Yesterday (October 12th), we completed testing of both the MPEKXJ3 patch and the new 5.5 Powerpatch 6. Today, I lifted the production hold from our two-tier distributors (Integration Alliance and Client Systems) and from HP's systems manufacturing group in Roseville. All new systems will be preloaded with Powerpatch 6. Due to our prioritizing tasks in our manufacturing organization, Powerpatch 6 will ship directly to customer starting mid-next week. MPEKXJ3 is going through the process of being general released (GR) today. This should imply that the patch will be available for downloading from the Electronic Support Center probably by tomorrow or no later than Thursday. All customers using 5.5 Powerpatch 5 are urged to download & apply MPEKXJ3 or to order & install Powerpatch 6. For your information: MPEKXJ3 removes the functionality introduced by MPEKX79. MPEKXJ3 passed verification tests here in the CSY Lab. In addition, it was given to several of the customers who reported data corruption problems, and in all cases (including but not limited to the DBUTIL ERASE situation), the problem did not reoccur once MPEKXJ3 was applied. MPEKXJ3 was not designed to fix other problems that were reported on this list. Powerpatch 6 was also rigorously tested, including the same verification tests used by MPEKXJ3 plus stress testing and reviews by key participants. In addition to MPEKXJ3, PP6 also contains a few additional patches that had achieved GR status since PP5. Specifically, these included the following: BRWKXF3 BWRKXG7 DBPKXE7 DICKXD5 FDDFD26 FTPFD57 INFKXH6 MPEKXJ3 SCOKXD7 SYCKXD9 SYDKXD8 SYRKXH7 TRVKXF9 TRXKXF6 Many of these additional patches are Year 2000 patches for some SUBSYS Applications. I will be updating the Jazz Year 2000 patch page (at http://jazz.external.hp.com/year2000/patches.html) by the end of this week. I realize that there are some more outstanding Year 2000 fixes, but the associated patches were not "GR'd" at the time of the PP6 build. Thanks for your patience during these confusing times.