End of Sales Announcement for Cisco PIX Security Appliances

On January 28, 2008, Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for Cisco PIX Security Appliances, software, accessories, and licenses.  The last day for purchasing Cisco PIX Security Appliance platforms/bundles will be July 28, 2008 and the last day to purchase accessories and licenses will be January 27, 2009.  It is important to note that Cisco will continue to support Cisco PIX Security Appliance customers through July 27, 2013.

Today, businesses face a growing number of network security challenges due to many different dynamics in the industry, including growth in the number and sophistication of attacks, increased collaboration with partners and customers, deployment of advanced technologies such as Unified Communications and wireless, and growth in government regulations to increase business’ overall level of information security.  Cisco ASA 5500 is the next-generation, best-of-breed security appliance family designed to adapt in these dynamic environments.

In addition to providing the same robust firewall and IPsec VPN capabilities as Cisco PIX Security Appliances, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series offers significantly better performance and scalability, SSL VPN support, advanced Unified Communications (voice/video) security, and a modular design that allows you to add features such as intrusion prevention (IPS), antivirus, antispam, antiphishing, and URL filtering. Migration to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series is straightforward, because consistent management and monitoring interfaces allow you to take advantage of your knowledge and investment in Cisco PIX Security Appliances. Cisco and our partners can help you migrate to Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances.

Cisco and our partners can also help you take full advantage of the new platform’s features by integrating SSL VPN, IPS and content security, and extending the value of your investment in Cisco security technology. For more information, please go to

http://www.cisco.com/go/pixeos

For specific details regarding each EoS/EoL notice please visit the PIX EoS/EoL Notice page. I figured you could read the one’s you are interested in as opposed to me posting each one seperately…There are a total of 13 new notices on the heels of this major announcement.