Year 2000 Compliance Overview
History of changes for AIX

Last content update to this page: January 18, 2000 (see Notice)
Overall change history page

For your convenience, this page lists the most recent updates to AIX Year 2000 readiness status, sorted by date, with links to the most recent copy of each page.

January 18, 2000
  • OSI Stack B (On UFT version 2.1.6, Year 2000 readiness requires the application of a fix)
December 14, 1999
  • AIX Hardware: Escala (Year 2000 readiness requires the use of software Onlinet vers.4.0 or higher when Escala Rack or EPC/S800 run in conjunction with UPS Powerware 9 Prestige. Information source : PowerWare).
  • AIX Hardware: Power supply options (Onlinet version 4.0 or higher required when used in conjunction with  specific Powerware UPS. Information source : PowerWare. This page was moved to Peripherals section).
December 13, 1999
  • Quick Reference (On Tuxedo versions 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5, Year 2000-readiness requires the application of PTFs. Information source : BEA Systems)
  • TUXEDO (On Tuxedo versions 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5, Year 2000-readiness requires the application of PTFs. Information source : BEA Systems).
November 10, 1999
  • AIX 4.1 (ISDN-Access Software version 1.1.4.10 is the first Y2K Ready version)
  • AIX 4.2 (ISDN-Access Software version 1.1.4.10 is the first Y2K Ready version)
  • AIX 4.3 (ISDN-Access Software version 1.1.4.10 is the first Y2K Ready version)
  • OSI Stack C (ISDN-Access Software version 1.1.4.10 is the first Y2K Ready version)
November 5, 1999
  • Compilers (Additionnal Year 2000 readiness status. Earlier MF Cobol development kits are not Year 2000-ready)
  • Guidelines (More detailed information about MF Cobol compiler version 4.1.10)
October 20, 1999
  • AIX 4.1 (Additional Year 2000 readiness status)
  • AIX 4.2 (Additional Year 2000 readiness status)
  • AIX 4.3 (Additional Year 2000 readiness status)
  • High Availability (Additional Year 2000 readiness status)
October 18, 1999
October 1, 1999
  • AIX Hardware: Escala (New Escala models; On Escala E series, read in note the minimum firmware level is 03.03.b2 instead of 03.03.b5).
September 28, 1999
  • Prolifics (Prolifics version 2.5 is the first Y2K Ready version. (Information source : Prolifics)
September 21, 1999
  • Tool to verify AIX platform Y2K readiness (new version : v.1.0.9908 - August 1999)
September 20, 1999
September 16, 1999
  • AIX 4.2 (Additional enhancements and more details about enhancement Year 2000-ready version)
September 8, 1999
  • AIX 4.3 (Additional enhancements and more details about enhancement Year 2000-ready version)
  • User Interface and Utilities (Needs of PTFs on Performance Aide and/or Performance Toolbox)
July 22, 1999
July 15, 1999
June 4, 1999
May 25, 1999
  • Tool to verify AIX platform Y2K readiness (Version : v.1.0.9905.1 - May 99)
May 7, 1999
  • Quick Reference (New)
  • DCE (Year 2000 readiness requires installation of PTFs.)
May 6, 1999
May 5, 1999
  • AIX Hardware: Disk storage subsystems (Additional details and more Y2K status).
April 30, 1999
  • Oracle (Oracle V7.3.4 is the first Y2K Ready version)
  • INFORMIX (Add version number)
April 16, 1999
April 14, 1999
April 1, 1999
  • Tool to verify AIX platform Y2K readiness (Version : v.1.0.9903.0 - March 99)
  • AIX hardware platforms overview (Add a hyperlink to detailed Sagister HW platform Y2K Readiness status)
March 26, 1999
  • Compilers (MicroFocus compiler version 4.1.10 is the first Y2K Ready version)
  • Guidelines (New)
March 23, 1999
  • Netscape Servers (Update Y2K Readiness status in accordance with Netscape position)
  • NetWall (Additional Y2K Readiness status)
March 19, 1999
  • High Availability (Additional Y2K Readiness status)
  • DPF/OpenSpool (Availability of a CD-ROM to upgrade an early version 2.00.x to version 2.00.8)
March 4, 1999
  • DPF/OpenSpool (Additional Y2K Readiness status)
February 22, 1999
