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To: Ken Salaets who wrote (3615)	2/3/1999 4:13:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) of 9818

UK: 'One in three members of the general public feel the Millennium Bug is a threat to their personal safety, suggests a poll conducted by the market research firm Mori. Nearly as many Information Technology specialists feel the same way. The fears of supposedly informed professionals are perhaps the most striking feature of the survey carried out in January on behalf of the IT services company ICL. Fifty-three per cent would refuse to fly at midnight on New Year's Eve because of safety considerations compared to 43% of members of the public. Thirty-seven per cent of IT specialists are not confident that UK organisations have the problem under control and 62% feel it poses a serious threat to public services. Asked what systems or goods would be adversely affected by a two-digit date rollover from 99 to 00, 91% mentioned PCs, 81% security alarms, 72% video recorders, 70% shop tills, 69% telephone networks, 63% the Net and 54% traffic lights. The public listed PCs (65%), cashpoints (57%), security alarms (46%), the Net (44%) and video recorders (43%). ICL says all of the above may be affected. news.bbc.co.uk

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