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A wake-up call on Windows 7 migration

...leaves 18 months for roll-out." The cut-off date is the end of support for Microsoft Windows XP in April 2014, but Kleynhans said... Read more

1 April, 2011
Clipbox 2.1.1

Clipbox 2.1.1

...UPDATES What's New in Version 2.1.0 - added features - bugfix - end of support for iPhone3g[Added Feature]export images to camera rolldata conversion... Read more

28 January, 2012
Hong Kong Flight Info 0.9.1

Hong Kong Flight Info 0.9.1

...the name of the app will change according to the system setting- End of support of Android 1.5 or below starting with this versionContent... Read more

27 November, 2011
TapeMachine Lite Recorder 1.11.0

TapeMachine Lite Recorder 1.11.0

...deleting a single file* optimize waveform rendering* reduce risks of lag/freeze* end of support of Android 1.5 for technical reasons* update EULA: change... Read more

25 November, 2011
LAMP LOOKUP 1.1

LAMP LOOKUP 1.1

...End of Sale* End of Software Support* End of Service Contract Renewal* End of Support* End of Life Bulletin* Recommended Migration Path As well as... Read more

1 October, 2011

Windows 8 wishlist: The six make or break features for Microsoft's OS

...wait for Windows 8 and still get Windows XP out by the end of support in April 2014," Gartner's Silver said. IDC expects Windows... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Windows NT's end is nigh

Telephone support for the operating system is about to be cut off Read more

27 June, 2003 by Ina Fried

End of support for Windows 98 sparks IE 6 scare

The end of support for Windows 98 sparked alarm among users of a UK... Read more

6 June, 2003 by Matt Loney

Microsoft ends support for original Vista

...the former service pack support policy, when a service pack reached the end of support, customers were no longer eligible to receive troubleshooting help from... Read more

14 April, 2010 by Ina Fried

XP and Windows 2000: Time running out on support

...company is revamping its windows.com website to inform customers about the end of support for XP SP2 and prompt them to take action. When... Read more

26 February, 2010 by Tim Ferguson

API Calls that break under Windows 7

...called "Safe Exception handling" under Windows 7 that refers to the deprecation (end of support and removal from the operating system) for two Application Programming... Read more

5 October, 2009

No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

...11 July patch release. Windows XP with Service Pack 1 reaches its end of support on 10 October, 2006. Not providing fixes leaves users vulnerable... Read more

12 June, 2006 by Joris Evers

Case Studies

...Duff, IT Director at Platform, comments: 'The catalyst for change was the end of support for Microsoft NT. The existing systems were not designed to... Read more

20 January, 2006 by Charles McLellan

Intel deal threatens OS 9 support

Apple Computer's move to Intel chips appears to spell the eventual end of support for older, pre-Mac OS X programs. Current versions of... Read more

7 June, 2005 by Declan McCullagh and Ina Fried

Red Hat lifts lid on Fedora

Red Hat will release its first version of Linux for hobbyists this week Read more

6 November, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

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