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The software products listed above are applicable to a variety of IBM computer products, and not all of them might be included with your particular IBM computer model.

Contact the software vendor directly for the most current information about the Year 2000 status of their products. The software vendors' Web sites are often the best source of current information. Software vendors post new information and software fixes on their Web sites from time to time as they become available. It is possible that a software vendor might have already posted such updates to their products by the time you receive this notice. You are solely responsible for determining the applicability of any software updates from the software vendors, obtaining them from the software vendors, and installing them.

IBM is providing this information to assist you in your assessment of the Year 2000 status of your computer environment. It is important that you prepare to address any issues that might affect the readiness of your overall computer environment. Unless your computer hardware, software, and data are all Year 2000 ready, the computer system or software might not be able to differentiate between the year 1900 and the year 2000, which can lead to serious errors in data and calculations.

As you make the Year 2000 assessment of your computer, be sure to check the Year 2000 readiness of all software installed on the system, not just the software included with your computer. Also, note that some tools designed to check Year 2000 readiness might not detect updates made to software after it was first distributed by the software vendor. While somewhat confusing, this provides a conservative approach. If a software product is designated as having minor issues, you should evaluate how the issues might affect your use of the software. Helpful information about the Year 2000 challenge and the readiness status of IBM computers is available at www.ibm.com/pc/year2000. Check periodically for updated information.

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