Life Cycle Phases
Active phase for a release begins with its General Availability (GA). Active phase product releases are fully supported. While a release is in Active phase, regular cumulative bugfix updates (patches) are released to customers. The frequency of such product updates is at Progress’ discretion. Typically, bugfix updates for the most current active version are released bi-weekly. The frequency of product updates for other active versions is reduced. Product updates are available to all customers with a current Subscription or a Maintenance and Support Contract.
When problems are found using an Active phase release, Progress will work with customers towards an appropriate resolution if their licenses are covered under a current Maintenance and Support Contract. Progress reserves the right to recommend that a customer upgrade to the more recent version of Progress Products if their specific problem is addressed in that/those versions.
A Progress Product will remain in Active phase for a minimum of 12 months from its GA release date.
Sunset (Mature) phase follows the Active phase. Technical support is available for all Sunset releases. Only critical product updates are provided during the Sunset phase, at discretion of Progress. Progress reserves the right to recommend that a customer upgrade to the more recent version of Progress Products if their specific problem is addressed in that/those versions.
Note: Product updates released during Active and Sunset phases do not introduce any new features or enhancements. Further, any bugfixes that may break functionality or backward compatibility of the current release will only be considered for subsequent official product releases, unless they address security vulnerabilities.
A Progress Product will remain in Sunset phase for a minimum of 12 months from its GA release date.
Once a product version enters the Retired phase, Progress will carry no obligation to provide technical support or product updates for this version. If problems are found using products in the Retired phase, Progress will exercise commercially reasonable good-faith efforts through its Product Support group to resolve customer issues and answer customer questions for Retired versions for customers with current Maintenance and Support contracts. This includes the possibility of an update solely at the discretion of Progress and for a fee (based on an assessment of the effort required by Progress). However, the availability of knowledge and skills to diagnose and resolve issues on Retired phase products is NOT guaranteed. Further, retired products have no assurance of security updates. For these reasons upgrading from a retired product is *strongly* recommended. Please contact support and product management for guidance.
Progress® DataDirect Connect® for ODBC
The table below outlines the current release and availability of Connect for ODBC products:
Progress® DataDirect Connect® for JDBC
The table below outlines the current release and availability of Connect for JDBC products:
Progress® DataDirect Connect® for ADO.NET
The table below outlines the current release and availability of Connect for ADO.NET:
Progress® DataDirect® Hybrid Data Pipeline
The table below outlines the current release and availability of HDP:
Progress® DataDirect® OpenAccess™
The table below outlines the current release and availability of OpenAccess:
Progress® DataDirect® SequeLink®
The table below outlines the current release and availability of SequeLink:
Progress® DataDirect® Data Integration Suite
The table below outlines the current release and availability of Data Integration Suite:
Progress® DataDirect® Connect64® for SSIS
The table below outlines the current release and availability of Connect64 for SSIS:
Progress® DataDirect® Connect OLE DB™
The table below outlines the current release and availability of Connect OLE DB: