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News release
2/22/2007
Daylight Savings Time Extension May Affect Your Computer-Based Solutions
In July 2005 the U.S. Energy Policy Act was passed by the U.S. Congress and was signed into U.S law in August 2005 by President George W. Bush. The act extends the daylight saving time period in the U.S. by approximately four weeks. Canada will also be observing the additional approximately four weeks of daylight saving time.
In 2007 both Canada and the U.S. will observe the daylight saving time period starting with the second Sunday in March (March 11, 2007) and ending the first Sunday in November (November 4, 2007).
You may be asking yourself what does this mean to me and how does it affect my computer based solutions. Most computer operating systems adjust for daylight saving time automatically. Failure of the computer operating system to adjust properly will result in incorrect time-based calculations and storage of incorrect times relating to your Ortivus products.
Proactive measures can be taken to ensure these problems do not occur; the measures do differ depending on the type of computer operating system. Ortivus recommends these proactive measures be conducted as soon as possible.
For Windows Vista Users:
- For Windows Vista users there are no steps that need to be taken, there is no problem with Windows Vista as it pertains to the change in the Daylight Saving Time period. Note: Until compatibility testing is completed, Ortivus does not recommend running or installing your Ortivus products on Windows Vista.
For Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 users:
- For Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 users an update is available from Microsoft as Article ID: 931836 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836), this update currently is available through Windows Update as an optional update, however Microsoft soon expects to reclassify the update to high priority or critical
- To verify the computer operating system is configured properly for daylight saving time the Time Zone Editor (Tzedit.exe) can be used. The Time Zone Editor (Tzedit.exe) can be downloaded from the Microsoft website at http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/8/a/58a208b7-7dc7-4bc7-8357-28e29cdac52f/tzedit.exe
For Windows 2000 Users (desktop and servers):
- For Windows 2000 Users there is no update available from Microsoft. The daylight saving time must be changed manually on each computer running the Windows 2000 operating system.
- Changes can be made to the daylight saving time setting using the Time Zone Editor (Tzedit.exe). The Time Zone Editor (Tzedit.exe) can be downloaded from the Microsoft website at http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/8/a/58a208b7-7dc7-4bc7-8357-28e29cdac52f/tzedit.exe
Additional information can be found on the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst. Thank you for your continued patronage as an Ortivus customer. It is our objective to offer the best customer service in the industry to make your job easier.
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About Ortivus:
Ortivus offers integrated software solutions for Emergency Medical Services and Public Safety. The North American Subsidiary develops and markets the following pre-hospital applications: EMS billing, patient care reporting, computer-aided dispatch, automatic vehicle location, mobile data application, and patient vital signs monitoring and data transmission.
The Ortivus vision is to be the customer’s preferred provider of integrated information and decision-making software support systems in the Emergency Medical Service, Public Safety and Healthcare industries.
Ortivus operates out of two North American corporate office locations (Decorah, Iowa, US and Montreal, Quebec, Canada), as well as several international locations (Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Great Britain).