It would be silly for companies to miss this. But history isn't on the optimists' side. Not sure Other View Results Lab equipment software used by heart surgeons at Papwoth Hospital in the U.K. couldn't function Feb. 29, so the lab analysis had to be done by other labs using a different vendor's equipment. A higher taxicab fare in New York went into effect March 1. But meters programmed by one company in Queens forgot about the leap day and charged the higher rate on Feb. 29.
Vigilance is the key.
MBIA contacted the vendor and discovered that a leap-year patch was in the works. But it proves that there's never complete assurance in third-party software. Pages will open in a new browser window External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.