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Coming soon to our Hot Topics for Daylight Saving Time changes page, information on changes accommodating Mauritius and Egypt.

Guidance for Mauritius on Upcoming Daylight Saving Time Implementation for 2008-2009

As noted at http://www.afrol.com/articles/29955 on July 23, 2008 and in L’Express newspaper, the government of Mauritius has decided to adopt Summer Time (as it’s known in Europe, aka daylight saving time) in the island nation of over 1 million.   According to published government announcements, the country will begin recognizing Summer Time in October of this year. Official reports note that DST will begin on October 26, 2008 and end on March 27, 2009.

The post on our Technet blog summarizes the actions recommended for customers in Mauritius to address the implementation of daylight saving time and mitigate its impacts. These are the impacts primarily anticipated at the time this document was written, and the effects that customers may face are not restricted to them.

Windows Hotfix Available for Egypt 2008 Daylight Savings Time Change

The government of Egypt announced that due to the observance of Ramadan,  it has changed the end of Daylight Savings Time to August 28, 2008 at midnight.  

Microsoft has created upon request, out of band release packages for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 for the Egypt  DST update, Knowledge Base Article 953732, “A hotfix is available to update the ” (GMT+02:00) Cairo” time zone for 2008 in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.” Click here to view and request hotfix downloads.

Please note that these packages are call-in/request only packages and will not be released to the Microsoft Download Center or via Microsoft Update Services.  This change will be included in the next DST Windows cumulative package released for all currently supported operating systems in December 2008 (Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista). 

Tags: Microsoft, Daylight Saving Time, Daylight Savings Time, RSS, DST, Mauritius, Egypt; 4,370,000 (up from 3.6M a month ago); 2,360,000 (up from 900K a year ago, down 100K since last month)

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A quick quick Tweet as the Register’s James Sherwood reports that the Daylight savings shift to cause phone havoc Down Under (that’s Australia…):

“Unsuspecting Aussies could be in for a spot of time travel this weekend, because Australian network operator Telstra has warned that some Down Under phones won’t support the country’s upcoming daylight savings time adjustment.”

Well, if you read this blog and visit our sites, you’re likely prepared for this change.

As noted here, on October 5th, much of Australia — Eastern (New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania) and Central (South Australia) time zones — will begin daylight saving time. The Australia Eastern & Central 2008 Daylight Saving Changes page and the official Australian Government Time web site provide more information to prepare and educate end users and businesses on the changes in Australia. 

Daylight Saving Time is observed in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory and has been synchronised across these states. Western Australia began a three year trial of daylight saving on 3 December 2006. Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving.

Across the south-eastern states and the ACT, daylight saving for future summers begins at 2am Eastern Standard Time on the first Sunday in October and ends at 2am Eastern Standard Time (3am summer time) on the first Sunday in April.

So, what do you need to do?  Nothing, most likely if you have installed the cumulative update for Windows OS in December 2007 from late last year (or the latest cumulative update from August 2008) – these updates include the revisions for…

Central Australia Standard Time
Australia Eastern Standard Time
Tasmania Standard Time
Adjusts DST start times and end times for these time zones so that they start and end on the same day. This was changed after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (August 2007).

Such changes can have a significant impact on business performance if not dealt with proactively.  As we note on the Australian site above, impacts can range from the incorrect time displayed on a clock to calendaring problems. For IT Pros and SysAdmins, we recommend that you review the Australia 2008 Daylight Saving Planning Guide, which provides detailed guidance on preparing Microsoft solutions in complex environments for changes in daylight saving.  You can click on the links below to download the document in your preferred format:

• Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide (Word)
• Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide (XPS)
• Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide (PDF)

And for more on Windows Mobile phones and updates, please visit the Updating Windows Mobile phones for Daylight Saving Time site.

Tags: Microsoft, Daylight Saving Time, Daylight Savings Time, RSS, DST, Australia; 4,370,000 (up from 3.6M a month ago); 2,360,000 (up from 900K a year ago, down 100K since last month)

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