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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem

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To: John Mansfield who wrote (161)3/7/1998 12:45:00 PM
From: John Mansfield   of 618
 
INDEX-EMBEDDED II - Update - Index to embedded software Y2K issues...

...that I found interesting. PART II

Changed all SI 'exchange' links to 'techstocks' links.

Last changed 3/7/1998

- Conferences
- Legal
- DC Y2K Meeting on embedded systems
- Links
- Contingency planning
- Requests for help on embedded systems
- Fun and recreation

Technical stuff:

- Time Dilation
- Testing
- SCADA
- Technical discussions on-line
- Other technical discussions
- Technical links
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CONFERENCES

SPG's YEAR 2000 CONFERENCE & EXPO: also on embedded software problems
Message 3283340
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LEGAL

'our approach includes analysis of risks in both IT and non-IT operations (...) and problems with devices with embedded computer chips.'
freeyellow.com
Message 3330888
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DC Y2K Meeting on embedded systems

Cory: 'cory hamasaki lumped into the denial-head category at DC Y2K.'
Some more on the DCY2K meeting of 17/2; Cory on C.S.Y2K:
Message 3475250

DCY2K 17/2 meeting : 'this metric has been confirmed **across the utility industry**. '
Message 3475188

Some thoughts on previous post on DCY2K 2/17 meeting
VERY INTERESTING: DCY2K 2/17 meeting on embeddeds - Cory Hamasaki
Message 3466192

VERY INTERESTING: DCY2K 2/17 meeting on embeddeds - Cory Hamasaki
x4.dejanews.com

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LINKS

manufacturing.net: magazines on manufacturing; lots of links relevant for manufacturing
Message 3302176

LINKS to y2k embedded software - from G. Girod's site
From:
pw1.netcom.com

The Cassandra Project: good overview of y2k embedded problems
millennia-bcs.com

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Contingency planning

UK: 'ensuring supply of critical imports, like food and drugs'
UK Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank:
Message 3599323

'...but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London...'
'After compliance comes contingency
Message 3599386

'...no one has any other place they can go or get help from'
'Subject: Re: SitRep - Auckland Power Crisis - Wednesday 4th March
Message 3614382

'Year 2000 compliance is a little like eating an elephant...'
DfEE: UK Department of Education and Employment
Message 3614669

Auckland: 'The major lessons which must be learned from this preventable disaster...'
Auckland, 6 March 1998
Message 3628357

MITRE: Y2K Contingency Plan Guidelines
Message 3540008
mitre.org

UK: Utilities set up bug safety net
Utility companies have set up a war cabinet to co-ordinate their contingency plans to get the UK through the millennium crisis
Message 3527698

Rick Cowles on utilities: '. It's a given that there will be system failures.'
At this point, all companies need to be thinking in terms of system recovery post-01 January 2000. It's a given that there will be system failures.
Message 3527086

UK: Utilities set up bug safety net
Utility companies have set up a war cabinet to co-ordinate their contingency plans to get the UK through the millennium crisis.
Message 3527698

MITRE: Y2K Contingency Plan Guidelines
Message 3540008
mitre.org
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Requests for help on embedded systems:

Has anyone out there compiled testing procedures that apply to process control systems?
Message 3558547

' My problem is in finding people with the manufacturing controls systems experience'
Message 3558559

'looking for someone to teach steps to address embedded systems'
Message 3600721

City Of Beverly: help needed on '"hidden" stuff, imbedded chips, traffic controllers, police and fire equipment'
Typical request for help from local government
Message 3551956

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Fun and recreation

'Wow, we made the SI hotlist today!'
Message 3587612

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AFTER THIS LINE : TECHNICAL STUFF - only trespass when having technical background ;-)

TIME DILATION

Mike Echlin: 'History of "Time Dilation", or what the hell is this.'
Mike Echlin's site! :
intranet.ca

BEST OF C.S.Y2K: Time Dilation update by Jace Crouch
Message 2927104

TECHNICAL - Time Dilation page by Mike Echlin
Nice starting point for investigating into the TD effect on PC's; including links to test programs.
nethawk.com
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TESTING

Reprint of Roleigh Martin's article on embedded software testing
ourworld.compuserve.com
Focusses on testing, utilities, urgency to act now; mentions a recent conference helt by the EPRI for the utilities.

Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems
aieg.org
Message 2960653

Y2K testing at Schneider Automation
modicon.com go to 'year 2000'
Message 3283692

IEE guide: 5.4.3 Identifying embedded systems with potential time-related problems '
iee.org.uk
Message 3220305

Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems
aieg.org
Message 2960653

'...published by the UK Health & Safety Executive
(HSE) ' 'I think it's a lot better than the report on embedded systems
produced by the IEE. '
Message 3614437

'...each embedded system or piece of equipment MUST be treated as a unique system'
Message 3547456
From: "david c hall

TECHNICAL 'Intro to Embedded Chip Problem Detection'
What is going on at a typical customer doing factory floor Y2K remediation. Interesting reading!
Message 3547439
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SCADA

SCADA - Everything you wanted to know about SCADA, but were afraid to ask ;-)
Message 2950999

UK SCADA firm
I like this statement of a UK SCADA firm:
'...has set up a specialist division that offers a full vulnerability analysis'.
From:
boward.com

'SCADA Sources on the WWW':
iinet.net.au
Try this!! ===>>>> 'SCADA Year 2000 sites' <<<====
You will find a lot of links to co's with statements about y2k in embedded systems:
Message 3231437

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TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS ON-LINE

Several ES engineers are discussion actual problems
Just found another site from an Australian engineering company where several ES engineers are discussion actual problems; a clear need for the planty2kone product can be seen there:
control.com
Message 3283251

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Other technical discussions:

Frequently asked Embeddeds Q/A
'Q:
'If there is no way you could enter a date...'
Then can we be sure it does not have an year 2000 problem?'
Message 3487099

TECHNICAL - Embedded systems: time comparisons in PLC
This is a technical question on time comparison's in PLC's, found in a y2k discussion list.
Message 3369168
TECHNICAL LINKS

Everything you wanted to know about processors
Message 3177234

These are all links to sites containing information or references about embedded software etc; not about specific y2k problems in ES (except 1 link).
Message 3338740

'So they only thing this engineer can do to verify the process is try
over and over again to test the device using as many different factors as he can dream up, until he exhausts himself, or the system shows an error.'
Message 3558535

TECHNICAL - '...wonder if TTL is still in use in satellites today'
Message 3606769
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