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| Sanmar Industrial Systems Limited |
| Year 2000 Readiness Statement |
| Sanmar Industrial Systems Limited (SISL) understands
the concern of our customers about year 2000 issues on the automation
system, presently running at various customer sites. This statement
is on our definition, approach and testing plans, as they relate to
implementing the generally accepted requirements for year 2000 readiness.
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| ‘Year 2000 Ready’ for a system means,
the performance or functionality of the system as a whole will not
be affected by dates prior to, during and after year 2000. In particular:
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No value for the current date within
the life span of the system will cause any interruption in the operation
of the system. |
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Date based functionality will behave
consistently for dates prior to, during and after 2000 during the
life span of the system. |
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Year 2000 will be recognized as leap
year by the system. |
| SISL will stand behind the Year 2000 readiness of
the integrated system covering the items supplied and commissioned
by them. Based on the requirements it will be the responsibility of
SISL to identify critical subsystems and to ensure their year 2000
readiness independently wherever needed. Subsystems which do not contribute
to date related components for system operation, will be treated as
non critical. |
| In case of third party hardware and software products
used in conjunction with the SISL system but which did not form part
of SISL’s supplies, SISL will not comment on Y2000 readiness
of them nor responsible for their impact on the system. |
| Year 2000 tests are intended to ensure the successful
operation of the integrated system. The tests shall prove current
dates for date-stamping data, alarm & event messages, field-equipment
interfaces, network data transfers between clients and servers and
other operations. System longevity into 2000 within the life span
of the system will also be tested. Critical dates and test details
will be decided by SISL based on the system requirements, but these
dates would as a minimum be: |
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December 31, 1999 |
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January 01, 2000 |
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February 29, 2000 |
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December 31, 2000 |
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January 01, 2001 |
| Year 2000 readiness certification will be based
on a self assessment model. SISL will conduct the tests and determine
that the system meets the requirements of application and environment
and issue the certificate. |
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