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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Hunt who wrote (8428)	8/26/1999 5:02:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

carteretnewstimes.com Morehead City manager says Navy's Y2K utility report is completely off base >>It's even more puzzling how the Navy got the supposed information about the vulnerability of Morehead City's utility systems. According to the city manager, "No one that we are aware of from the Navy has even contacted us to ask us about Y2K compliance." <<

To: John Hunt who wrote (8428)	8/26/1999 9:31:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

*Fewer Than Half of Major Firms Anticipate Full Year 2000 Compliance in Critical* Systems by Year's End** - Three-Quarters Have Experienced a Year 2000-Related Failure - Firming Their Grip on Year 2000 Problem Solving, More Top Managers Plan to Run Millennium Crisis Centers ... Fewer than half of America's largest companies (48 percent) expect all of their critical systems to be prepared for the Year 2000, according to a new survey by Cap GeminiAmerica, Inc., an information technology and management consulting leader. One in five companies (18 percent) expect that 75 percent or less of their critical systems will be "completely tested and compliant" by December 31, 1999 [...] usa.capgemini.com Cap Gemini - August 10, 1999 Cheryl FYI - There's a thread called "The Y2K Newspaper" that only has Y2K related news articles printed, and no discussion, though some comments may follow articles. Just in case anyone's interested: Subject 30025

To: John Hunt who wrote (8428)	8/27/1999 7:37:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Government (Canada) says its critical systems are ready for Y2K << Government services that Canadians depend on such as Old Age Security cheques, the passport office and employment insurance are 100 per cent ready for the year 2000. Treasury Board officials declared Thursday that overall the government's most critical systems are 99 per cent prepared for Jan. 1, 2000, which means they have been identified, fixed and tested. Guy McKenzie, in charge of the Year 2000 file for Treasury Board, underlined that this doesn't mean Ottawa is guaranteeing nothing will go wrong on New Year's Eve or afterward. "I always want to be clear about the fact that this isn't a blanket assurance," McKenzie said. Government departments are still working to finalize contingency plans for the new year, to ensure that if something does happen to go wrong, services will continue to be delivered. There are still no firm estimates on how many public servants will be asked to report to work on and around New Year's Eve. Of the hundreds of other non-critical computers and pieces of equipment that the government controls, 94 per cent are considered prepared. Canadian Heritage continues to lag behind at just 72 per cent readiness. >> ... cont'd at ... canoe.ca For what it's worth, I am inclined to believe these figures. My son works as a Lan Manager for one of the Canadian government departments and they seem to have things well under control there. I suspect the situation isn't nearly as rosy at the provincial and municipal government level, but who knows for sure.