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To: John Hunt who wrote (95)	8/12/1999 7:50:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 662

DSS catches up with back-log (UK) << UK pensioners will find extra money in their benefit payments this week as the Department of Social Security continues sorting out the mess created by computer problems earlier this year. The DSS began experiencing problems when it installed a new Year 2000 compliant computer system. The system, which records National Insurance Contributions, was found to have more than 1500 faults, according to a report by the House of Commons public accounts committee. >> ... more at ... y2k-news.co.uk

To: John Hunt who wrote (95)	8/12/1999 7:52:00 AM
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U.S. software targets Soviet-style bugs << Accelr8 Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: ACLY - news) was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as the supplier of software -- Navig8 2000 -- that will aid in the correction of Year 2000 (Y2K) software coding problems in Soviet-designed reactors. Use of the Navig8 2000 software is part of a DOE-sponsored project to ensure Y2K computer compliance at nuclear power plants in the former Soviet Union. The software is designed to help plant computer experts detect Y2K vulnerabilities in their computer applications so that any deficiencies can be corrected. Navig8 2000 software functions in a multi-language, multi-alphabet environment, and can analyze and correct source code deficiencies in Roman and Cyrillic alphabets in the same application. >> ... more at ... biz.yahoo.com

To: John Hunt who wrote (95)	8/12/1999 7:59:00 AM
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It's Y2K daily for some Russians << "The good news is that a lot of things don't work in Russia, and, therefore, Y2K will not be a catastrophe," says Lawrence Haw, director of international operations for System Integration Technologies, which helps companies plan for Y2K glitches. He adds that Russians are much more used to putting up with glitches in electricity, telecommunications, transportation and water systems -- all of which are vulnerable to Y2K failures -- than are Americans . In Russia, there is no need for an excuse as large as Y2K for water-supply breaks, power outages or dead phone lines. People in several regions throughout the country have been living with heating and electricity shortages for years, usually because their local administrations can't pay the bills. "My phone went out last week, and this week my power was off for half a day," says Natalya Ryabova, a Moscow shop clerk who lives in the center of the capital. "Why should I worry about what might happen six months from now?" Russians, in this respect, are more psychologically prepared for the potential Y2K glitches than their Western counterparts. >> ... more at ... usatoday.com