Y2K compliance encompasses a number of things. We did extensive testing on
MPE/iX 5.5 Express 4 and found that the base operating system and TurboStore
operated as expected for all of the suspect dates up to and past 1/1/2000.
However, we did not test all of the HP products that are installed on the
system. My understanding is that CSY did an outstanding job in defining the
tests and making MPE/iX 5.5 Express 4 Y2K compliant. The problem was that
not all of the other divisions did the same level of testing and
certification. When their code was integrated and tested with MPE/iX, holes
were found that required fixes thus - pp5, pp6 and now pp7. I think if you
check out the Y2K fixes the majority are for corner cases and products that
you may or may not have.
Though MPE/iX 5.5 Express 4 and up with a few selected patches would
probably meet the Y2K needs (if an upgrade would require you to re-certify
all of your production code), pp7 is the safest route.
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Steve Cole
Outer Banks Solutions, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Schleicher, Randy (Windsor HQ) <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Is 5.5 Express 4 Y2K Compliant? Is PP7 or 6.0 Mandatory for Y
2K?
>This raises an interesting question. What is preventing any software
vendor
>from creating a new release (with minimal if any changes) and deeming it
>their Y2K version in December. No one would have time to redo their Y2K
>acceptance testing, and therefore would have to stay on the older version
>tested in-house, and hope/pray they'll be OK. Then if something did break,
>they would have no recourse because they are not on the Y2K version. Are
>software and OS authors required by law to follow any code of ethics? Any
>thoughts?
>
>> ----------
>> From: Fred Metcalf[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 3:24 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Is 5.5 Express 4 Y2K Compliant? Is PP7 or 6.0 Mandatory
>> for Y 2K?
>>
>> Simon,
>> I understood that the only reason for HP's change of mind was a legal
>> re-definition of Year 2000 compliance. The difference between the old and
>> new definition was never spelled out. I am convinced your system will be
>> OK,
>> BUT you will not have any recourse if you pick up a problem.
>> The auditors of a public owned company will insist that you upgrade and
>> redo
>> your tests.
>> Fred Metcalf
>> Neil Harvey & Associates (Pty) Ltd.
>> HP 3000 Select Solution Reseller
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SimonC [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> In December 1998, when HP announce that the Y2K compliant version of
>> MPE/ix
>> is 5.5 express 4, we upgrade our HP3000 systems to this level and carried
>> out successful Y2K testing of our applications.
>>
>> Lately, HP has published in its Y2K Website that the current Y2K
compliant
>> version is 5.5 Express 7 or MPE/iX 6.0.
>>
>> My question is, do we really have to upgrade to Express 7 or 6.0 for y2K
>> compliant?
>>
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