Many systems have a critical dependence on the absolute correctness of date-processing.
Traditionally, most application systems have adopted a Gregorian date format and truncated the year component to the two least-significant digits, which represent the decade. Vendor provided software, including operating systems, is not immune. Due to the wide variety of information technology hardware, software and applications deployed within the Victorian public sector there is no single, nor simple, solution to the problem. Available - The problem horizon is not negotiable. At best, some three years remain for corrective action.