Nortel MERIDIAN M2008 ARIES II DIGITAL PHONE WITH DISPLAY BLACK 规格指南

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Manufacture

Discontinue

Bulletin:

MD-2004-0004-Global

Issue:

1.0

Date:

January 9, 2004

Meridian Digital (Modular) Telephone sets (M2006,
M2008, M2008HF, M2216 ACD, and M2616)

This notice does not include the M2016S Secure set

Manufacture Discontinue Notice Date: December 2003

Last Time Order Date:

October 2004

Last Time Ship Date:

December 31, 2004

Manufacture Discontinue (MD) Date:

Q4 2004

End of Life (EOL) Date:

Q4 2007

Last Supported Software Release:

Full feature support – Succession 3.0
Maintenance support – Applicable software
Release at the time of EOL

Market Regions Affected:

Global

Introduction

This bulletin provides notification of the pending Retirement (or Manufacture Discontinuance)
the *Meridian Digital (Modular) telephone series. These sets have also been known as the Aries
line and, more recently, as the M2000 series (not to be confused with the previous M2000 line of
M2009, M2112, M2018 sets that have already reached End-of-Life). The Meridian Digital
(Modular) series of phones were originally launched in 1989 and have enjoyed a 15 year lifespan.
These sets have proven to be a popular and reliable series in the field. As part of the commitment
to its Evergreen investment protection philosophy, Nortel Networks has provided full support on
these sets on every software release since introduction

Due to their long lifespan, some hardware components are now reaching obsolescence and Nortel
Networks may not be able to guarantee availability of these sets, or the quality of sourced
components, into the future. Nortel Networks is therefore providing notice that the Meridian
Digital (Modular) series of digital sets will be retired from their respective price catalogs in
October 2004 and will not be available for purchase from Nortel Networks after that time. Repair
and Replacement service (chargeable) will remain in effect during the retirement period.

The normal retirement period for telephone hardware is three (3) years from the date of
retirement to end-of-life. The Meridian Digital (Modular) telephone series is targeted to move