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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">BigFix just announced its newest Platform release, version 11.0, that brings to you the latest and greatest in terms of BigFix capabilities and advanced security!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">You can read more about the new release here:
<a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-11-0-the-latest-and-greatest-bigfix-release-available-now/45676">
https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-11-0-the-latest-and-greatest-bigfix-release-available-now/45676</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-top:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">At the same time, BigFix team is announcing that, e</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">ffective</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">
June</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> 30</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">th</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">, 202</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">4</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">,
HCL will end service for BigFix Platform version 9.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">5</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">.x. On this date, all updates to platform components will cease, including security patches.<br>
This includes all BigFix Platform components (including Root Server, Relay, Client, Console, Web Reports)
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">at</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> version 9.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">5</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">.x.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">The BigFix team encourages customers to upgrade to the latest BigFix Platform release</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">s</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">
10</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">.0 or 11.0</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">, which
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">allows access to</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> a wide array of
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">products and</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> features such as:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">. BigFix Workspace: a unified management and security experience for all your client devices, from desktop to laptop to tablet to mobile
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">. BigFix CyberFOCUS: visibility and effective prioritization of vulnerability remediation</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><br>
· API based laptop management for automated zero touch provisioning<br>
· Multi-cloud management for endpoints in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud<br>
· Improved user experience<br>
· Increased performance<br>
· The latest security updates<br>
· And more….</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">All customers owning valid BigFix licenses and current S&S are entitled, under the same part numbers, to BigFix Platform version
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">10.0</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> and version
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">11.0</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;position:relative;top:-1.0pt;mso-text-raise:1.0pt;background:#EDEBE9">For operating systems that are included in ESU patch packages, HCL commits to
providing agent support until 6 months after the end of ESU from the vendor.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">When end of support is effective, HCL will consider providing paid extended support package to allow time for customers to upgrade if necessary. In addition, Professional
Services offering is available today to help upgrade! If you need such assistance, please contact your HCL reference or open a suppor ticket.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Please refer to product documentation for product upgrade:<br>
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</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html" target="_blank"><span class="badge"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#919191;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:#E9E9E9;text-decoration:none">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html" target="_blank"><span class="badge"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#919191;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:#E9E9E9;text-decoration:none">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html</span></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html" target="_blank"><span class="badge"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#919191;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:#E9E9E9;text-decoration:none">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html" target="_blank"><span class="badge"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#919191;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:#E9E9E9;text-decoration:none">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html</span></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Don’t hesitate to reach out, through your HCL reference or customer support, if you have questions or need support with the upgrade process.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">The BigFix team</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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