"Some software is more difficult to kill than a horror movie villain, it seems, as Domino and Notes versions 9.0.x and 10.0.x are now set to limp on until the end of this decade. The platform that began life as Lotus Notes back in the 1980s is still surviving after being acquired by India-based HCL Technologies in 2019 for its HCL Software division. The latest incarnation, known as HCL Domino 14.5, was launched in June this year, bringing various server upgrades and improved support for open standards, plus some inevitable AI features in the shape of Domino IQ."
"HCL Software has now issued an update confirming the final date for Extended Support for Domino and Notes v9.0.x and v10.0.x will fall on June 30, 2030, some 12 years after version 10 was released. This follows an earlier announcement from the firm that versions 9.x and 10.x would no longer be available as of December 1, 2022, and would not receive any support beyond June 1, 2024. Customers were expected to upgrade to newer versions of the products."
"To accommodate customers in this situation, HCL Software made available Extended Support for v9.0.x and v10.0.x for any customers who chose to sign up, starting June 2, 2024. This would only be offered through June 2, 2025, the company warned, and support would be limited to technical assistance and existing fixes for known problems. But in October 2024, a further update stated that Extended Support for Domino and Notes v9.0.x and v10.0.x would now be offered through June 2, 2026, to customers who chose to sign up."
HCL Technologies acquired the Lotus Notes platform in 2019 and later released HCL Domino 14.5 with server upgrades, better open-standards support, and AI features via Domino IQ. Versions 9.0.x and 10.0.x faced planned end-of-support timelines, with initial cutoff dates in 2022 and mid-2024 prompting customer upgrade expectations. HCL offered sign-up Extended Support beginning June 2, 2024, initially through June 2, 2025, then extended through June 2, 2026, with assistance limited to technical help and existing fixes. The final Extended Support end date for those older versions is now set to June 30, 2030.
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