CSMS Message: 96-000755

Title:SYSTEM ACCESS NOT AVAILABLE TO SOME CLIENTS
Date:1996-09-06
To:abi
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AN UPGRADE OF A FRONT END PROCESSOR WILL OCCUR DURING THE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOWNTIME ON 9/14-15, 11:00 PM TO 3:00 AM.
THERE WILL BE SOME IMPACT TO THE TRADE PARTICIPANTS LINKED TO THIS
FRONT END PROCESSOR. AS A RESULT, THESE PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OUR SYSTEM DURING THE DOWN TIME.
ALL IMPACTED PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE CUSTOMS DATA
CENTER STAFF. IN ADDITION, WE ARE INCLUDING IN THIS ADMIN MESSAGE, THE
NAMES OF THOSE SAME ABI AND AMS PARTICIPANTS IMPACTED BY THIS UPGRADE AND
DOWNTIME.

ACCESS AND PROCESSING WILL BE RESTORED WHEN THE SYSTEM IS BROUGHT BACK
UP AT THE 3:00 AM SUNDAY SCHEDULED TIME.
TRADE PARTICIPANTS IMPACTED:
APL, EVERGREEN AMERICA, FEDERAL EXPRESS, GEISCO, LUFTHANSA,
SEALAND, LUSK SHIPPING, MAERSK, P & O CONTAINERS, RIJNHAAVE, RAIL INC.,
S. C. PORT AUTHORITY, TOWER GROUP INTL., XEROX CORP., UPS.

ALL IMPACTED PARTICIPANTS SHOULD HOLD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL
THE SYSTEM COMES BACK UP AT 3:00 AM SUNDAY, 9/15.