YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE BY GIS VENDORS
In an effort to help you address Y2K issues, we've compiled an extensive list of Year 2000
Compliance Statements that have been issued by many of the key GIS vendors. It appears that most
of them have gone to great lengths to assure their customers that the major issues have been addressed. If you know of
any issues that have not been clarified please let us know so we can begin compiling a list of Y2K bugs. If your
company's Y2K statement is not referenced here and you would like it to be, please contact us.
Autodesk Corporation
Complete Product Release Year 2000 Compliance Information
Here you'll find the latest information about Autodesk's efforts to
ensure the readiness of their software products in the face of the Year
2000 (Y2K) problem. These pages include information on
compliance testing methodology and standards as well as
background information about the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem.
Avenza Global Technologies Corp - Year 2000 Compliance Statement
Bentley Technical Bulletin - Year 2000 Compliance
Bentley has both analyzed and tested their products, business systems and material suppliers. They state that their investigation is complete.
They list compliance status product and version and claim that they will continue to monitor all new products for year
2000 issues.
Caliper Corp. Year 2000 Complience
Caliper Corporation hereby certifies that our GIS software products, Maptitude, GIS+,
TransCAD, and GISDK, are fully Year 2000 compliant.
CARIS-Universal Systems Ltd.
CARIS-Universal Systems Ltd. is pleased to report that following several years of testing and
investigation, you can be confident that operation of your CARIS software version 4.3 or later will be unaffected
after 31 December 1999.
Clark Labs Y2K Test Results
The results are in! IDRISI for Windows Version 2 and CartaLinx Version 1 are certified Y2K
compliant.
ERDAS Year2000 Readiness Disclosure
ERDAS IMAGINE and ERDAS MapSheets recognizes dates after 2000 as being later than dates in
the 1900s. The year 2000 is recognized correctly as a leap year, with 29-Feb-2000 a valid date
conformity and lists the PCI Geomatics products that fulfill the definition.
Enghouse Systems Limited Year 2000 Compliance Standard
Enghouse recognizes the significance of the Year 2000 problem and the impact it has on our customers. To safe guard the
investment made in Enghouse products by our clients, Enghouse has initiated an extensive Year 2000 compliance program, to
ensure all products properly perform and operate on and after January 1, 2000
ESRI Year2000 statement
ESRI has created this Web site to post for its customers and the
general public year 2000 statements as defined by the Year 2000
Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998. The goal of this site
is to offer comprehensive information about ESRI software and ESRI data
and how it is affected by the Year 2000.
Intergraph's Y2K Compliance
Intergraph is assisting customers and helping them understand the Intergraph position and
product compliance plan for the Year 2000 challenge. To minimize the impact of the Year
2000 for our customers, Intergraph is engaged in the following activities:
Providing Year 2000 compliant products.
Evaluating legacy products for Year 2000 compliance.
Ensuring that internal systems are ready to continue operation without
interruption.
Ensuring that suppliers to Intergraph are ready to continue operation without
interruption.
KODAK Year 2000 Program
Kodak has an extensive Y2K program including:
Introduction to the Kodak Year 2000 Program
KODAK Year 2000 Program Contact Information
How Kodak evaluates Year 2000 Readiness
Terms used to describe Year 2000 Readiness
Look Up Year 2000 Readiness for a KODAK Product
SEC Disclosure
Frequently Asked Questions
LEICA - Year 2000 Compliance
Leica Geosystems have invoked a comprehensive
Year 2000 compliance program more than 2 years ago.
LizardTech Y2K Compliance statement
MapInfo Year 2000 Statement
Information contained on MapInfo Corporation's past and present Year 2000
Web Site pages regarding products and services offered by MapInfo are "Year
2000 Readiness Disclosures" as defined by the Year 2000 Information and
Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-271, 112 Stat. 2386)
enacted on Oct. 19, 1998. MapInfo's Year 2000 Internet Web Site pages have
been and will continue to be our primary mechanism for communicating Year
2000 information.
Northwood Geoscience - Year 2000 Compliance Statement
Northwood Geoscience Ltd. has reviewed its software product
line and has determined that all products are Year 2000
compliant. Northwood software products are designed to work
in a Windows/PC operating environment that does not have the
limitation of a two-digit year field.
ORACLE - Year 2000
Oracle is working hard to provide you the best service possible during the Century Date Change
(CDC). During this critical period they will be using several modes of communication.
Y2K Updates,Y2K Inquiries, Year 2000 Weekend Support for OracleBRONZE and Unsupported Customers
PCI Geomatics Year 2000 Statement
This statement addresses PCI Geomatics' policy with respect to Year 2000
conformity (also know as the Y2K problem). It provides a definition of Year 2000
Smallworld Year 2000 Business Continuity
Smallworldwide plc has initiated a Year 2000 program and
appointed a team with specific responsibilities which has the
full backing of the Board of Directors. Smallworld is focusing
on internal business applications by a process of asset
management and control.
ThinkSpace - Year 2000 Compliance
ThinkSpace is pleased to provide the following statements regarding the compliance of our products
with "Year 2000" solutions. Statements are provided for MF Works, Mapfactory, Map II.
Trimble - YEAR 2000/GPS WEEK NUMBER ROLLOVER POLICY
This policy addresses two concerns involving date "rollovers" as
they relate to Trimble customers and products. One is commonly
called the "year 2000" concern or "year 2000 compliance" (also
sometimes called century compliance, millennium compliance and
year 2000 conformity). The other is commonly called the "GPS
week number rollover" concern. This policy has been prepared by
Trimble Navigation Limited to assist its customers and others to
understand the nature of these concerns, and to state Trimble's
commitment to support its customers.
If you have a Y2K Compliance Statement to be refenced here please
contact the Editor
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