“What is product compliance?” you might be asking. There is no one global definition for compliance, but HP’s definition and testing criteria are sufficiently similar to those of other institutions. As you transition into the next century, it is important to know what it means to be Year-2000-Compliant. The information provided here will help you understand the Hewlett-Packard definition of compliance.

Compliant Products—the Definition
A “Compliant” product accurately processes date data. This definition includes, but is not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing dates from, into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A compliant product accurately processes data in the years 1999 and 2000 and performs leap year calculations when used in accordance with its product documentation, and provided all other products used in combination with the product properly exchange data with it.

Listed in Tables 1 and 2 are the mandatory Year-2000 test cases and checklist items required for all new HP products to validate their Year-2000 compliance.

No Date Processing
Products that do no date-related processing (“NDRP”) are considered to be Compliant. For the few products that are Compliant and require specific customer action, such actions will be clearly detailed.

Not Compliant
Any product that is not deemed to have a status of Certifiably Compliant, Compliant, Ready, or NDRP is assigned a status of “Non-Compliant”.