END OF LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR S-1380B READ8 VERSION 3.XX
Hamar Laser Instruments, Inc. announces End of Life for Read8 version 3.61 software. This announcement marks the final milestone of the lifecycle management phase of the 3.X release family.
The tables below explain the Read8 life cycle management milestones as well as important information regarding dates and support options during this period.
Table 1. Milestone and Date for version 3 of the Read8 Software
| Milestone | Definition | Date |
| End of Life date (EOL) | The EOL milestone signals the point at which phone support is no longer available for a particular software release family. At this time, the software will be removed from the corresponding download site(s) and will no longer be actively supported. Product information will be limited to the historical material available on Hamarlaser.com or other online resources and is subject to removal at a future date. | July 20, 2018 |
Products Affected
The product numbers affected by this announcement and their replacements are listed in Table 2 (below). The software versions listed in the Product Replacement / Alternatives column represent the migration path for this discontinued software release family.
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| Product Description | Software Versions Affected | Product Replacement / Alternatives |
| S-1380/S-1380B | 3.47, 3.61 | S-1403 – Bore9 is a replacement for the Bore Module in Read8
S-1404 – Lathe9 is a replacement for the Spindle Mode in Read8 for lathe applications S-1401 – Read11 is a replacement for the multiple scan target mode in Read8 |
For More Information
For more information about any of the replacement software please contact our Sales Department. Sales@hamarlaser.com