IIRC 'Withdrawn from Marketing' means the product is no longer orderable but may still be supported. 'Withdrawn from Service' means no new service will be created for the product and no APARs will be taken for it. AFAIK if a product has been withdrawn from marketing and service you could still license the product for use (and pay for box upgrades) but can not get an install tape or a service/support license.
In this post SOX world your auditors may take issues with use of an unsupported product. -----Original Message----- Charles Mills Does anyone have an answer to the question "what does IBM mean by 'withdrawn from marketing'"? Lots of long-withdrawn from marketing products are still in widespread use -- OS/VS COBOL is a great example -- and I am sure IBM is happily cashing the license checks every month. So "withdrawn from marketing" does NOT mean "not for sale." Will IBM accept a new order for a withdrawn product -- suppose a shop that used OS/VS COBOL installed an additional box? Is there any way to tell if an IBM software offering is truly "not for sale" (and I am using the word "sale" loosely -- obviously, software is licensed)? Charles Mills ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
