A Day Late, and Dollar Short...As an IT Manager, we have been concentrating on Y2K Contingency Plans, i.e., in the event software fails, what is your manual alternative necessary to get the job done!!! As far as any software problems that still exist, it's a non-event, unless your a Third World Nation, that has not prepared, completed your conversion, or documented a manual alternative...
Hey, at 10 Bucks a copy, they may catch some suckers :-)
Seems that's why they are hawking this software at a discount???
Here's the release:
Software's Beyond 2000 ships Y2K program to Zellers
Software Gaming Corp SGMS
Shares issued 63,680,436 Dec 6 close $0.05
Tue 7 Dec 99 News Release
An anonymous director reports
Software Gaming's wholly owned subsidiary, Beyond 2000 Solutions Ltd., has
shipped 20,000 units of its Y2K test program IntelliTEST 2000 to Zellers
stores across Canada.
IntelliTEST 2000 tests PCs for Y2K compliance. If IntelliTEST returns a
non-Y2K compliant result, the end-user is prompted to purchase the full
version of the software product IntelliFIX 2000 or IntelliFIX 2000 Pro,
from Zellers.
Included with IntelliTEST 2000 is a $10 mail-in rebate for proof of
purchase of IntelliFIX 2000 or IntelliFIX 2000 Pro and another mail-in
rebate for the software products Speed98 or SafeNet.
In support of this promotion, Zellers has listed and ordered IntelliFIX
2000, 2000 Pro, Speed98 and SafeNet from Beyond 2000 Solutions' family of
software products for distribution in all of its 392 stores nationwide.
IntelliTEST 2000 will be made available throughout Zellers stores, while
the other software products will retail in the electronics/home
entertainment department.
It is estimated that the Y2K computer bug will affect over five million
personal, small office and home office PCs in Canada. Industry reports
indicate over 65 per cent of purchases of Y2K fix software products will be
made in the month of December.
Founded in 1931, Zellers is the leading Canadian national chain of discount
department stores. A wholly owned division of Hudson's Bay Company, Zellers
operates in every province of Canada. Since its purchase by Hudson's Bay
Company in 1981, Zellers has grown steadily through the acquisition of
Towers/Bonimart, Woodwards and Kmart. In 1998, Zellers' sales and revenue
were approximately $4.3-billion.
Zellers targets the budget-minded customer who enjoys value-priced
merchandise, particularly basic/staple, clothing and leisure items.
Excellent values are offered both in national and private brand
merchandise, communicated aggressively with frequent advertising in both
print and electronic media.
Zellers adds value-added savings to the shopping experience with the
introduction of Generation Z, a groundbreaking enhancement on the concept
of Club Z and the first retail loyalty program designed to extend
opportunities for rewards, shopping, saving and trading to kids whose
parents are Club Z members. Club Z was established in 1986 and has since
then rapidly grown into North America's largest retail loyalty program with
9.8 million members.
(c) Copyright 1999 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com
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I would think that the recent rise in SDWSF, BNTI, and especially!!! On the Gaming front...RIHI!!! Would garner much more attention...Starnet (SNMM) at these levels is looking very interesting...
Later...Gator |
