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Preparing for Year 2000 |
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DDL Systems Year 2000
project team is continuing to work diligently to ensure that our computer systems—and
those of our business partners—will continue to operate smoothly when 1999 becomes
2000. Below are some commonly asked questions about the Year 2000 issue and steps DDL
Systems has taken to address customer concerns.
We will continue to update this web site with additional Year 2000 related information as we approach the immovable deadline of January 1, 2000. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. IN ADDITION, ALL WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. If you would like a DDL Systems representative to contact you regarding this matter, please enter your contact information in our customer feedback form or send e-mail to sales@ddlsystems.com. All information will be kept strictly confidential. |
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| What is the Year 2000 challenge? | ||||||
| The Year 2000 issue has arisen since many computer programs throughout the world use two digits instead of four to identify the year and assume the next century to be 1900. If these programs are not modified, they will not be able to correctly handle the century change when the year changes from "99" to "00" on January 1, 2000, and they will no longer be able to perform necessary functions. The Year 2000 issue affects all companies and organizations. | ||||||
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| What is DDL Systems' definition of a Year 2000 ready product? | ||||||
| DDL Systems has
adopted the IBM definition for Year 2000 ready products. IBM considers a product Year 2000
ready if "the product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is
capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between
the 20th and 21st centuries, provided that all products (for example, hardware, software
and firmware) used with the product properly exchange accurate date data with it. Please
note, IBM products identified as Year 2000 ready may require user intervention, such as the
application of Program Temporary Fixes (PTF's) or Corrective Service Deliveries (CSD's)
before the Year 2000 occurs, or for PCs, restarting the system after the Year 2000
occurs." Information provided by DDL Systems regarding the Year 2000 ready status of software applies to DDL Systems' products only. For any third party products, please consult directly with the product developer for information about whether their products are Year 2000 ready. DDL is not in a position to independently verify, or accept any responsibility for, the accuracy or completeness of such information. |
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| All Year 2000
compliance changes to DDL Systems' internal computer systems and programs were completed
in August 1998. As an extra effort, additional tests of our internal business systems are
being conducted in 1999 and regularly monitored to ensure compliance. DDL Systems is working with its vendors to assess the adequacy of their own compliance efforts and we are developing contingency plans to assure that any noncompliance on their part will not materially affect DDL Systems' internal operations. |
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| Which DDL Systems' products are Year 2000 ready? | ||||||
| All Year 2000
compliance changes to DDL Systems IBM iSeries® System Management products ACO
PAGER™, ACO NET™, and ACO Enterprise System Interface™ were completed in
August 1997. However, we currently perform regularly scheduled Year 2000 test scripts and
we will continue to monitor the results as the Year 2000 approaches. The millennium date
compliance is implemented as follows: Millennium Date Compliance
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| It is a software problem affecting applications, operating systems, and utilities. But it also involves hardware—some computers cannot work properly with dates beyond 1999 and must be replaced. DDL Systems is currently running an IBM RISC based iSeries server. All hardware and software systems running on this system are Year 2000 ready. All personal computers have been replaced with new IBM models running Windows/98 and NT that are also Year 2000 ready. | ||||||
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