R 291727Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0387/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/MCBUL 5234 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) MICROSOFT COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS POLICY//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 478-07/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/YMD:20070810/-/-//
REF/B/MSGID:USMC DAA MEMO/AUTHORITY TO USE VISTA/YMD:20090215//
REF/C/MSGID:SECNAVINST 5230.15/-/YMD:20090510//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 478/07 PLANNING FOR END OF LIFE CYCLE REGARDING WINDOWS 2000 REF B IS DAA MEMORANDUM DTD 15 MAR 2009 AUTHORITY TO USE MICROSOFT VISTA ON MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEMS REF C IS DEPARTMENT OF NAVY POLICY FOR FIELDING COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF (COTS) SOFTWARE//
POC/PRASSERTH YANG/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4 CP ESB/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:703-693-3488/TEL:DSN 223-3488/ EMAIL:PRASSERTH.YANG@USMC.MIL//
POC/CABRIAN STEPHEN/CIV/UNIT:MCSC /NAME:QUANTICO VA/TEL:703-432-5169 /TEL:DSN 378-5169/ EMAIL:STEPHEN.CABRIAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TO MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) PRODUCT GROUPS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT OFFICERS, COMMAND INFORMATION AND G6 OFFICERS CONCERNING THE END OF LIFE CYCLE FOR WINDOWS 2000 PRODUCTS. THIS MESSAGE SUPERCEDES AND CANCELS REF A BY PROVIDING CLARIFYING INFORMATION ON THE MARINE CORPS COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) MIGRATION BEYOND WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL (HEREAFTER, WINDOWS XP), SPECIFICALLY WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE 32 BIT (HEREAFTER, WINDOWS VISTA) AND WINDOWS 7.
2. BACKGROUND. THE MARINE CORPS IS MIGRATING NMCI AND NON-NMCI COMPUTERS FROM WINDOWS 2000 TO WINDOWS XP. REF A ONLY ADDRESSED THE MARINE CORPS MIGRATION TO WINDOWS XP, SINCE WINDOWS VISTA HAD NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE DOD CIO AT THAT TIME. BASED ON DOD APPROVAL, REF B APPROVED WINDOWS VISTA FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITHIN THE MCEN. ADDITIONALLY, MICROSOFT HAS RELEASED BOTH WINDOWS 7 BETA AND WINDOWS 7 RELEASE CANDIDATE (RC) FOR PUBLIC EVALUATION.
3. GUIDANCE.
A. IAW REF C, IT IS DON POLICY THAT ALL COTS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS, IN USE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE VENDOR SUPPORTED.
(1) THE MARINE CORPS HAS SOFTWARE SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR WINDOWS XP SECURITY VULNERABILITIES THROUGH 2014.
(2) USMC POLICY FURTHER INCLUDES THE REQUIREMENT FOR NON-NMCI COMPUTER ACQUISITIONS TO BE SUPPORTED VIA THE USMC MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT MANAGED BY THE MARINE CORPS SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
B. AS MANDATED IN REF A, THE WINDOWS 2000 OS AND ALL WINDOWS SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS PRIOR TO WINDOWS SERVER 2003 WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR GARRISON AND TACTICAL COMPUTERS AND SERVERS AFTER 30 JUNE 2010. C. NEITHER WINDOWS 7 BETA NOR WINDOWS 7 RC HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR MCEN INFORMATION SYSTEMS USE AND OPERATION.
D. THE MARINE CORPS WILL MIGRATE TO WINDOWS XP AND DOES NOT INTEND TO MIGRATE THE ENTERPRISE TO WINDOWS VISTA. APPROVAL OF WINDOWS VISTA ON THE MCEN IS CURRENTLY BASED SOLELY ON VISTA SECURITY PERFORMANCE. POTENTIAL SUPPORTABILITY ISSUES DUE EITHER TO CURRENT COMPUTERS NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS FOR WINDOWS VISTA OR WINDOWS VISTA NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT LEGACY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND HARDWARE DRIVERS, IN COMBINATION WITH THE ANTICIPATED RELEASE OF WINDOWS 7, PRECLUDE THE MARINE CORPS FROM MIGRATING THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE TO WINDOWS VISTA.
(1) MIGRATION OF NMCI WINDOWS 2000 COMPUTERS TO WINDOWS XP, EITHER THROUGH SCHEDULED HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY REFRESH OR RADIA SOFTWARE PUSH, WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF FEB 2010.
(2) NON-NMCI COMPUTERS, FOR BOTH SIPRNET AND NIPRNET, MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE MARINE CORPS COMMON HARDWARE SUITE (MCHS).
(A) WINDOWS XP SHALL BE THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR SIPRNET COMPUTERS (NOT TO INCLUDE SERVERS).
(B) PROCUREMENT OF WINDOWS VISTA IS AUTHORIZED IF THE APPLICATIONS TO BE USED ON THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR USE BY THE MCSC STRATEGIC APPLICATION MANAGEMENT GROUP.
(C) THE STANDARD MICROSOFT DESKTOP AND LAPTOP CONFIGURATION REQUIRED FOR NON-NMCI COMPUTERS IS MICROSOFT DESKTOP PROFESSIONAL, WHICH INCLUDES THE OS, CORE CLIENT ACCESS LICENSES (CAL) AND BASIC OFFICE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE.
(3) COMPUTERS MIGRATED TO WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS VISTA MUST HAVE INSTALLED THE MOST CURRENT, APPROVED VERSIONS OF INTERNET EXPLORER
(IE) AND MICROSOFT OFFICE. AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION, IE 7.0 AND MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ARE THE MOST CURRENT APPROVED VERSIONS.
4.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 JUNE 2010.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, C4.//