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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues

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To: John Mansfield who wrote (2177)7/18/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: John Mansfield  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
Staggering number of mainstream newspapers y2k articles ON A SINGLE DAY. From www.year2000.com. Must be still growing exponentially; we should try to get an idea of the time interval needed for doubling the number of articles; and then extrapolate towards 1/1/2000.

John
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'July 13, 1998:

Tech Week: Millennial meltdown?
Reuters: Wall St Y2K tests overlook trade volume
Reuters: Cargo carriers can handle Millennium Bug - FedEx
Wired News: Wall Street Tests Y2K Systems
ZD Net News: Is Wall Street ready for Y2K?
Government Computer News: NFC's ready to 'take on' 2000: USDA center fixed 23.5m lines of code
Government Computer News: House lawmakers feud over date code monies
Government Computer News: Education replaces 386 and 486 PCs as part of year 2000 effort
Government Computer News: News Roundup: IG finds new date code threat
Government Computer News: Date code fix bollixes predictions on federal IT budgets, analysts say
Government Computer News: Beat the Clock
Computerworld Australia: Local euro software takeup sluggish
Netly News: Talk Shows Take On Y2K
Virginia Pilot: Area computer-bug exterminators are on the front line
Virginia Pilot: Norfolk Southern gets its Y2K tracks straight, hopes other business partners are doing the same
Arizona Daily Star: Bug of the century
Computerworld: A backlash is coming -- and IS will be caught in it
Computerworld: What's in it for you?
Computerworld: Liners: Y2K: The wrath of God
Computerworld: Say cheese
New Straits Times: Be prepared for battle against millennium bug
Newsday: Putting Year 2000 on the Money
Wall Street Journal: Wall Street Firms Begin Test Of Transition to Year 2000 (requires paid registration)
Barron's: In a Global Economy, Everyone Hangs Together (requires paid registration)
Star Online: More firms budget for Y2K solution
Albuquerque Journal: PNM works to defeat year 2000 bug
VNU Newswire: Merrill Lynch says millennium is no Armageddon
Computerworld: Do-it-yourselfers
Computerworld: Survey: World is ready for 2000
Computerworld: U.S. firms sweat foreign telco Y2K readiness
Computerworld: Desktops are not immune to year 2000
Associated Press: Wall Street launches biggest test for Year 2000 bugs
Reuters: 2000 Bomb Lurking Over Horizon For Funds
NY Times Syndicate: Hong Kong Airport Chaos Shows How Y2K Bug Might Pan Out
Business Today: Boston Stock Exchange begins Y2K simulations
Internet Week: What Do CEOs Expect From IT?
Capitol District Business Review: Latest seller's market is for job seekers
Computerworld: Pennsylvania eyes Y2K shield measure
Computerworld: Clinton, Gore Y2K talk on tap
Computerworld: Hong Kong airport warnings fell on deaf ears
PC Week: Late for a very important date
PC Week: Surviving the Y2K Adventure
NZ Business Herald: IT projects 'too slow' on 2000 bug work
CNNfn: Canada To Require Y2K Fix Details In Company Reports
CNNfn: Australian Stock Exchange Receives Y2K Fix Report
South Florida Business Journal: Stop Y2K bug before it gets into your building
Federal Computer Week: National Finance Center closes gap on Y2K compliance
Federal Computer Week: Treasury CIO in FTS 2001 talks
Business Today: Y2K bug sound overplayed? Look at Hong Kong's new airport
Business Today: Securities firms to simulate 2000 for computer snags
Information Week: Who's On First?
Westergaard Year 2000: Will There Be A "99" Problem?
Westergaard Year 2000: A Report on New Congressional Y2K Activities
Memphis Business Journal: With 18 Months to Go, Corporate America Has Its Head in the Sand
St. Louis Business Journal: Health-care providers grapple with Year 2000 issue
Pittsburgh Business Times: Banking industry merger game often revolves around technology
Roll Call Policy Briefings: Administration Gets An 'F' for Y2K Efforts
Roll Call Policy Briefings: Y2K Problem: The Sky Isn't Falling
BBC News: Wall Street takes on the Y2K bug
Washington Post: Bytes: Another Y2K Bug Problem
Virginia Pilot: Could be some reason for concern on utilities' Y2K readiness
Virginia Pilot: Uncertainty about the effects of computer problem is part of its menace
Star Tribune: Public has little awareness of Y2K computer problem
Internet Week: NCA-Based Oracle Apps Push Sequent Past Y2K Issues
Internet Week: Y2K Hits Carriers -- New services likely to be delayed amid crisis
Information Week: Don't Worry About Government
Information Week: Worst-Case Scenarios
Information Week: Rushing To Finish
Information Week: Beyond IT's Estimation?
Information Week: Bifocal IS Management
Information Week: Year 2000 Needs Financial Attention
Information Week: Year 2000 Certification Moves Forward
Information Week: Arrive Late To The Win98 Party
Information Week: Most On Track For 2000
Computer Reseller News: Year 2000-Compliance Boon To VARs
NZ InfoTech Weekly: Courts urged to stay on top of Y2K
NZ InfoTech Weekly: Y2K taskforce phone survey of 600 firms
NZ InfoTech Weekly: Auckland Healthcare spending $7.8m on Y2K compliance
Australian Financial Review: Concern as Asia drags its feet on Y2K
Computerworld New Zealand: Lack of business shuts year 2000 solutions group
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