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Conference evms::y2k

Title:	OpenVMS Year 2000

Moderator:	EVMS::MARIONN

Created:	Mon Aug 26 1996
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	82
Total number of notes:	427

11.0. "Do we investigate earlier releases?" by EVMS::KAUFFMAN () Wed Aug 28 1996 20:02

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
22.1	How do we handle version below VAX/VMS 6.2	HGOVC::CECIAWONG	Keep going...	`Fri May 02 1997 00:01`	26
	Hello, Our customer, Hong Kong Jockey Club has a few systems running VAX/VMS V5.5-2. They want to know whether VAX/VMS V5.5-2 and the layered products will be year-2000 compliance. Since they are doing a rewrite of all applications running on Digital UNIX, they have no intension to upgrade these systems to higher release. But their new systems won't be all available before year 2000. I checked all their layered products against the Year 2000 Product Status list dated 8-Apr-1997, such as PSI Access 4.3, FMS 2.3, CMS 3.4, C 3.1, UCX 3.1, etc. No doubt, I won't be able to find any of their layered products(name+version) shown on that list. In fact, all their VAX/VMS V5.5-2 systems are under so called "Best Effort Support" in Hong Kong MCS. So, I need the advice from Engineering that what I can tell my customer. Or do you know where I could get help from within Digital for this circumstance. There are in fact quite a few large customers in Hong Kong having the similar situation. Please help. Thanks for any help, Cecia Hong Kong Technical Support
22.2	which language?	EVMS::MARION	So many fish ...	`Fri May 02 1997 10:49`	4
	Are these Hong Kong companies running the English version or a local language varient of V5.5-2? Karen.
22.3	Please contact Vittorio Mezzano directly...	XDELTA::HOFFMAN	Steve, OpenVMS Engineering	`Fri May 02 1997 16:38`	15
	For the official statement, contact the Year-2000 product manager. All OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 systems -- world-wide -- are supported only under a "prior version support" contract. I am aware of no plans to "certify" OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 as Year-2000 compliant, though there is a reasonable chance OpenVMS engineering will backport any fixes made to the "certified" releases as far back as this V5.5-2 release. This backporting effort will likely occur after the availability of the "certified" OpenVMS releases. I would encourage the customer to perform the recommended testing procedures, as called out in the OpenVMS Year-2000 home page.
22.4	"Evaluating the feasibility"	STAR::MEZZANO	What's up, doc?	`Wed May 14 1997 09:46`	9
	We are actually discussing the effort for a year 2000 investigation on VMS V5.5-2. You may want to check note 68 for some interesting contributions. When dealing with partners and customers, our official postion is that we are evaluating the feasibility of a Year 2000 due diligence on VMS V5.5-2, and that we are planning to make a definitive decision in June. If the decision is postive, we also expect this effort to take place in calendar year 1998.