Hi, We have published the following NPA (Novell Product Announcement): SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise 9 End of General Support on August 31, 2011 SUSE announces the end of general support for SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 on August 31, 2011. Starting September 1, 2011, regular maintenance updates and patches for SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 (including security patches) will no longer be issued to SUSE Linux Enterprise subscription holders. Customers are encouraged to update their SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 servers and desktops to SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 or 11, in order to continue to receive regular maintenance updates, patches and technical support (if customers have subscribed to standard or priority support). Self Support For customers that wish to continue using SUSE Linux Enterprise 9, web-based support resources will be available until August 2014. More information about our self-help support resources, like our knowledgebase, documentation and staffed forums, can be found at http://support.novell.com/support_options.html. Long Term Service Pack Support For customers that would like to continue using SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 and receive technical support after August 31, 2011, SUSE offers Long Term Service Pack Support options. For an additional fee, customers can continue to receive technical support for products whose general support period has ended. More information about our Long Term Service Pack support options can be found at http://www.novell.com/linux/service-pack-support.html. Please contact your local SUSE sales representative about specific options and pricing. Product Information To learn more about our currently available SUSE Linux Enterprise products and services, please visit http://www.novell.com/linux. To learn more about SUSE Linux Enterprise product life cycles, please visit http://support.novell.com/lifecycle. Copyright 2011 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. You are currently subscribed to the Novell Product Announcement distribution list. For general questions regarding NPAs or any changes to your NPA e-mail subscription, please send a message to npa@novell.com. Please include the name of your company, geographic location, as well as your company's relationship to Novell (i.e. Distributor, Partner, etc).