OFFICIAL RELEASE -- October 28, 1997
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>
> --- Year 2000 and Manufacturing Companies ------
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> The Year 2000 user groups co-sponsoring the joint position statement
> are as follows:
>
> -- Tennessee Y2K Issues Group in Nashville, Tennessee
> -- Midwest 2000 Sharing Group in St. Louis
> -- Arizona Millennium Group in Phoenix
> -- New York 2000 User Group
> -- "The Nutmeg Centurians" in Trumbull, Connecticut
> -- Society for Information Management (SIM) Year 2000 Working Group
> -- Central Indiana Year 2000 User Group
> -- Bluegrass Year 2000 Group in Lexington, Kentucky
>
> We have not had any user group decline involvement.
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>
> ----- JOINT POSITION STATEMENT --------------------
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> "Embedded Systems" include microprocessors and computer chips embedded
> in many process controls, sensors and other devices. These systems
> often require someone with detailed product knowledge to identify the
> component and test it. In many instances, only the vendor or their
> supplier is in a position to know how to fix the embedded system.
> Older
> equipment may no longer be supported by the original equipment
> manufacturer, and an upgrade or replacement is required.
>
> These embedded systems need to be identified, evaluated, corrected
> where needed, tested, the testing documented, the results reviewed for
> validity, and other adjustments made. This is all easy to say but it
> can be very difficult and time consuming to achieve. Studies and
> reports indicate that very few organizations have even begun to fix
> their embedded systems problems.
>
> Has your organization already determined that it does not have
> embedded
> system problems? What level of business risk is there to your
> organization from embedded systems failures? What level of business
> risk is there in "not knowing" about potential failures of your
> suppliers, customers, and service providers? It is our understanding
> that nearly every manufacturing company, which has thoroughly checked,
> has identified some embedded systems problems. If these outside
> organizations have a problem, it could disrupt your business. We want
> to encourage everyone to take steps to avoid disruptions due to Year
> 2000 computer problems within their own, their suppliers, or their
> customers embedded systems.
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> References for embedded processes and process control systems include:
> www.house.gov/science/couffou_3-20.html
> www.compinfo.co.uk/y2k/examples.htm www.y2knonit.com
> www.year2000.com/archive/embedded.html
> www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/iia/y2khtmls/opinions/brown.htm & on the
> same
> Web site equip.htm & embedded.htm (or www.theiia.org & select
> Technology
> and select Year 2000 Documents)
> www.iee.org/2000risk/
> www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?VAR19970901S0010
> www.techweb.com/wire/news/aug/0819amok.html
> www.iee.org.uk/2000risk www.gigaweb.com www.ab.com
> www.osaf.org/links.html#embedded www.hitex.com/automation/chips.htm
> www.emags.com/epr/eprhm/electfls/weblinks/compents.htm
> www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist.htm
> www.cs.uregina.ca/~bayko/cpu.html
> infopad.eecs.berkeley.edu/CIC/archive/cpu_history.html
> cwlive.cw.com:8080/home/print9497.nsf/All/SL35indep
> www.year2000.unt.edu/WCS/ (free registration is required for this
> site)
> www.state.mn.us/ebranch/admin/ipo/2000/sec8.html
> nytsyn.com
> www.memagazine.org/contents/current/features/mayhem/mayhem.html
> www.manufacturingsystems.com/suplment/Year2000.htm
> www.state.or.us/IRMD/y2k/year2.htm (a good report is due in Nov. 97)
> www.iss.org.uk www.ckcs.org/videotape/
> www.computerweekly.co.uk/news/23_10_97/08598503239/H2.html
> www.computerweekly.co.uk/news/23_10_97/08598503239/C12.html
> www.computerbits.com for Computer Bits Magazine should include their
> articles from May & June 97 and they will have another article in
> November 1997
>
> -- COMPUTERWORLD May 19, 1997 pages 1 & 28 and maybe on
> www.cw.com or www.computerworld.com
> -- NEWSWEEK June 2, 1997 cover story is on Year 2000
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> DISCLAIMER -- The information above represents the views of the
> co-sponsoring Year 2000 user groups as a whole. This is not intended
> to reflect the views of any member organization. We believe the
> references provided support our position. The intent of this
> document is to provide helpful information to many organizations.
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> ------ CIRCULATION -------
>
> THIS JOINT POSITION STATEMENT SHOULD BE WIDELY CIRCULATED. IT MAY BE
> POSTED ON INTERNET MAIL LISTS. IT MAY BE PLACED ON ANY WEB SITE OR
> BULLETIN BOARD AS LONG AS DONE IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER.
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