Tony G
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:46 PM
To: jBASE@googlegroups.com
Subject: Daylight Saving Time / March 2007

For any of you who don't know, DST changes in the USA take effect in March.
A lot of information about this is on my blog, including links to IBM, HP,
Sun, Linux, Microsoft, and other resources for details and software
patches.

While this was initated in the USA it does have global ramifications for
systems that integrate with systems in the USA. Everyone is encouraged to
research how it applies to their site and those of end-users for whom we
are all responsible. Vendors, please take this opportunity to contact your
client base to ensure they are aware of the changes and that they have done
their own investigations to ensure their businesses are not interrupted.
End-users should similarly contact their vendors if they need assistance.
This is important for any company that has not updated their operating
systems over just the last few months - especially older releases.

Do not make assumptions about automatic patching or that no action is
required:
- All OS vendors have some statement about which components of their
software are affected.
- In many cases SysAdmins have automatic updates turned off.
- Automatic patches may not provide complete coverage, and even official
patches have been found to not be compatible with all systems.
- Over the last few months Microsoft, RedHat, and other companies have made
many updates to their websites with new documentation and manual patches to
address specific environments.
- In other cases patches require a reboot (even for Linux) which is not
done automatically unless the system is configured to do so.
- Some patches are for firmware which cannot be applied automatically.
- Some devices (Symbol, Intermec, etc) running embedded Linux, Windows,
and/or Java are never thought of for updates.
- Some operating systems will continue to report different time settings if
the application software (database!) written over them was compiled with
pre-patch libraries.
- Some OS releases are considered "retired" by the vendors who will publish
neither automatic nor manual patches. Upgrades are required.

If you have information which you believe would be helpful to the diverse
base of MV users and developers, please let me know and I will be happy to
review it for posting.

This is not a solicitation. Nebula Research and Development is not
providing services related to this event. This information is provided as a
courtesy to the Pick / MultiValue user-developer community.

Tony Gravagno, Nebula R&D
TG@ remove.anti.spam.textNebula-RnD.com

http://remove.thisNebula-RnD.com/blog/time/
(This blog is not a definitive resource of information, please contact
your OS vendor (vendor of hardware for larger servers) to get their
latest updates.)