OGC to withdraw ITIL V2 support

According to a recent article on ITSMWatch, OGC is withdrawing support from ITIL V2 expected to be complete by 30th June 2011. Specifics of withdrawal are :

v2 Foundation to cease 30 June 2010

v2 Manager to cease 31 August 2010

v2 Practitioner to cease 31 Dec 2010 Foundation Bridge to cease 31 Dec 2010

(All of the above will be available for re-sits until 30 June 2011.)

Manager Bridge to cease 30 June 2011

Service Support and Service Delivery publications will be removed on 30 June 2011

I could not find anything on the OGC website about this though!

I think its the right thing to do, ITIL V3 has been around for a while now (its popularity can still be questioned), and two sets of certifications would create more confusion and a gradual phase out of the V2 was required.