Changes to DST in 2007
In 2007, the United States, Canada and Bermuda changed the timing of
the change between standard time and daylight savings time in those
regions where daylight savings time is in use. The new dates are:
- start: the 2nd Sunday in March at 2am
- end: the 1st Sunday in November at 2am
The intent of this change in the United States was to save energy;
for more information on the Energy Policy Act of 2005, refer to site
http://www.energy.gov/about/EPAct.htm.
IBM has provided a web page at
http://www.ibm.com/support/alerts/ca/en/daylightsavingstimealert.html
which contains consolidated information on the implications of the
change for IBM products.
Microsoft has provided an update for affected Microsoft products.
There were some challenges for customers using Microsoft Outlook and
Exchange.
For more information
Note: This DST2007 page is no longer being updated. Some links may now be rotten.
