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=== Log-on APL ===
=== Log-on APL ===


On January 26, 2021, IBM announced that IBM APL2 would be removed from the market on April 7, 2021, while support would continue until September 15, 2021, without the possibility of extension. Customers were advised to use Log-On APL2, which comes with a support option, as a replacement product.<ref>[[IBM]]. [https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/877/ENUSZP21-0096/index.html&request_locale=en Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM APL2, IBM APL2 Application Environment, and IBM Workstation APL2 for Multiplatforms]. IBM Europe Withdrawal Announcement ZP21-0096. January 26, 2021.</ref> Log-On APL2 will be distributed by the American-Israeli IBM business partner Log-On Software. It is advertised as fully compatible with APL2, and is scheduled for release on April 7, 2021.<ref>Mark Schora. [https://log-on.com/2021/01/26/log-on-software-announces-log-on-apl2/ Log-On Software Announces Log-On APL2]. Log-On Press Releases. Jan 26, 2021.</ref>
In January 2021, IBM announced that it would discontinue offering and supporting APL2 as a product;<ref>[[IBM]]. [https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/877/ENUSZP21-0096/index.html&request_locale=en Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM APL2, IBM APL2 Application Environment, and IBM Workstation APL2 for Multiplatforms]. IBM Europe Withdrawal Announcement ZP21-0096. January 26, 2021.</ref> in its place the compatible Log-On APL2 would be be distributed by American-Israeli business partner Log-On Software, with initial release scheduled for April 2021.<ref>Mark Schora. [https://log-on.com/2021/01/26/log-on-software-announces-log-on-apl2/ Log-On Software Announces Log-On APL2]. Log-On Press Releases. Jan 26, 2021.</ref> Log-On stated in November that they had been able to build APL2 from IBM's sources and begun testing, with plans to get community and user feedback for desired features and publish re-branded documentation.<ref>Werner Zülli. ''Log-On APL2: Plans and Questions''. GSE Herbsttagung 2021. [[APL Germany]].</ref> In 2022 Log-On announced the general availability of APL2 version 3.03 for workstations, which introduced support for HTTPS websites and Windows 11.<ref>Mark Neeman (Log-On Software Director Products Sales). ''Log-On APL2 GA v. 3.03''. Email to the APL2 community. Apr 19, 2022.</ref>
 
As of November 2021, Log-On has been able to build APL2 from IBM's sources, and is undergoing extensive testing. The next planned step is getting community and user feedback for desired features, and publication of re-branded documentation.<ref>Werner Zülli. ''Log-On APL2: Plans and Questions''. GSE Herbsttagung 2021. [[APL Germany]].</ref> On April 19, 2022, Log-On announced the general availability of APL2 version 3.03 for workstations, which introduced support for HTTPS websites and Windows 11.<ref>Mark Neeman (Log-On Software Director Products Sales). ''Log-On APL2 GA v. 3.03''. Email to the APL2 community. Apr 19, 2022.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{APL dialects}}[[Category:IBM APL dialects]][[Category:Nested array languages]]
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