Another good reference , i came across recently .. did not see earlier and hence would not have been there in my earlier post Metalink Note 409210.1 Subject: USA 2007 DST Changes: Frequently Asked Questions for Oracle Fusion Middleware If you are looking out for Application Server / Middle tier / Infactstructure database related stuff then look for Note 397281.1 USA 2007 Daylight Saving Time (DST) Compliance for Database and Fusion Middleware which is now Compliance for Database and Sever Technologies HTH GovindanK On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:33:45 -0800, "Jared Still" <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> said: Nice list, thanks for sharing. -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist