Date: January 21, 2014
To: CA Ideal for z/VSE Customers
From: The CA Technologies CA Ideal Product Team
Subject: End of Service Announcement for CA Ideal for CA Datacom for z/VSE  r2.2 and CA Ideal Option for VSAM for z/VSE r2.2

CA Technologies is continually working to improve our software and services to best meet the needs of our customers. In accordance with our CA Support Policy and Terms (https://support.ca.com/), please consider this letter your written notification that we are discontinuing support for CA Ideal for CA Datacom for z/VSE r2.2 and CA Ideal Option for VSAM for z/VSE r2.2 beginning January 31, 2015. This will allow our Development organization to more effectively focus its resources on and add value to the next release of CA Ideal for CA Datacom for z/VSE and CA Ideal Option for VSAM for z/VSE.

At this time, we encourage you to plan for the migration to CA Ideal for CA Datacom r11 for z/VSE or CA Ideal Option for VSAM r11 for z/VSE as soon as possible, so you can take full advantage of the latest new features and enhancements this release has to offer. For additional information on these CA Ideal products, please visit the CA Ideal pages at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/).

As CA Technologies would like to help make your upgrade to CA Ideal for CA Datacom r11 for z/VSE or CA Ideal Option for VSAM r11 for z/VSE as straightforward and successful as possible, we are offering the following:

• A no-charge software upgrade from CA Ideal for CA Datacom for z/VSE r2.2 or CA Ideal Option for VSAM for z/VSE r2.2 to CA Ideal for CA Datacom r11 for z/VSE or CA Ideal Option for VSAM r11 for z/VSE for any customer with an active maintenance contract.
• Documentation to help prepare you for your upgrade to CA Ideal for CA Datacom r11 for z/VSE or CA Ideal Option for VSAM r11 for z/VSE can be viewed at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/).
• CA Technologies is committed to providing superior support to our customers using our technology solutions. CA Extended Support, one of the CA Technologies support offerings, is designed to extend support for CA Technologies software product versions or releases that have reached their End of Service Date. CA Extended Support is available for a defined period not to exceed 18 months from the End of Service Date. Please visit our website, CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/), for more information.

If you have any questions regarding the support schedule, please contact CA Ideal Support at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com/), your local CA Account Manager, Customer Success Manager or CA Customer Care online at http://www.ca.com/us/customer-care.aspx where you can submit an online request using the Customer Care web form: https://communities.ca.com/web/guest/customercare.  You can also call  CA Customer Care at +1-800-225-5224 in North America or see http://www.ca.com/phone for the local number in your country.

Your success is very important to us, and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with you.