End of Support Announcement for Sterling B2B Integrator 5.0

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In an ongoing effort to provide reliable high-quality products and services, IBM provides support and fixes to maintenance paying customers for the current and next previous product versions. Discontinuing support and publication of fixes for older versions of the product allows us to focus resources on enhancing product capabilities and support for more current versions, which are used by the vast majority of customers.

IBM will cease support and generation of fixes for the following Sterling B2B Integrator product versions:

Version	End of Fix	End of Support
5.0	31 March 2013	31 March 2013

Customers running these versions should migrate to the current version of Sterling B2B Integrator to maintain support.

Significant Enhancements in Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.3

The latest release of Sterling B2B Integrator, version 5.2.3, is now available. Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.3 delivers significant enhancements over the 5.0 version of the product, including enhancements around web services, communications, security, standards and platforms. Note that some of the new capabilities are chargeable options and may require additional license fees.

Upgrading to Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.3

If you are interested in exploring your upgrade needs please contact your sales representative

Here is the process for Distributed Software Customers

1. Contact your Sales Rep
2. Your Sales Rep will verify your entitlements
3. Upon verification, your Sales Rep will send you a download site
4. You will log into the download site and
1. download the software
2. Accept the IPLA

If you require assistance with your upgrade your sales representative will be glad to discuss the various professional services options that are available.

For further information, please contact your sales representative or log into the IBM Support site.

Regards,

IBM Product Management