Altiris 8.1 End of Life

Altiris version 8.1 was released on April 3, 2017. Now version 8.1 will be discontinued as of October 1, 2021. The version will then be End of Service as well as End of Life.

What does this mean?

Every software product has a date on which it is released. This is called the «general availability». This is the current version of a product. This version is fully supported and continues to be developed.

The goal of a software company is to efficiently use the capital for software development. The maintenance of different versions of a software is very expensive. So it helps to reduce the versions of a software.

That is why old versions of a software are set to End of Life status earlier nowadays. End of Life is when a whole product (including all releases and versions) is no longer sold or developed. There is no more support for this product.

Altiris 8.6 released

On February 16, 2021, the latest Altiris version 8.6 was released. You can read the details about it here:
Altiris ITMS 8.6 released

→ If you are still using version 8.1, you have until the end of September 2021 to replace it.
We will be happy to support you in updating to a current version of Altiris.
Get in touch with us.

Common terms in the product lifecycle

General Availability: The most recent versions or releases of a product. This version or release is fully supported and developed.

End of Service: When a version or release is no longer being sold or developed and available. Support is self-service only.

End of Life: When an entire product (including all releases and versions) is no longer being sold or developed and available. Support is self-service only.

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