Index: /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/common/utils.py
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/common/utils.py	(revision 83584)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/common/utils.py	(revision 83585)
@@ -1510,4 +1510,13 @@
     return formatIsoTimestamp(datetime.datetime.utcnow());
 
+def formatShortIsoTimestamp(oNow):
+    """Formats the datetime object as an ISO timestamp, but w/o microseconds."""
+    assert oNow.tzinfo is None or isinstance(oNow.tzinfo, UtcTzInfo);
+    return oNow.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ');
+
+def getShortIsoTimestamp():
+    """Returns the current UTC timestamp as a string, but w/o microseconds."""
+    return formatShortIsoTimestamp(datetime.datetime.utcnow());
+
 def convertDateTimeToZulu(oDateTime):
     """ Converts oDateTime to zulu time if it has timezone info. """