Isode Support

Software Support

Isode’s Policy on support of software releases and Supported Operating systems for Isode’s Server Products

Supported Releases

Isode provides full support for Major and Minor releases of its server products, management tools and APIs for five years from the date of release.

Releases have one or more versions, and the version is specified after the release number (e.g. Release R16.6v1 is version 1). These updated versions contain fixes for defects made since previous versions of the Minor or Major release. Upgrading to a new version of a release (e.g., R16.6v0 to R16.6v1) should be trivial.

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Major Releases (e.g. R17)

A Major release has significant changes in one or more of the Isode products, relative to the previous major release. Upgrades to new major releases may need specific upgrade actions, such as running tools to upgrade database format.

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Minor Releases (e.g. R16.6)

A Minor release has changes to the functionality of the product. Upgrading to this release from another release within the same major release (e.g., R16.3 to R16.6) should be straightforward.

Release Table

Releases currently within the five year full support timeframe

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Vault
    R 19.0
    May, 2023
    May, 2028
    M-Vault
    R 18.1
    August, 2021
    August, 2026
    M-Vault When used in support of M-Link
    R 17.0
    May, 2018
    December, 2026

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Box
    R 19.0
    May, 2023
    May, 2028

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Switch
    R 19.0
    May, 2023
    May, 2028

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Store
    R 19.0
    May, 2023
    May, 2028

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Link
    19.4 Limited Release
    September, 2023
    September, 2028
    M-Link
    R 17.0
    May, 2018
    December, 2026

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Link IRC Gateway
    17.0
    May, 2018
    July, 2027

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Harrier
    R 4.0
    May, 2024
    May, 2029
    Harrier
    R 3.3
    July, 2023
    July, 2028
    Harrier
    R 3.2
    February, 2022
    February, 2027
    Harrier
    R 3.1
    April, 2021
    April, 2026
    Harrier
    R 3.0
    August, 2020
    August, 2025

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Swift
    R 6.0
    August, 2023
    August, 2028

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Icon-5066
    3.1
    July, 2024
    July, 2029
    Icon-5066
    R 3.0
    February, 2023
    February, 2028
    Icon-5066
    R 2.0
    September, 2021
    September, 2026
    Icon-5066
    R 1.2
    September, 2020
    September, 2025
    Icon-5066
    R 1.1
    September, 2019
    September, 2024

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Cobalt
    1.5
    March, 2024
    March, 2029
    Cobalt
    R 1.4
    August, 2023
    August, 2028
    Cobalt
    R 1.3
    May, 2023
    May, 2028
    Cobalt
    R 1.2
    August, 2021
    August, 2026
    Cobalt
    R 1.1
    April, 2021
    April, 2026
    Cobalt
    R 1.0
    November, 2020
    November, 2025

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Icon-Topo
    R 2.0
    August, 2023
    August, 2028
    Icon-Topo
    R 1.0
    November, 2021
    November, 2026

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Red/Black
    R 2.1
    December, 2023
    December, 2028
    Red/Black
    R 2.0
    April, 2023
    April, 2028
    Red/Black
    R 1.1
    April, 2022
    April, 2027
    Red/Black
    R 1.0
    August, 2021
    Augst, 2026

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Icon-PEP
    R 2.0
    August, 2023
    August, 2028
    Icon-PEP
    R 1.0
    March, 2021
    March, 2026
    Icon-PEP
    R 1.1
    February, 2022
    February, 2027

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    Sodium Sync
    R19.0
    May, 2023
    May, 2028

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Link Edge Inlcudes M-Link MU Gateway
    R 19.3
    March, 2022
    March, 2027
    M-Link Edge
    R 19.2
    August, 2021
    August, 2026

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

  • Product Name Release

    This is the product version

    Release Date

    This is the date at which the product was first released.

    End of Support

    This is the date at which the version is no longer under full support.

    M-Guard
    R 1.4
    February, 2023
    February, 2028
    M-Guard
    R 1.3
    November, 2021
    November, 2026
    M-Guard
    R 1.2
    April, 2021
    April, 2026
    M-Guard
    R 1.1
    December, 2020
    December, 2025
    M-Guard
    R 1.0
    February, 2020
    February, 2025

    * Isode support contracts include maintenance and bug fixes so that customers can always upgrade to the latest release, a replacement product license key may be required to activate a new major/minor release and these are supplied at no charge as part of an active support contract.

Supported Platforms

As products are updated and new versions are released, our supported platforms will be updated. We generally aim to support the latest versions of each platform with our most recent releases.

Most recently released Isode products are supported on the following platforms:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 & 9
  • Ubuntu 22.04
  • Windows Server 2019 & Windows Server 2022

Support for earlier versions of Isode products may vary, please check the release notes for supported platforms specific to that release.

Products where the current release has a different set of platforms:

  • M-Link R17.0 is supported on the following platforms
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and CentOS 7
    • Debian Linux 9
    • Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
  • Icon-PEP 2.0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9
    • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In addition:

  • Use of the Isode servers on Windows are only supported if installed and deployed on NTFS filesystems (i.e. not FAT filesystems).
  • Isode GUIs, and customer applications written using Isode client APIs, are fully supported on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
  • The Swiften XMPP Client Library is supported on Mac OSX as well as the Windows and Linux platforms listed above.

In all cases the operating system must be updated with all available updates and patches from the operating system supplier. This can be important for the security of your system. Isode reserves the right not to support a system which is not up to date.

Compatible Web Browsers

The following web browsers have been tested and are explicitly supported:

  • Latest version of Chrome.
  • Latest version of Firefox.
  • Latest version of Microsoft Edge.

These browsers should be updated with all available updates and patches.

Note: Internet Explorer is not supported.

GUIs

In addition to all the server platforms, the Isode GUIs are fully supported on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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