Jeff--
I can't say that I'm highly encouraged by the three odd international rankings that came out the past week nor the recent small business survey.
And then there's this--
Wednesday December 22, 3:45 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Infoliant Corporation
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Many Computer Vendors and Technology Consumers Not Ready Despite Billions Spent on Y2K Remediation, According to Infoliant
Almost 1,200 Changes to Compliance Status in Fourth Quarter
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the billions of dollars Americans spent on Y2K remediation programs over the past three years, many have neglected major components of their IT infrastructure. That's the perspective of Kevin Weaver, executive vice president and co-founder of Infoliant Corporation. Infoliant manages an online database of Year 2000 compliance information that includes almost 50,000 discrete product records.
According to Weaver, ''I'm shocked at the number of inquiries we are still receiving from business just in the past week. They've left out much of their desktop and network systems focusing almost exclusively on mainframe and other mission critical applications. The reality is that if a network goes down and email isn't working -- that's pretty critical too.''
Compounding the problem is that many technology companies are racing to determine whether their own products are compliant. As Infoliant's Delta Report has shown, there have been 1156 changes to the compliance status of hardware and software products in the past three months. ''Time is running out and it will be virtually impossible for call centers and help desks to handle all the calls that could come in,'' added Weaver. ''The real issue is that of time, time that it will take to determine which product may be at fault and how to find that product's compliance and remediation information.''
Infoliant's Year 2000 Network Advisor(TM) maintains quality-assured and current compliance information from hundreds of vendors. The service allows customers to use a single resource to evaluate its IT assets. The database is continually updated to assure the most current information is available to users. Customers can subscribe to the online database on a monthly basis, or longer-term enterprise-wide agreements. For more information visit www.infoliant.com or call 1-888-Y2K-LIST.
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