Solutions: Year 2000 Compliance
This page was created to provide detailed, up-to-date
information about Year 2000 Compliance for BORGWARE's product offerings.
CoCreate
Pathtrace
As you will be aware, many companies are now
reviewing their IT strategies and computer systems with a view to eliminating
the much-publicised problems that potentially may occur at the turn of
the century. In your choice of CAM system it is obviously critical that
on January 1st 2000 you have a Year 2000 compatible CAM system. In choosing
EdgeCAM you can be assured that EdgeCAM is being extensively tested to
the specifications laid down by the British Standards Institute's (BSI)
Definition of Year 2000 Conformity Requirements. Pathtrace is ensuring
that EdgeCAM will be Year 2000 compliant.
HP-UX
Patches are available for HP-UX 10.01, 10.10, and 10.20 that make these
versions of HP-UX 2000-ready. The complete set of patches for the
year 2000 Rollover on 10.01, 10.10, and 10.20 are available and posted
at the patch hub in the Atlanta
Response Center. These patches may be referenced through SR #
4701334763.
These patches (or their successors) should be applied to provide a 2000
compliant HP-UX base system. Note: this set of listed patches is
for the core product only and does not reflect any changes needed for ISU
products.
Click
Here for additional HP-UX Year 2000 Information
Insignia Solutions
The Year 2000 Issue and Insignia Solutions.
Microsoft
Microsoft's products have been designed for use in the year 2000 and
well beyond. Microsoft cares deeply about its customers and feels a responsibility
with the industry to raise the awareness about this issue. Because of the
important role that data plays in our customers business, we strongly recommend
that companies and governments take a complete look at their information
systems to ensure they transition smoothly into the next century.
To assist our customers with potential technology issues in the transition
to the Year 2000, Microsoft has given our customers the ability to:
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Enter and store 4-digit dates well past 1999
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Enter 2-digit short cuts for a year but actually have all 4 digits of the
year stored
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Override a 2-digit short cut by entering all 4 digits of a year
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Handle calculations of properly stored dates that span the 1900's and the
2000's
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Recognize the year 2000 as a leap year
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Avoid applying any special business meaning to a date
While minor compared with the issues facing legacy systems, a few of Microsoft's
products have had year 2000-related issues. These issues and solutions
are highlighted in answer 6 below and the Microsoft KnowledgeBase. In addition,
users of personal computers may encounter year 2000 problems including
problems arising from the computer BIOS (described in answer 14 below).
It is important that IT organizations look at their information systems
end-to-end for potential Year 2000 problems. This is particularly appropriate
since most organizations use technology from multiple vendors.
To assure the most reliable data and to reduce the potential for errors
or unexpected results, Microsoft also recommends that our customers consider
taking the following steps:
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Update PC-based applications with date fields that don't accept 2000 and
beyond
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Set client computers to display all 4 digits of a year as the default so
that users are aware of possible errors as dates are entered
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Check the impact of BIOS problems on older systems
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Convert all years stored as 2 digits to 4 digits and confirming the accuracy
of the conversion
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Establish a consistent date format using all 4 digits of a year for exchanging
dates between internal or external systems
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Place business logic in key parts of a system to watch for data entry errors
or bad data sources
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Train help desk personnel for the year 2000 transition
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Upgrade systems to take advantage of new ease of use functions for dates
into the next century
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Re-host systems with Year 2000 problems to provide a flexible foundation
for the future
Microsoft's Year 2000 Site
Click
Here for additional Microsoft Year 2000 Information
Year 2000 Readiness for HP
VECTRA PC HARDWARE
Hewlett-Packard has already addressed the Year 2000 transition in it's
Vectra PCs. All Vectra PCs introduced since the end of 1995 handle
the rollover to the year 2000 without any problem. The Vectra PCs
are:
-Vectra VE 5/xx Series 2
-Vectra VL 5/xx Series 4
-Vectra XM 5/xx Series 4
-Vectra VA
-Vectra XA
For the other Pentium and Pentium Pro-based Vectra PCs, Hewlett-Packard
will make available some new versions of the system BIOS which will manage
the Year 2000 transition correctly. These new BIOS versions
will be available from the Vectra
Support Website.
If customers do not wish to update the BIOS, or have a 386 or 486 Vectra
PC, they have several options. Although the date will not automatically
roll, it can be set to the Year 2000 because the Vectra PCs store the year
in four digits.
Year 2000 Readiness for HP
9000 Workstations
HP PA-RISC HARDWARE
Because they were designed with a newer architecture than many mainframe
computers, currently shipping HP 9000 and 3000 Servers and Workstations
are Year-2000-ready. The following is the status for the HP
9000 Workstations:
Systems Tested and 2000-Ready Systems Tested But Becoming Obsolete (Obsolete
Date)
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Model 712 (all configurations)
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Model 715 (all configurations
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Model 720 Dual CRX)
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Model 725 (all configurations)
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Model 735 (all configurations)
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Model 755 (all configurations)
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HP VISUALIZE B-Class
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HP VISUALIZE C-Class
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HP VISUALIZE J-Class
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HP VISUALIZE K-Class
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Model 710 (9/1/99)
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Model 720 and 720 Server (9/1/99)
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Model 730, Model 730 Dual CRX (6/1/97)
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Model 730 Server (9/1/99)
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Model 750, Model 750 Dual CRX (6/1/97)
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Model 750 Server (9/1/99)
Available Y2K Materials
HP's Plans for Year 2000-Readiness
A Resource for HP products.
http://www.hp.com/wcso-support/30VinYear.html
HP's Cure2000 Solution
HP Addresses the Y2K issue.
http://www.hp.com/gsy/year2000/index.html
PC BIOS Providers Sites
List of Year-2000 Compliant BIOS Versions
http://www.bus.utexas.edu/support/y2k-manuf-list.html
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