Daylight savings will start three weeks earlier and will end one week later than what has traditionally occurred.  As part of these changes there are a number of impacted systems and devices that need to be updated.  Most of these items will be done to servers, but some items as described below will require your attention and diligence. Unfortunately there are no guarantees being provided by Manufacturers of the effected systems that the steps below will not create issues or allow for the recoverability of lost data.

The effected dates are:

*     March 11, 2007 through April 1, 2007

*     October 28, 2007 through November 4, 2007

PLEASE NOTE SUGGESTED STEPS DURING THESE DATES:

All users of Microsoft/Blackberry/Goodlink 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.” 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:

1.     Include the time of the meeting in the e-mail request so that invitees can double check the correct meeting time (such as, “Project Meeting - 11:00 A.M. CST”).

2.     Exercise caution with the appointments and meetings in the extended DST period. When in doubt, verify the correct time with the organizer.

3.     Consider printing out your weekly calendars during the extended DST period.

Microsoft will be releasing a number of patches that will allow Digital Reach to update Servers and Desktops to address this change, but we have not received 100% assurance that these patches will work for all users and devices.

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