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Daylight Savings Time (DST) Patches

March 11, 2007 is the new start date for Daylight Saving Time, and changes back to standard time on the first Sunday in November. This is a change from the current start/end date that is built into some devices running eKEY.

Smartphones and PDA’s need to be updated so that they reflect the correct time when the new DST changes take effect. Without this change, some applications will indicate an hour off the actual time in locations that observe DST.

Palm and Microsoft are providing patches that will enable devices to correctly handle the change. It is recommended that you download and install these patches before the DST change takes effect.

Palm

Devices running PalmOS should visit the link below to determine if their device needs to have the patch applied.

http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/dst.html

Microsoft

Devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 should visit the link below to determine if their device needs to have the patch applied.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/daylightsaving/default.mspx

The act of installing the patch is the responsibility of the user.

Thank you,

GE Security Support Team