So when one visits Microsoft's "Preparing for Daylight Saving Time changes in 2007," one reads the following.
"The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by the U.S. Congress July, 2005, extended Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the U.S. by approximately four weeks. As a result, beginning in 2007, DST will start three weeks earlier on March 11, 2007, and end one week later on November 4, 2007, resulting in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than previously observed."
However, the Palm, Inc. newsletter I just received via e-mail begs to differ, as shown below.
"Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins March 11, 2007 -- three weeks earlier than last year. DST will also last one week longer in the fall as well, changing back to standard time on November 11, 2007 [emphasis added]."
Hmm. Palm and Microsoft have both issued software updates for their devices, and lots of people (including yours truly) rely on accurate synchronization of their Palm and Windows devices. This could therefore be sticky, if the updates share the disagreement highlighted in each company's outreach materials.
By the way, according to the article "Energy Act Shifts Daylight Saving Time, Sets Appliance Standards," found at the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Web site of the U.S. Department of Energy, says this.
"Yes, thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, in 2007 Daylight Saving Time will start on the second Sunday in March instead of the first Sunday in April, and will end on the first Sunday in November instead of the last Sunday of October [emphasis added]."
Hmm. The folks at Palm may want to re-review their processes for creating, editing, and validating their outreach materials, especially those related to potentially critical software updates. If you know someone at Palm, or are someone at Palm, you might want to let them know. And if you experience and process-related DST successes or failures, you might want to let me know.
Michael Dortch has been an analyst, 'information entrepreneur,' speaker, and writer about IT and 'the real world" for the past 30 years. After almost 10 years at the Robert Frances Group (RFG), Michael begins a new position with Aberdeen Group in September.
Dennis Byron is an analyst with ebizQ, focusing on Open Source Software as well as Business Process Management technologies.
