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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem
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To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)3/4/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: John Mansfield   of 618
 
'...but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London...'

'After compliance comes contingency

The utility companies have worked hard on year 2000 compliance, but are taking no chances and have put plans in place just in case things go wrong.

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"We can let the specialists get on and do all the smart stuff to fix the IT systems, but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London," he said.

The utility is aiming to do just that, by reviving old telephone lines and laying new ones of its own, to ensure engineers can stay in touch in the event of an infrastructure failure.'

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computerweekly.co.uk
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