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[Software Development]| Friday 28th March 2008 |
Daylight savings shift causes software headaches
10:40AM, Friday 28th March 2008
An attempt to reduce electricity usage has caused headaches for Australian software developers, as they grapple with a problem reminiscent of the Y2K bug.
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia have all been moved to a new calendar where daylight savings time ends a week later, causing huge problems with synchronising computer clocks.
Microsoft has issued a patch for Windows and Outlook, which it claims will save desktop users from any problems, but many companies are faced with making manual changes to legacy computer systems.
Similar problems occurred in 2007 when the US moved daylight saving hours, with the New York Times estimating that it would cost companies up to $350 million to rectify the problems.
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