The DST time change and what it means to you

The change in the daylight savings time start and end dates will cause computer systems and applications to display the wrong time (one hour off) in many applications. This can cause missed appointments and incorrectly logged events, among other things. While it is not likely to cause computer systems to fail, it can cause disruptions in business. The following is a partial listing of products that will need to be updated.

Affected Microsoft products (from Microsoft’s overview document as of Feb 6, 2007):
Windows Client
Windows Vista •Update not required
Windows XP SP2 •Update supplied by Windows Update
Windows XP SP1 •Not supported
•update tool available
Windows XP (no SP) •Not supported
•update tool available
Windows 2000 •Update available through the Extended Hotfix Support program
•update tool is also available
Earlier versions •Not supported
•update tool available
Windows Server
Windows Server 2003 •Update supplied by Windows Update
Windows 2000 Server •Update available through the Extended Hotfix Support program
•update tool is also available
Earlier Versions •Not supported
•Update tool available
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile 2003 •Manual update required
Windows Mobile 5.0 •Manual update required
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 •Update not required
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 •Update supplied by Microsoft Update
Microsoft Exchange Server
Exchange Server 2007 •Update not required
Exchange Server 2003 SP2 •Update supplied by Microsoft Update
Exchange Server 2003 SP1 •Update not yet available
Exchange Server 2000 •Update available through the Extended Hotfix Support program
Exchange Server 5.5 •Update available through the Customer Support Agreement program
Microsoft Outlook
Outlook 2007 •Update not required
•Update tool recommended
Outlook 2003 •Update required
•Update tool available
Outlook XP (2002) •Update required
•Update tool available
Outlook 2000 •Update required
•Update tool available
Earlier versions •Not supported
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
CRM 3.0 •Update not yet available
Microsoft SQL Server Notification Services
SQL Server 2000 Notification Services 2.0 •Manual update required
SQL Server 2000 Notification Services 2.0 (SP1) •Manual update required
SQL Server 2005 Notification Services •Manual update required
SQL Server 2005 Notification Services (SP1) •Manual update required
SQL Server 2005 Notification Services (SP2) •Manual update required
For more information about Microsoft updates see http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_overview


Affected Novell Products include (from Novell TID 3094409 as of Feb 9, 2007):
Novell Netware
Netware OES •Update tool available
Netware 6.x •Update tool available
Netware 5.x •Update tool available
Netware 4.x •Update tool available
Novell SuSE Linux
SLES 10 •Update released through maintenance updates
SLED 10 •Update released through maintenance updates
OES •Update released through maintenance updates
SLES 9 •Update released through maintenance updates
NLD 9 •Update released through maintenance updates
SLES 8 •Update released through maintenance updates
Novell GroupWise
GroupWise 7 Client •No update required
GroupWise 7 POA •No update required
GroupWise 7 MTA •No update required
GroupWise 7 GWIA •Update available
GroupWise 7 WebAccess •Update available
GroupWise 6.5 Client •No update required
GroupWise 6.5 POA •No update required
GroupWise 6.5 MTA •No update required
GroupWise 6.5 GWIA •Update available
GroupWise 6.5 WebAccess •Update available
Novell ConsoleOne •Upgrade to 1.3.6g to be available at the end of February
For more information about Novell updates for Daylight Savings Time, see Novell TID 3094409

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