Platform Tier Level Changes Effective 1/2/2006

New Platform Tier Definitions

Following is the new set of platform tier definitions effective 1/2/2006:

Tier 1	Available immediately for new releases.
Tier 2	Porting begins after all tier 1 ports have been completed.
Tier 3	Made available at user's request (no charge).
Tier 4	Porting may be done by request but entails a porting charge and possibly the use of the customer's machine.

The new set of definitions adds a new tier level 3. Addition of this tier allows better support of high-demand platforms while still addressing the needs of lower demand platforms.

New Platform Tier Assignments

Several new platform tier assignments go into effect 1/2/2006. The new set of platform tier assignments is:

Tier 1	HP-UX® 10.20, 11.0 (PA-RISC) Solaris® 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 (Sparc) Red Hat® Linux® 7.2, 8.0 (x86) Red Hat Enterprise 3 (x86)
Tier 2	SFU*/Windows® Server 2003 (x86)
Tier 3	AIX® 4.3, 5.1 (Risc 6000) SFU/Windows 2000 (x86)

These changes track evolving development environments. The following platforms are upgraded to higher tiers:

Red Hat Linux 7.2
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise 3 (added)
Solaris 10 (added)

The following platforms are downgraded to tier 4:

HP-UX 10.10
IRIX
Red Hat Linux 6.0
MP-RAS
SunOS
UNIXWARE
UWIN

Notes:
* Services for UNIX

Technical Support Policy

Platform tier levels 1, 2 and 3 are fully supported. See the Software Technical Support Policy for more information on platform tier levels and technical support.

Last Update: Friday, 5-Jan-07 14:59:14 CST