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EOL15301 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale dates for the Cisco Secure Cloud Mailbox Defense SKUs ( Product still orderable via ETD-SEC-SUB under new brand name Email Threat Defense). The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 2, 2024. The last day to renew or add to an existing subscription is October 2, 2024. Customers with active service contracts and subscriptions (as applicable) will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts and subscriptions (as applicable), support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract and subscription.
Email Threat Defense is the new brand name for Cisco Secure Cloud Mailbox Defense. Email Threat Defense is orderable under ETD-SEC-SUB. Existing customers that are on CMD-SEC-SUB offer, upon renewal, should order ETD-SEC-SUB (Email Threat Defense Essentials) bundle to receive same features coverage.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Secure Cloud Mailbox Defense SKUs (Product still orderable via ETD-SEC-SUB under new brand name Email Threat Defense)
| Milestone |
Definition |
Date |
| End-of-Life Announcement Date |
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public. |
April 3, 2024 |
| End-of-Sale Date* |
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date. |
October 2, 2024 |
| End of Change/Renewal Date*: |
The last date to Renew or Add to an existing subscription. |
October 2, 2024 |
| Last Date of Support**: |
The last date to receive applicable subscription entitlements, service and support for the product as entitled by active subscriptions and service contracts(as applicable) or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all subscription and support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
October 31, 2027 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Replacement Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Description |
Additional Information |
| CES-IMD-LIC |
Cisco Internal Mailbox Defense License |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Email Threat Defense |
- |
| CMD-ESS-LIC |
Cisco Cloud Mailbox Defense Essential License |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Email Threat Defense |
See the Enrollment/Suite/Billing product section below for detailed information for this product |
| CMD-SEC-SUB |
Cisco Cloud Mailbox Defense XaaS Subscription |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Email Threat Defense |
- |
| I-CES-IMD-LIC |
Cisco Secure Email Cloud Include Internal Mailbox Defense |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Email Threat Defense |
- |
Email Threat Defense is the new brand name for Cisco Secure Cloud Mailbox Defense. Email Threat Defense is orderable under ETD-SEC-SUB. Existing customers that are on CMD-SEC-SUB offer, upon renewal, should order ETD-SEC-SUB (Email Threat Defense Essentials) bundle to receive same features coverage.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
https://cway.cisco.com/mynotifications.
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