Year 2000 Compliance Overview
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1. Scope and contents |
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1.1. General |
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Year 2000 is too serious an issue to be taken lightly. We feel that we can serve your interests best by stating our position clearly and unequivocally. The main text on this page sets out our Year 2000 commitments. The marginal notes in italics are intended to clarify particular points. |
This
catalogue (the "Catalogue", in what follows)
provides information on the Year 2000 status of products
manufactured and/or marketed by the companies of Groupe
Bull and included in Groupe Bull companies' catalogues
(the "Products", in what follows), it being
understood that some of the Products mentioned in the
Catalogue are not available worldwide. Inclusion of
references to Products in this Catalogue neither implies
nor constitutes an undertaking by Bull that such Products
are or will continue to be available or supported by
Bull. Earlier versions of the Products, not explicitly listed with a version number in this Catalogue, are deemed to be "Not Year 2000 Ready". This Catalogue does not provide information on nonstandard products or on products provided by third parties. You are advised to contact the manufacturer or editor of such products for information on their Year 2000 status. For this reason, we strongly recommend you to perform a diagnosis of your whole information system in order to determine the Year 2000 readiness of all the products you use (see section 2 below). The information contained in this catalogue is not exhaustive but is believed to be accurate at the date of its publication, based upon available information. This Catalogue is subject to change at any time without notice by Bull. The official version of this Catalogue, containing successive changes, updates and corrections, and which replaces all previous versions, is the English version available on-line on the Internet at: http://www.bull.com/year2000/ |
1.2. Definitions |
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In the column wih the heading
"Year 2000 ready" of the compliance catalogue,
Year 2000 readiness is indicated by the following symbol: If you choose not to display images, it will be displayed as the word "OK" |
Year 2000 Ready:
Products identified in this Catalogue as "Year 2000
Ready" are Products which are capable of correctly
identifying, manipulating, and performing calculations on
dates later than December 31, 1999, and which have been
tested as such, provided they are used in accordance with
their associated documentation and provided that when
they are linked up to other components, such components
factor in the calendar date on the same conditions as,
and are compatible with such Products. The term "Year 2000 ready" is not used as a trademark or a tradename of product or services but as a litteral expression to define a technical status of our product. |
| In the column wih the heading "Year 2000 ready" of the compliance catalogue, non Year 2000 readiness is indicated by the word "No". | Not Year 2000 Ready.
Products identified in this Catalogue as "Not Year
2000 ready" are Products for which Bull does not
make any statement that they will be capable of correctly
identifying, manipulating, and performing calculations on
dates later than December 31, 1999. In certain cases, after a preliminar study and diagnosis, Bull may provide support for such products (see section 2 below). |
| For some products, the column "Year 2000 ready" contains a date. This is the planned availability date of the "Year 2000 ready" Version of the Product. This date is provided for information only, based on our best estimates at the time of publication, and does not represent an undertaking to make the product available on that date. | TBD: To Be Defined. This indicates that we are not yet prepared to make a statement concerning Year 2000 readiness. This usually means that we do not yet consider the results of tests as conclusive. For externally sourced products, it may mean that we do not yet have firm commitment or conclusive results of tests from the original manufacturers. |
| Product Code. This is the unique Marketing Identifier (often abbreviated to "MI") used by Bull to identify the Products in the Bull catalogues. | |
| Name. This is the name used to describe each Product in Bullā¦£128;™s catalogue, subject to any variation of such name from one country to another. | |
| PTF: Program Temporary Fix | |
2. Your Year 2000 project |
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| Bull advises you to carry out or to have another
person carry out as soon as possible a diagnosis
of your Information System in order to check whether it
is "Year 2000 ready" as defined above and, as
indicated by this diagnosis, to carry out or to have
another person carry out necessary modifications of the
Information System. Bull has a product and service offer enabling you (i) to make a diagnosis of your System in order to determine the evolution and/or modifications needed by your Information System to correctly handle dates later than 31st December 1999, and (ii) to perform such necessary evolution and modifications. Please contact your usual Bull commercial representative to obtain more details on this offer. Before modifying the software making up your Information System you must ensure that your software license grantors have granted you all rights necessary to modify such software and/or to disclose the source codes of such software to third parties performing the modifications. Bull advises you to make backup copies of your files, data and software before performing the modification of your Information System or before testing products or Products. This Catalogue is published for your assistance only. Bull makes no statement on the results of your Year 2000 project and shall not be responsible for its implementation except as may be set forth under the conditions of a written diagnosis and/or development contract. Bull disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no express warranties except as may be stated in its written agreement with and for its customers. In no event is Bull liable to anyone for any indirect special or consequential damages. |
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3. Copyright notice |
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| If you download copies of the Catalogue, we recommend you check the site regularly for any updates. | You are hereby authorized to make a limited number of copies of this Catalogue only and exclusively for your own internal use. No other copies, publication, derivative work, sale or lease of this Catalogue shall be made without the prior written consent of Bull, and neither copies nor any derivative work of this Catalogue shall be used in conjunction with any Products, products or service offering or performance. All intellectual property rights, copyrights, patent rights, trade secrets related to this Catalogue shall remain exclusively vested in Bull. |
4. Links to third party sites |
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| The Bull's Site includes links to third parties sites, which are not under the control of Bull. Those links to third parties sites are included only for your convenience, and such inclusion shall not imply that Bull is responsible for the contents of such linked sites or any link contained in such linked sites. | |
5. Trademarks |
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| Bull recognizes the rights of the owners of all trademarks mentioned in this Catalogue, which are the property of their respective owners. | |
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