What implications does Section 110 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 have on Altova products?
All Altova Software products do not include any algorithms that would calculate automatic dates for switching Daylight Saving Time (DST) on or off. Altova Software relies on standard Windows Operating System calls to determine the current date/time when such a function is requested by the user, for example using the current-date() function in XSLT 2.0. To the limited extent that date/time functionality is required by a user such as in the example above, Altova software will work correctly provided that the underlying Windows Operating System is properly updated to comply with applicable law governing DST. To switch DST on or off, the user doesn’t have to perform any function that is specific to or included with Altova software. A user controls the setting of DST through the Windows Operating System, and, for example, in Windows XP this function is currently found under Start > Control Panel > Date and Time > Time Zone, where the user can check a box “Automatically adjust for Daylight S
