LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF "COMPLIANCE" ACCORDING TO THE US GOV'T
Message 4245196
To: +Judge (15627 )
From: +Jeffrey S. Mitchell
Tuesday, Apr 28 1998 9:00PM ET
Reply # of 15644
Re: As pertains to embedded systems, the (shocking) legal definition of "Information
Technology"... according to the Federal Government
[Note: all italics are as in the original document]
2.101 Definitions
Information Technology
c) The term information technology does not include--
(1) Any equipment that is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract; or
(2) Any equipment that contains imbedded [sic] information technology that is used as an integral
part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation,
management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data
or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment such as
thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology
is integral to its operation, are not information technology.
Source:
Federal Register, Vol 62, No 236, Tuesday, December 9, 1997, Pg 64915
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Why did I say "shocking"? Because, according to Jacob Pankowski, a lawyer specializing in the
definition of "Y2K Compliance", the Federal Government can, by definition, legally declare itself
Y2K compliant without having fixed faulty chips in a wide variety of devices, such as HVACs!
- Jeff |
