Salient Product Lifecycle Policy
Salient’s hardware and software products have different lifecycle stages, milestones, and policies. The lifecycle for Salient’s software products applies to each major version of the software (example: CompleteView v6). The lifecycle for Salient’s hardware products applies to each hardware series (example: PowerChoice).
Stages
The lifecycle policies for software and hardware have various stages. The table below provides an overview and definition for various lifecycle stages:
Notices
At Salient, the lifecycle of a product includes various notices to indicate transitions between life cycle stages. As products transition between those stages of Active, Mature, and Retired, Salient will provide notification of those changes. These notices will be distributed by email and published online. The table below provides an overview and definitions of the various notices.
Salient Software Product Lifecycle
Salient software products have a lifecycle tied to the major version number. Each major version has the following lifecycle:
Salient Hardware Product Lifecycle
Salient hardware products have a lifecycle tied to each hardware product line. Each product line has the following lifecycle:
