Some software is more difficult to kill than a horror movie villain, it seems, as Domino and Notes versions 9.0.x and 10.0.x are now set to limp on until the end of this decade.

The platform that began life as Lotus Notes back in the 1980s is still surviving after being acquired by India-based HCL Technologies in 2019 for its HCL Software division.

The latest incarnation, known as HCL Domino 14.5 , was launched in June this year, bringing various server upgrades and improved support for open standards, plus some inevitable AI features in the shape of Domino IQ.

But it seems that older versions of the software from before HCL took over are proving more difficult to kill off than Michael Myers in the Halloween franchise.

HCL Software has now issued an update confirming the final date for

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