The
new DST
(Daylight Savings Time)
will be impacting
the NHVRHSD
computer
network, and most all networks in the United States. Each network
has its own
servers, services and programs they run and depend on. It is up to
each individual information technology department
to come up with their own plan
on how to deal with the new DST, and they will depend on information
and help from the software providers they work with. Each IT
department will also depend on help and cooperation from YOU.
The
new DST
is a change that will require
everyone
become involved. Please read the
article below
published by Microsoft, one of our major software and server
operating system providers.
Make
special note of the "What users can do to ease the transition"
section near the bottom of the page. Follow
the
advice. If you do not, you will be
at a disadvantage
when the new DST takes place.
I
am sure there
will be more information coming along in the next few weeks leading
up to the
DST
transitional period. Please keep an eye out for messages pertaining
to 'DST'.
Notify your IT department if you have concerns about the software
you run daily. Your software could need a patch, and update, or a
configuration change. Changes could depend on the IT department,
you, or most likely, a combined effort from both parties. Please
have patience, software companies are doing their best to come up
with patches and configuration changes. The results, however, may be
unpredictable.
The Microsoft
calendar, scheduling, and OWA mail are already known to have
unpredictable results with a current ‘fix’. The article below makes
it very clear that you will need to take steps yourselves to check
and confirm appointments made and accepted using Microsoft Outlook
and OWA Calendars and Public Folders during the extended DST period.
Please
print this if you are able.
It is very important that we do not
forget what we will be dealing
with on a
computer, program, and network
level for the next few weeks
and also in November.
The NHVRHSD IT
department
will do our best to make the transition as easy as possible. We
thank you for your anticipated patience
and cooperation
in this matter.
S.Hacker
Network Administrator
NHVRHSD
READ BELOW PLEASE:
Introduction
The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by the U.S. Congress July,
2005, extended Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the U.S. by approximately four
weeks. As a result, beginning in 2007, DST will start three weeks earlier on
March 11, 2007, and end one week later on November 4, 2007, resulting in a
new DST period that is four weeks longer than previously observed. These
four weeks are referred to in this article as the "extended DST period".
Visit
MSN Encarta for more general information on DST.
|
Change in daylight saving time: |
| Previously DST started on: |
With the new law, DST will start on: |
Previous DST ended on: |
With the new law, DST will end on: |
| First Sunday of April |
Second Sunday of March |
Last Sunday of October |
First Sunday of November |
| Would have been: April 1, 2007 |
Will now be: March 11, 2007 |
Would have been: October 28, 2007 |
Will now be: November 4, 2007 |
Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible that
the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect
during this four week period. This depends on where you live and which time
zone you have selected. To see the time zone settings on your computer,
follow
these directions.
When your time zone settings are incorrect your clock may be off by one
hour, and certain applications running on your Windows based computer may
not display the correct time. To address this, Microsoft is providing many
free updates and tools that will update your system automatically.
While the change in daylight saving time applies to U.S. and Canada, the
change may impact customers based outside North America. Companies or
organizations with operations, customers or vendors based in North America
may be affected. In addition customers who interact or integrate with
systems that are based in North America or rely on date/time calculations
may be impacted. Customers who live outside North America and yet are
impacted should follow the guidance provided on this site to prepare for the
adjusted daylight saving time.
Please note that Mexico will not be following the new DST 2007 rules with
the U.S. and Canada. Accordingly such systems configured to use U.S. time
zones (for example, Pacific Time) will need to change their system
configurations to use the new Mexico time zones.
This article summarizes the updates and tools that Microsoft is
developing for its customers to address the DST change.
Microsoft is dedicated to working with customers to make this transition
as seamless as possible for companies and organizations affected by these
new time changes. Microsoft is further committed to working with others in
the industry to address the broader challenges presented by this U.S.
statute. Please check this page at least weekly to ensure you have the
latest information available.
While the change in daylight saving time applies to U.S. and Canada, the
change may affect users based outside of these countries.
- Mexico will not be following the new DST 2007 rules with the U.S.
and Canada. Accordingly, systems configured to use U.S. time zones (for
example, Pacific Time) will need to change their system configurations
to use the new Mexico time zones.
- Companies or organizations with operations, customers, or vendors
based in the U.S. or Canada may be affected.
- Companies or organizations that interact or integrate with systems
that are based in the U.S. or Canada or rely on date/time calculations
may be affected.
- Users in U.S. areas that do not observe DST (see below) but who
travel to or interact with people in locations that do follow DST will
be affected and should install the Windows operating system update.
| Areas affected by this change in
daylight saving time: |
| All of the United States except:
Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American
Samoa |
Canada:
Canada and the United States share DST |
Mexico
Mexico will not be following the new DST 2007 rules |
The change in DST will have an effect on many automated and technology
reliant products. Individual consumers, small to medium size businesses, and
large enterprises may be affected by the new change in time. Computer-system
related issues include, for example:
- Calendar / scheduling applications
- Date / time calculations (current and historical)
- Transaction logging (UTC vs. Local Time)
- Tariff billing applications
In many cases, making the necessary changes to accommodate the new DST
legislation will be a relatively minor task. Users may need to manually
adjust the time on their devices when the change occurs.
In other cases, more substantial efforts may be required. In some cases,
systems and applications may need to be updated directly, while in others,
the application may simply inherit or "read" the date and time information
from the underlying system that it resides on so the changes need only be
made to that underlying system. Given the broad range of technology in use
today-and the integration of systems between customers, vendors, and
partners-business and IT managers should determine what actions should be
taken to mitigate the affects of DST 2007 on their organizations.
Several Microsoft products are affected by DST. Updates and tools to address
the DST change are being developed and tested for these products. Some of
them are currently available, with the remainder scheduled to be released
through early March 2007.
For many of the Microsoft products affected by the 2007 daylight saving
time change, the most recent versions will not require an update; however,
earlier versions will. For more information, see the
Supporting the DST changes on Windows operating systems and
Preparing other Microsoft software products for the 2007 DST changes
sections below.
| Microsoft products affected by the DST
legislation |
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Microsoft Office Live Meeting
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Microsoft SQL Server Notification Services
- Microsoft Entourage
|
Depending on the particular product or scenario, these updates will be
released through Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS), hotfixes
incorporated in Knowledge Base articles, Windows Update, Microsoft Update,
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and the Microsoft Download Center.
All users of Microsoft products affected by the time change should give
extra attention to meetings and appointments scheduled between March 11,
2007 to April 1, 2007 and October 28, 2007 to November 4, 2007, referred to
here as the "extended DST period." (In this article, the terms "meetings"
and "appointments" will be used interchangeably.) Users should view any
appointments that fall into these date ranges as suspect until they
communicate with all meeting invitees to make sure that the item shows up
correctly on everyone's calendar both internally and externally. To minimize
confusion during the affected date ranges:
- Include the time of the meeting in the e-mail request so that
invitees can double check the correct meeting time (such as, "Project
brainstorming - 11:00 A.M. Central Time").
- Exercise caution with the appointments and meetings in the extended
DST period. When in doubt, verify the correct time with the organizer.
- Consider printing out your weekly calendars during the extended DST
period prior to applying the Windows patch containing the updated time
zone definitions and running the Outlook Time Zone Update tool so that
you can keep track of which meetings were scheduled before and after you
run the tool.