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There are only
to go until the year 2000
Year 2000 Standards
There are no universally accepted standards for Year 2000 (Y2K)
compliance. After careful consideration of definitions available
throughout our own and other industries, Making Light Work has adopted the
British Standards Institute's definition of Y2K compliance as found in
document PD2000-1:1998:
Year 2000 conformity shall mean that neither
performance nor functionality is affected by dates prior to, during and
after the year 2000. In particular:
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Rule 1 |
No value for
current date will cause any interruption in operation. |
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Rule 2 |
Date-based
functionality must behave consistently for dates prior to, during
and after year 2000. |
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Rule 3 |
In all
interfaces and data storage, the century in any date must be
specified either explicitly or by unambiguous algorithms or
inferencing rules. |
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Rule 4 |
Year 2000 must
be recognized as a leap year |
Currently, all of Making Light Works' mission critical business systems
are, as of 10/06/1999, Y2K compliant. In addition, all of our business
infrastructure software (e.g. windows packages, PC BIOS, operating
systems, etc.) are also compliant.
Making Light Work is currently assessing the Year
2000 readiness of all client/partner-provided products and services that
use date data and is seeking written assurances from all client partners
that their products and services are Year 2000 ready or will be Year 2000
ready well in advance of January 1, 2000.
Disclaimer
The information provided above is provided to clients and end-users for
the sole purpose of assisting in the planning for the transition to the
year 2000. This information concerns the behaviour of Making Light Works'
business systems in such transition and is provided "as-is" with no
representations and without warranty of any kind. The information is
subject to being revised, updated or otherwise modified from time to time,
and without notice.
Making Light Work disclaims all warranties, either express or implied,
including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. In no event shall Making Light Work or its suppliers be liable
for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental,
consequential, loss of business profits, punitive or special damages, even
if Making Light Work or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility
of such damages. |