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Technology Stocks : 2000: Y2K Civilized Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Hunt who wrote (89)	8/11/1999 5:59:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 662

Glitch sends city 911 operators to high ground << When an electronics meltdown at Phoenix police's dispatch center shut down the 911 system early Friday, operators crawled out of bed and headed to large parks, high hills, any place for a clear radio transmission. There, they received calls via cell phones from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, which was handling the diverted emergency calls. Then, they used two-way radios to dispatch squad cars. >> ... more at ... azcentral.com Hmmm ... Good thing it doesn't rain much there.

To: John Hunt who wrote (89)	8/11/1999 6:14:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 662

Y2K Specialist Forms SWAT Team << The Complete Solutions Group, which offers Y2K consultancy and services to companies whose information technology (IT) systems may be impacted by the "bug," says that organizations have not tested their systems for every eventuality surrounding the problem. Because of this, Ian Blackwell, the firm's director, told Newsbytes, the company is the first in Europe - and possibly the world - to form SWAT-style teams to tackle the problem at the sharp end, when it occurs on January 2, 2000. >> ... more at ... currents.net