Common use of Service Commencement Dates Clause in Contracts

Service Commencement Dates. IBM's responsibilities with respect to the Core Applications Services, the Data Center Services, the Telecommunications Connectivity Services, the Help Desk Services, and the Modernization Services shall commence on the following dates (each a "Service Commencement Date"): (i) with respect to the Data Center Services and the Telecommunications Connectivity Services, on June 1, 2002 with respect to Equipment, Software and Assets, and July 15, 2002 with respect to IBM Personnel; provided that the Data Center Migration is substantially complete; (ii) with respect to the Help Desk Services, on October 7, 2002; provided that the Help Desk Migration is substantially complete; (iii) with respect to the Core Applications Services (including third party service contracts for consultants), on July 15, 2002; provided that the Core Applications Migration is substantially complete; and (iv) with respect to the Modernization Services, on such date as requested by Empire. The Parties acknowledge that any of the foregoing dates may be changed by mutual agreement of the Parties.