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Schneider Electric's Technical Support Policy for Older Versions of PowerChute Software

Issue:
What is Schneider Electric software support policy?

Product Lines:
PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS),
PowerChute Business Edition (PCBE),
PowerChute Personal Edition (PCPE),
PowerChute Plus (PC+)

Environment:
All supported OS

Cause:
Informational

Solution:
When new versions of software are released, Schneider Electric will continue to provide full technical support to customers for the previous version for a minimum of 1 year after the new version is released. In practice, Schneider Electric typically goes far beyond this stated commitment, but this 1-year policy is stated here so customers may take it into account for planning purposes.

The current shipping version of PowerChute Network Shutdown is 4.4.x It was release October 2020
- NOTE: support is continuing for PCNS 4.2 for 32 bit systems, and PCNS v4.3 for 64-bit HP-UX, IBM AIX, Mac OS X 11, and Solaris SPARC.
The current shipping version of PowerChute Business Edition is 10.0.5 It was release February 2022
- NOTE: support is continuing for PCBE 9.5 for 32 bit systems.
The current shipping version of PowerChute Personal Edition is 3.1 It was release June 2019
The current shipping version of PowerChute Serial Shutdown is version 1.0. It was released March 2023 for Windows OS only.
PowerChute Plus was discontinued March 2007