CSMS Message: 99-000366

THE CONVERSION OF THE ABI FRONT END HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT
WEDNESDAY, 5/19/99 AT 6:00 AM. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR
5/01/99 BUT WAS POSTPONED.

PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER ADMIN MESSAGE WHICH HAS BEEN APPENDED TO
TO THIS MESSAGE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THAT MESSAGE DESCRIBES
DETAILS OF THE CHANGE INCLUDING A CHANGE TO THE JOBNAME.

4/23/99 ADMIN MESSAGE APPENDED BELOW:

OUR TECHNICAL STAFF AT THE DATA CENTER IS PLANNING TO COMPLETE THE
MIGRATION OF ALL THE TRADE PARTICIPANTS TO THE NEW FRONT END BY
MAY 1, 1999, WHEN THE REMAINING ABI PARTICIPANTS WILL BE MOVED.
THE PLAN IS TO BEGIN THIS MOVE OF CLIENTS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999
AT 6:00 AM EST.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE MIGRATION IS SEAMLESS, AND IN MOST CASES,
REQUIRES NO CHANGES IN YOUR SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, IF YOUR SOFTWARE UTILIZES
THE JOB NAME ATTACHED TO YOUR RESPONSES, YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE
TO YOUR SYSTEM. THE JOB NAME USED IN THE OLD FRONT END SYSTEM IS ABIMTSZ.
THE JOB NAME IN THE NEW FRONT END SYSTEM IS PXTABI.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JOB NAME IS NOT, AND HAS NEVER BEEN, FORMALLY
DOCUMENTED AND FILERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED NOT TO RELY ON IT.
THE JOB NAME WILL MOST LIKELY BE CHANGED AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THIS JOB NAME CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE IMMEDIATELY TO DISCUSS ALL RELATED ISSUES.
THANK YOU.