Trados Business Manager – End of Life Announcement

Trados Business Manager (TBM) has reached end of life. Following the discontinuation of TBM sales on 31 October 2023, all maintenance and support services will conclude on 31 October 2024.
What Does This Mean for TBM Users?

  • End of Services: RWS will no longer provide any services related to the installation or updating of TBM.
  • Existing Installations: TBM will remain functional where already installed, but the RWS support team will not offer assistance in troubleshooting issues, addressing reported problems, or providing further development for TBM.
  • Documentation: The TBM documentation has been removed from docs.rws.com.
  • Community Support: The community forum for TBM will remain accessible in a read-only format for users to reference if needed.

upgrade BaacS or TBM Lite to TBM Essential

Hello,
RWS customer service has asked me to post my question here.
I would need information on Trados Business Manager.
I currently have Trados 2022 license along with Trados Business Manager Lite, downloaded for free from RWS app store.
In web page https://www.trados.com/store/?_gl=1*7l495m*_ga*MTE3Mjg2MDE1My4xNjY5MzEyNzAy*_ga_J0Z9C6G83T*MTY2OTg4OTI4OS44LjEuMTY2OTg5MDM2My4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.140746162.1097332139.1669831976-1172860153.1669312702  I read this: "To purchase an upgrade to Trados Business Manager Essential, you must own a previous licenced version of Trados Business Manager Lite".
Can I purchase an upgrade to TBM Essential based on the Lite-version app I downloaded?
If I am not allowed to do that, does RWS sell any upgrade from BaacS (former version of TBM, before it was purchased by SDL/RWS)?
Davide
emoji