  • Year 2000 Compliance Overview - AIX (Add an entry for DPF/OpenSpool, Prolifics, Integris utilities)
  • DPF/OpenSpool (New)
February 15, 1999
  • Compilers
February 12, 1999
  • Tool to verify AIX platform Y2K readiness (Version : v.1.0.9902.0)
  • User Interface and Utilities
February 3, 1999
  • Tool to verify AIX platform Y2K readiness (Version : v.1.0.9901.0)
  • SNA (Early SNA versions not Year 2000 ready)
  • OSI Stack B (MI clarification)
  • OSI Stack C (Additionnal Y2K readiness status)
January 29, 1999
  • AIX Hardware: Estrella (PTF available for AIX 4.1.5 Y2K Readiness on Estrella 200 & 300)
January 20, 1999
  • AIX 4.3 (More details about PTFs)
  • AIX 4.2 (More details about PTFs)
  • AIX 4.1 (More details about PTFs)
  • AIX 3.2 (More details about PTFs)
January 6, 1999
  • Oracle (Add Oracle V8 Y2K Readiness status)
December 17, 1998
  • Prolifics (New)
December 16, 1998
  • AIX Hardware: Escala (Add Escala S series)
November 27, 1998
  • AIX 4.3 (Needs of PTFs)
October 22, 1998
  • List of Year 2000 PTFs (Remove )
  • Bull-Check tool (Replace page 'List of Year 2000 PTFs).
October 19, 1998
  • SNA (SNA/20 2.1.3 is not Year 2000 ready)
  • Netscape Servers (Updated according latest Netscape Y2K readiness status)
October 15, 1998
  • AIX Hardware: Estrella (AIX 4.1.5 is not Year 2000 on Estrella 200 & 300)
October 7, 1998
  • EpochBackup, NetBackup (updated), NetWorker : move to Peripherals section.
August 3, 1998
  • Year 2000 Compliance Overview - AIX (Add an entry for AIX 4.3)
  • AIX 4.3 (New)
May 29, 1998
  • Year 2000 Compliance Overview - AIX
  • AIX 3.2
  • AIX 4.1
  • AIX 4.2
  • High Availability
  • User Interface and Utilities
  • Compilers
  • SNA
  • OSI Stack B
  • OSI Stack C
  • DCE
  • Miscellaneous
  • Netscape Servers
  • Robin DB Access
  • HighWeb
  • NetWall
  • TUXEDO
  • OSI-TP
  • Oracle
  • INFORMIX
  • EpochBackup
  • NetBackup
  • NetWorker
  • AIX hardware platforms overview
  • AIX Hardware: Estrella
  • AIX Hardware: Escala
  • AIX peripherals overview
March 2, 1998
  • List of Year 2000 PTFs
January 19, 1998
  • Year 2000 Compliance Overview - AIX
January 8, 1998
  • AIX hardware platforms (Overview)
November 6, 1997
October 28, 1997
  • AIX 3.2: Bull software
  • AIX 3.2: Bull communication: OSI (Stack B)
August 29, 1997
  • AIX 4.1: User interfaces and utilities
  • AIX 4.1: Compilers
  • AIX 4.1: Communications: OSI Stack C
  • AIX 4.1: Transaction Processing
  • List of Year 2000 PTFs
August 28, 1997
  • AIX 4.1: Operating System
August 8, 1997
  • AIX 4.1: SNA20 / V2.1
July 3, 1997
  • AIX 3.2: EpochBackup
  • AIX 4.1: EpochBackup
May 22, 1997
  • AIX 3.2: Operating system
  • AIX 3.2: User interface and utilities
  • AIX 3.2: Compilers
  • AIX 3.2: SNA communications
  • AIX 3.2: Transaction processing (controlled commercialisation)
  • AIX 3.2: Oracle
  • AIX 3.2: Informix
  • AIX 3.2: Bull communication: DCE
  • AIX 4.1: Oracle
  • AIX 4.1: Informix
  • AIX 4.1: Communications
  • AIX 4.2: Operating system
  • AIX 4.2: Oracle7
  • AIX 4.2: Informix

 

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Notice
Bull is making every effort to provide accurate and explicit information on the Year 2000 readiness of its products. The information on this page reflects the current results of our compliance tests and may be updated as testing continues. Please see the Bull Year 2000 Compliance Overview for an explanation of the terms used and our commitments.

Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Statements
Information contained on Bull past and present Year 2000 Internet Website pages regarding products and services offered by Bull are "Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures" as defined by the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998, (The United States of America's Public Law 105-271, 112 Stat. 2386) enacted on October 19, 1998. Bull Year 2000 Internet website pages have been and will continue to be our primary mechanism for communicating year 2000 information.

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