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Jul 17 ’2026Product AlertsArista End-of-Sale Notices Hit 720XP, 7050SX3 SwitchesArista has set last-order dates for select 720XP and 7050SX3 switches while Extreme Networks raised list prices 7% and opened a time-boxed price-lock window — all tracing back to the same DRAM supply crunch.Jul 17 ’2026Product AlertsCisco End of Sale 2026: Three EOL Deadlines to TrackCisco has posted end-of-sale bulletins in 2026 for the Catalyst 8300 uCPE, the Catalyst Center third-gen appliance, and Cisco/Meraki Wi-Fi 6 indoor APs — with order-by dates from August through year-end.Jul 17 ’2026Product AlertsEaton Price Increase Set for August 2, 2026 — Plus Tripp Lite Power-Cord EOLEaton's Electrical Americas and GEIS units are lining up a second 2026 price action for August 2 — on top of an April increase and a June Tripp Lite power-cord phase-out. Here's what's confirmed, what's reported, and what to order ahead.Jul 17 ’2026Product AlertsFirewall Price Increases and End-of-Life Dates: 2026 RoundupCheck Point, SonicWall, WatchGuard, and Sophos each moved on firewall pricing or end-of-sale dates in 2026 — here's the wire on what already happened and what's still open.Jul 17 ’2026Product AlertsWindows 10 ESU Deadline: Year One Pricing Ends October 13, 2026Year one of paid Windows 10 Extended Security Updates closes October 13, 2026, and year two roughly doubles the per-device cost. Here's the enrollment math and the decision window for fleets still on Windows 10.