platform (In Compliance and Lifecycle suites)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· API based laptop management for automated zero touch provisioning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· Multi-cloud management for endpoints in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· Improved user experience<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· Increased performance<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· The latest security updates<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· And more….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All customers owning valid BigFix licenses and current S&S are entitled, under the same part numbers, to BigFix Platform version 9.5.x and version 10.0.x.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note: BigFix Inventory product at versions 9.2.6 and above will still be supported, when it runs on a supported BigFix Platform version (9.5.x or 10.0.x).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please refer to product documentation for product upgrade:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don’t hesitate to reach out, through your HCL reference or customer support, if you have questions or need support with the upgrade process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The BigFix team<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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