{"id":4221,"date":"2021-12-13T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2021-12-13T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T13:16:18","slug":"product-lifecycle-update-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/12\/products\/product-lifecycle-update-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Lifecycle Update \u2013 December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-title\">What&#8217;s New<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sophos Firewall OS v18.5 MR2 Now Available<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophos Firewall OS v18.5 MR2 is now available and includes a number of great features enhancements, security and performance optimizations, and field reported fixes. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/11\/products\/sophos-firewall-os-v18-5-mr2-now-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Coming Soon<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sophos Firewall v19 With Xstream SD-WAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new and exciting SD-WAN capabilities including SD-WAN profiles with multi-gateway support and performance SLA link selection, as well as performance monitoring tools, SD-WAN logging, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Xstream FastPath Acceleration of IPsec VPN tunnel traffic will also be part of SFOS v19 and is still being finalized for inclusion in the next EAP phase. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/12\/products\/sophos-firewall-v19-with-xstream-sd-wan-extreme-new-levels-of-networking-flexibility-and-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Switch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\">The first eight models of the Sophos Switch Series will be available from December 16, 2021. These new access layer switches are the perfect addition to any firewall or Wireless project, giving you the full network stack from a single vendor and all managed in Sophos Central.<\/p>\n<p><em>Initial quantities in December will be limited until further shipments are received from January.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Further information is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sophos.com\/prm\/English\/c\/selling-sophos-switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner Portal<\/a>. The web pages are scheduled to go live by December 16.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos ZTNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sophos ZTNA early access program will give you a head start on the new year while also helping make this release the best it can be.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos ZTNA offers a number of compelling advantages over other ZTNA solutions on the market:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s managed from Sophos Central<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the most trusted cybersecurity cloud management platform<\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s integrated with Sophos Intercept X<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the world\u2019s best next-gen endpoint protection offering you a single client solution if using both products<\/li>\n<li><strong>It utilizes Synchronized Security<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the best cross-product threat detection and response system that automates your protection<\/li>\n<li><strong>It provides the best end-to-end protection<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for your users, applications, network, and endpoints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sophos.com\/ztna-eap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up today<\/a>\u00a0for the EAP and get started providing secure access to your applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Email Mailflow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All customers and partners using Sophos Email with Office 365 can now integrate directly with Office 365 for inbound and outbound email protection without the need to redirect their Mail Exchange (MX) records. Join the Sophos Email Mailflow Early Access Program (EAP) from Sophos Central to get started. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/12\/products\/sophos-email-mailflow-early-access-program-say-goodbye-to-mx-redirections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Going Soon<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sophos XG Series hardware appliances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\">We are extending the lifecycle milestones for XG Series hardware and subscriptions and will continue to sell any available XG Series models until March 31, 2022, where available.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NEW<\/strong> End-of-Sale: March 31, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW<\/strong> Final Renewal: March 31, 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW\u00a0<\/strong>End-of-Life: March 31, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000035279?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the Retirement Calendar for further details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special offers are currently available for these hardware models. Reach out to your local Sophos sales team or distributor for further details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Note:<\/strong> The actual end of sale date will vary by region (and model). Please reach out to your local sales team for further information or guidance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos UTM Manager (SUM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">On January 31, 2022, we plan to stop the distribution of the Sophos UTM Manager (SUM) and have announced a December 31, 2022 End-of-Life date for this product.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Further details are available in these Knowledgebase articles: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000043103?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English KBA<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000043103?language=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">German\/Deutsch KBA<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos SSL VPN Client for Windows\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On January 31, 2022 the Sophos SSL VPN Client for Windows will be end-of-life and no longer supported in favour of the new and enhanced Sophos Connect VPN Client or Sophos ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) product.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Dynamic DNS service<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL is January 31, 2022 \u2013 Sophos Firewall continues to support a number of other Dynamic DNS providers that customers can utilize for this service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PureMessage for Exchange<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be June 30,\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 there is no migration path.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PureMessage for Unix<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be June 30,\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path is Sophos Email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Email Appliance\u202f<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be June 30,\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path is Sophos Email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Endpoint Protection, Server Protection and Enterprise Console products<\/strong>\u00a0(standalone or managed on premises)<br \/>\nThe EOL will be July 20, 2023 \u2013 the migration path is Intercept X Advanced or Intercept X Advanced for Server<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Mobile (managed on premises)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be July 20, 2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path will be Sophos Mobile managed in Sophos Central.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SafeGuard\u202fEnterprise<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be July 20, 2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path will be Sophos Central Device Encryption.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abbreviation index: EoS = End of Sale, EoL = End of Life<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/content\/product-lifecycle.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Product Lifecycle page<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/events.sophos.com\/en-us\/partnertraining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming Training Courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what\u2019s new, what\u2019s coming, and what\u2019s going in our latest product life cycle 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