| Title: | ADVISORY NOTICE TO ALL ABI, AMS AND AES PARTICIPANTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1999-08-24 |
| To: | abi |
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ATTENTION ALL ABI, AMS AND AES PARTICIPANTS
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THERE IS CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ABOUT THE TURN
OF THE CENTURY AND THE IMPACT THE CENTURY CHANGE WILL HAVE ON COMPUTER
SYSTEMS; SPECIFICALLY IN DATE ROUTINES.
THE YEAR 2000 EFFORT (Y2K) HAS RETAINED THE HIGHEST AUTOMATION PRIORITY
WITHIN THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE. WE HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE
THAT OUR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY CONTINUE TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY
IN THE NEXT CENTURY. WE HAVE RENOVATED, VALIDATED AND RE-IMPLEMENTED ALL
OF OUR SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THEY WILL WORK INTO AND BEYOND THE YEAR 2000.
RECENTLY, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE HAS RECEIVED QUESTIONS FROM SOME OF OUR
TRADE PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL UTILIZED BY THE
TRADE IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING WITH CUSTOMS. IF YOU ARE A
SOFTWARE VENDOR, SERVICE CENTER, OR SELF-PROGRAMMER OF ABI, AMS, OR AES
SOFTWARE USED BY THE TRADE PARTICIPANTS TO INTERFACE WITH THE U.S. CUSTOMS
SERVICE, PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL SOFTWARE, IN-HOUSE AND OFF-THE-SHELF, AND
THE ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, PROVIDED TO YOUR CLIENTS ARE INTERNALLY YEAR 2000
(Y2K) COMPLIANT. INFORMATION REGARDING THE Y2K COMPLIANCY OF PARTICULAR
PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ON THAT COMPANY'S WEB SITE.
ALL AUTOMATED ABI, AMS, AND AES PARTICIPANTS, SOFTWARE VENDORS, ETC. ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH THEIR HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS REGARDING THE
SYSTEMS THEY ARE USING AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE Y2K COMPLIANT.
IN ADDITION, PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL SOFTWARE, IN ADDITION TO YOUR
ABI, AMS, AES SOFTWARE, THAT IS RUNNING ON YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, IS
Y2K COMPLIANT. THOSE CLIENTS WHO UTILIZE OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE SHOULD
CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE VENDORS TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE SOFTWARE.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE CUSTOMS SERVICE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, NOR
MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, FOR ENSURING THAT THE SOFTWARE
AND/OR HARDWARE SUPPLIED BY VENDORS TO THE TRADE IS Y2K COMPLIANT, OR
THAT IT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH CUSTOMS AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE TRADE PARTICIPANT (BROKER, IMPORTER, EXPORTER,
CARRIER, ETC.) TO CONTACT THEIR VENDORS AND VERIFY WITH THEM THAT ALL
THE SOFTWARE USED TO INTERFACE WITH CUSTOMS HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED
AND IS Y2K COMPLIANT.