Dear Valued Sybase Customer,

This letter provides notification of the end of engineering support for the following versions of Sybase product(s).

The following platforms of Software Developer Kit version 12.5.x are not available with Software Developer Kit version 15.x:

• HP Tru64 UNIX
• Linux Itanium 64-bit
• Mac OS X 32-bit
• SGI IRIX 32-bit
• SGI IRIX 64-bit
• Solaris x86 32-bit

If you are licensed for one of the above-referenced platforms, please migrate to a platform that is supported by Software Developer Kit 15.x.

Sybase encourages you to begin migration plans as soon as possible to upgrade your software before the end of engineering support to the supported version identified in the "Migration Path" column as shown in the table above.

Please note that Sybase is under no obligation to support product releases running on platforms/OS versions where the original vendor has ceased to provide general support for the underlying platforms/OS versions. Sybase makes no commitment to support any product releases running on platforms/ OS versions after the date on which the original vendor has terminated general support of the underlying platforms/OS versions. Sybase is also under no obligation to certify new combinations of system hardware and software. Sybase will use commercially reasonable efforts, subject to the availability of resources, to provide limited technical support assistance for product releases operating on platforms/OS versions that are no longer supported by the original vendor.

For customers having a current Support Agreement who have elected not to migrate to a supported release by the end of engineering support, continued limited technical support assistance will be made available, subject to the availability of resources. This limited assistance after the end of engineering support consists of providing existing interim releases (i.e., updates, if any, developed for the product prior to the end of engineering support), telephone and electronic assistance, and migration advice to customers upgrading to Sybase supported products. It does not include engineering support, new bug fixes or integration of any bug fixes into previous updates.

If you have any questions, please call your local Sybase Technical Support Center.  One of our Customer Service representatives will respond to your questions or direct your call to someone who can.  For the number of your closest Technical Support Center, please go to: www.sybase.com/contactus/support.

Thank you for your cooperation in this product transition.  We are very excited about the new product releases and look forward to helping you to deploy and get the most out of them.

Sincerely,

Liti Huang
Senior Product Manager, Worldwide Marketing Operations
Worldwide Marketing Operations