As developers we always look for the latest technology, but after many years, clients tend to keep applications beyond their expected time.  I am lucky? enough to have an application that has been in use for close to 10 years.  The problem with this is that the underlying server software is no longer supported and we have to migrate the application. So, the decision is keep it on an unsupported platform, or move to a newer platform.

Here’s the site that shows the support dates for MS products:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=windows&Filter=FilterNO

Here’s a sample of the support lifecycles:

Windows Server products are at the top and all the Sharepoint products are at the bottom.

Products Released General Availability Date Mainstream Support End Date Extended Support End Date Service Pack Support End Date
Windows 2000 Advanced Server 3/31/2000 6/30/2005 7/13/2010  
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 11/13/2000 6/30/2005 7/13/2010  
Windows 2000 Professional Edition 3/31/2000 6/30/2005 7/13/2010  
Windows 2000 Server 3/31/2000 6/30/2005 7/13/2010  
Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 7/31/2000 Not Applicable Not Applicable 8/1/2002
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 5/16/2001 Not Applicable Not Applicable 6/30/2004
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 8/1/2002 Not Applicable Not Applicable 6/30/2005

 

2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86) 3/5/2006 7/13/2010 7/14/2015 4/14/2009  
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition 3/5/2006 7/13/2010 7/14/2015 4/14/2009  
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86) 3/5/2006 7/13/2010 7/14/2015 4/14/2009  
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition 3/5/2006 7/13/2010 7/14/2015 4/14/2009

 

Products Released General Availability Date Mainstream Support End Date Extended Support End Date Service Pack Support End Date Notes
Access Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 7/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
Excel Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 6/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint 7/15/2010 10/13/2020 Review Note   Signature updates will end at the end of the product’s support. To continue to be protected, customers will need to upgrade to the next version.
Forefront Security for SharePoint 3/8/2007 5/1/2013 Review Note 10/13/2009 Signature updates will end at the end of the product’s support. To continue to be protected, customers will need to upgrade to the next version.
Forefront Security for SharePoint Service Pack 1 9/30/2007 Review Note Review Note 10/13/2009 Signature updates will end at the end of the product’s support. To continue to be protected, customers will need to upgrade to the next version.
Forefront Security for SharePoint Service Pack 2 4/10/2008 Review Note Review Note 7/13/2010 Signature updates will end at the end of the product’s support. To continue to be protected, customers will need to upgrade to the next version.
InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint 2010 7/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
PerformancePoint Services for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 6/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
ProClarity SharePoint Viewer 6.3 6/1/2007 7/10/2012 7/11/2017    
SharePoint 2010 For Internet Sites Enterprise 6/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
SharePoint 2010 For Internet Sites Standard 6/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
SharePoint Designer 2007 1/27/2007 4/10/2012 4/11/2017 1/13/2009  
SharePoint Designer 2007 Service Pack 1 12/11/2007 Review Note Review Note   Support ends 12 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product’s support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/#ServicePackSupport.
SharePoint Designer 2010 7/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
SharePoint Foundation 2010 6/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
SharePoint Portal Server 2001 6/2/2001 7/11/2006 7/12/2011    
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 11/23/2003 4/14/2009 4/8/2014 1/10/2006  
SharePoint Server 2007 1/27/2007 4/10/2012 4/11/2017 1/13/2009  
SharePoint Server 2010 6/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
SharePoint Workspace 2010 7/15/2010 10/13/2015 10/13/2020    
Sybari Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Not Available 11/1/2012 Review Note   Signature updates will end at the end of the product’s support. To continue to be protected, customers will need to upgrade to the next version.
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 6/3/2003 7/8/2008 7/9/2013    
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 11/13/2006 4/10/2012 4/11/2017 1/13/2009  
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 12/11/2007 Not Applicable Not Applicable 7/13/2010  
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 4/24/2009 Review Note Review Note   Support ends 12 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product’s support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/#ServicePackSupport.