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

To: John Hunt who wrote (502)	9/1/1999 11:55:00 PM
From: Jeff Mizer	Respond to of 662

hello- >>Y2K ready doesn't always mean Y2K ready. For example, the executive summary of the North American Electric Reliability Council's Aug. 3 report declares that more than 96% of electric utilities are "Y2K ready." But you'll find in the full report that being ready can simply mean having contingency plans in place in case a system fails. See for yourself at www.nerc.com/~y2k/y2k.html.<< Exactly- everything is on the honor system and it shocks me to see some of the naive people who soak up these so called compliant everything is wonderful articles in the mainstream press.... Y2K is going to be at best an economic disaster simply because of the global economy and that is best case scenario. JM

To: John Hunt who wrote (502)	9/3/1999 11:13:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 662

Three of today's Y2K 'debacles du jour' London councils fight to avert Y2K fiasco << Two London councils have abandoned a joint bespoke software system in what may be one of the first year 2000 project disasters where there is no clear fall-back position. Haringey and Tower Hamlets councils are now urgently seeking off-the-shelf packages to collect business rates after agreeing to waive standing orders on seeking competitive bids. Their old IBM-based mainframe systems that were used this year to collect business rates are not fully millennium compliant. Haringey collects œ40m a year in business rates and Tower Hamlets œ120m a year. ICL, the developer of the aborted bespoke system, has accepted partial responsibility for the problems and has agreed to pay for replacement systems at a potential cost to the supplier of hundreds of thousands of pounds. >> ... cont'd at ... computerweekly.co.uk *** New York City focuses on Y2K preparations << The city plans to start a public information campaign including a telephone hot line, a Web site and public service announcements aimed at easing concerns about the Y2K computer situation. In a meeting Tuesday at City Hall, an aide to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the city is ready to deal with possible problems resulting from Y2K, although one city official said a number of agencies received 'poor' and 'doubtful' preparedness ratings. >> ... cont'd at ... boston.com *** Y2K Bug Still Buzzing Dallas Airport << Despite two years and nearly $8 million in preparations, 30 systems at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport -- including runway lights -- are not yet protected against possible Y2K glitches, officials say. A board at the nation's third-busiest airport voted hastily on Thursday to spend an additional $300,000 on the computerized lighting system, which directs pilots to assigned runways. The lights change to indicate wind direction. >> ... cont'd at ... search.washingtonpost.com