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VMware vCenter AppSpeed Product Update

As customers continue to expand the use of virtualization and cloud resources, VMware is focusing on delivering management solutions that can support the flexibility that enterprises require. As a result of this focus, we have decided not to produce additional releases of VMware vCenter AppSpeed.

vCenter AppSpeed will no longer be available for new license purchases as of January 3, 2012. However it will continue to be supported through July 3, 2013 in line with our General Support Policy: www.vmware.com/support.

If you already own VMware vCenter Appspeed:

As part of VMware continued investment in our customers' journey to cloud computing, we have developed a more comprehensive application performance management solution, VMware vFabric Application Performance Manager.

We would like to offer customers of vCenter AppSpeed a special opportunity to leverage the comprehensive capabilities of vFabric Application Performance Manager. Customers who are active on a Support and Subscription (SnS) plan from December 1, 2011 until the vFabric Application Performance Manager entitlement becomes available in January 2012 may exchange their related licenses of vCenter AppSpeed and upgrade to vFabric Application Performance Manager at no additional license cost. This upgrade will take place on a one-to-one basis.

Future purchases of SnS for vFabric Application Performance Manager will have a higher list price than SnS for AppSpeed because Application Performance Manager provides significantly more application performance management functionality and has a higher license cost than VMware vCenter AppSpeed, however, SnS costs will not rise prior to customer’s next SnS term.

Learn more about VMware vFabric Application Performance Manager.

For more information, contact your VMware sales representative or VMware Reseller representative.