Lite versions gone?

There used to be a "Lite" version and an "Enterprise" version of some of the software. What happened?

We have discontinued the Lite versions of our filters at this time. Now, all our filter solutions can work on either ISA Standard or ISA Enterprise.

This change was made to alleviate market confusion between the two tiers of filter. Lite versions aren't compatible with ISA 2006 Standard Edition, causing confusion about which products work together.

Going forward it is our goal to support ISA 2006 to the greatest extent possible, so it made sense to stop selling the Lite filters at this time.

Don't worry, we still fully support all software we have licensed. If you are a customer who holds licenses for "Lite" versions of our filters, they will continue to work. Also, you can still participate in minor version updates like before, with no changes.

There are only two circumstances where you would need to "upgrade" your Lite license:

  • A major version revision, signifying a large change in the feature set of a filter. In this case you would only need to upgrade if you wanted the new feature set.
  • If you move from ISA 2004 to 2006 the Lite key will not be accepted by the installer, since the Lite filter versions don't run on 2006. In this case you can contact us to upgrade your license at a discount from the retail price.

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