Lifecycle of IBM products

Use the links to view the appropriate IBM Announcement Letter.

Informix OnLine/Optical

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Lifecycle policyStandard
GA - General Availability (*)1997/10/24
GA - Announcement Letter 
EOM - End of Marketing (*)2000/12/31
EOM - Announcement Letter 
EOS - End of Support (*)2002/09/30
EOS - Announcement Letter 
(*) Definition
General Availability
(GA)		 The latest date that a version/release of the product is available to all users, regardless of language or media. A product version/release is not published on the Lifecycle web site until the GA date.
End of Support
(EOS)		 The last date on which IBM will deliver standard support services for a given version/release of a product.
End of Marketing
(EOM)		 The effective date on which a part number ceases to be included as active and can no longer be ordered in standard price lists.