PH 8.09.C1-on MPEix-when available

[Deskin, Bob]

We have a Year 2000 Position Statement on our web site that lists the
versions that we are certifying as compliant. Any version lower than
that may have problems. We tested current production supported versions.
We did not and are not planning to test older versions. 7.10.F3 is
compliant on OpenVMS. We have not tested 6.20. However, based on our
knowledge of the code, we expect that the same problems we found in
7.10.E would be in 6.20. The only direct evidence I have is that a
customer has tested 6.10.E and found the problem.

As for the Year 2000 enhancements, they are additional features to make
it easier to deal with multiple centuries and year 2000 issues. They are
NOT required to build a year 2000 compliant application.

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


> ----------
> From: 	Mike Palandri[SMTP:palandri@4j.lane.edu]
> Sent: 	January 29, 1998 8:23 AM
> To: 	Deskin, Bob
> Subject: 	RE: PH 8.09.C1-on MPEix-when available
> 
> At 09:46 PM 1/28/98 -0500, Deskin, Bob wrote:
> >There's some confusion here. PowerHouse 8.19 is the version that will
> >have the Year 2000 enhancements. 8.09 does NOT. And yes, the 8.19
> beta
> >is coming up shortly.
> >
> >For year 2000 compliance, which means that PowerHouse runs correctly
> >after Dec 31, 1999, you need at least 7.29.C8. If you need the year
> 2000
> 
> 
> Does this mean that even though you've converted all your date fields
> to
> contain the century, that you'd still have problems using an older
> version?
> 
> We're using 7.10f3 for new development, existing systems are still in
> 6.20e.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> .
>