| DCLPublicationDate: 10/1/99 DCLID: GEN-99-32 AwardYear: Summary: This letter is a Year 2000 disclosure notice* on the Student Status Confirmation Reporting version 1.2 (SSCR V1.2) software package. [[This file contains the "Dear Parter - GEN-99-32" in Portable Document Format (PDF). It can be viewed with version 3.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.]] October 1999 GEN-99-32 Dear Partner: This letter is a Year 2000 disclosure notice* on the Student Status Confirmation Reporting version 1.2 (SSCR V1.2) software package. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and National Computer Systems, the software development contractor for SSCR, are pleased to inform you that the July 1999 release of the SSCR V1.2 software package, which ED issues to institutions upon request, is Year 2000 compliant. The Product will function accurately related to the processing of date data (including but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing of dates) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap-year calculations, when used in accordance with documentation provided with the Product release, and when all third-party products used in combination with the Product properly exchange date data with it. Additional information on ED's Year 2000 activities can be found on its web page at http://www.ed.gov. SSCR's Year 2000 compliance was obtained through assessment, renovation, and testing, as well as the assessment, renovation, and testing of the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Year 2000 compliant Pentium personal computers (PCs), the Title IV Wide Area Network (TIVWAN), an IBM 9672-R35, and Hourglass 2000 software were used to test the following SSCR functions: Receiving the Initial SSCR File Transmitting the Submittal File Receiving the Error Notification File The functions listed above were performed with the system dates on PCs set to 12/31/1999, 01/01/2000, 02/29/2000, and 02/29/2004. The NSLDS system used Hourglass 2000 software to simulate those dates on its mainframe. Institutions use the SSCR to report the enrollment status of student borrowers to the NSLDS. Sincerely, __________________________________ Steve Hawald Chief Information Officer Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs U S Department of Education __________________________________ Dick Schwab Vice President and General Manager National Computer Systems Government Services Division Disclaimer: This statement does not constitute a warranty and is provided merely to facilitate users in planning for their transition to year 2000. This compliance means this software will not produce errors processing dates in connection with the century change to year 2000 when used with accurate data in accordance with its documentation, provided all other products (e.g., other software, firmware, and hardware) used with it properly exchange date data compliantly. The U.S. Department of Education and National Computer Systems assume no liability or responsibility for the use or the consequences of the use of this product. *Statements made to you in the course of this letter are subject to the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act (P.L. 105-271). In the case of a dispute, this Act may reduce your legal rights regarding the use of any such statements, unless otherwise specified. |