Product Change Notification- PCN-01910 Product Change Notification PowerDsine 3500/6500 non Gigabit Models End Of Manufacture (EOM) Notification March 5th, 2013 Dear valued Customer, This letter is to inform you that Microsemi will discontinue manufacturing operations of the PowerDsine 3500 and 6500 10/100BaseT Midspan products. Those products will be removed from the Pricelist effective March 1, 2013. Product support will continue through the lifespan of the original warranty. EOM Benefits for our partners and customers: 1) As the Ethernet market moves into 10/100/1000mbps applications we have decided to offer our customers the most updated features that can support both todays and future needs. 2) By reducing the number of part numbers, we will be able to better support changing demand and offer better lead time. 3.) By reducing the number of part numbers, we will enable our channel partners to focus their support to the highest value products. Please refer to Table A for detailed list of EOM products and information on the alternative products that are fully backwards compatible. Table A: P/N Description Replacement PD-3506/AC 802.3af PoE Midspan, 10/100mbps PD-3506G/AC PD-3512/AC PD-3512G/AC PD-3524/AC PD-3524G/AC PD-6506/AC/M Enterprise 802.3af PoE Midspan, PD-6506G/AC/M PD-6512/AC/M 10/100mbps, Managed, Limited Life PD-6512G/AC/M PD-6524/AC/M time warranty PD-6524G/AC/M PD-6524/AC/M/F PD-6524G/AC/M/F We value your feedback and we appreciate early communication for any questions or concerns you have regarding this product discontinuance. Please contact Microsemi Customer care: +972-9-7755123, in the USA: + 1-877480-2323 and we will do our best to help you with your transition. Best Regards, Sani Ronen Director of Product Line Management, PowerDsine Systems Microsemi Corp. [email protected] PCN-01910