On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:28:35 -0400, Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com > wrote:
>On Monday, 09/27/2010 at 12:59 EDT, Brian Nielsen <bniel...@sco.idaho.go V> >wrote: > >>Any chance that z/VM 5.4 will stay in service beyond Sept 2013? > >Anything is possible. If you want to buy an extended support contract, >sure. Otherwise I imagine that it will depend on the projected number o f >z9s running z/VM 5.4 in 2013 and ending service would be anticipated to >affect any service revenue from the z9s or z/VM itself. > >End of service dates are always revisited prior to their implementation, >since everything doesn't always go according to Plan. :-) Can you confirm that extended support contracts are available for z/VM 5.4? Our solution provider is aware of them for z/OS, but not for z/VM 5.4. Brian Nielsen