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

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (8856)	10/2/1999 11:04:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Y2K Experts Poll conducted by IDG's CIO magazine, ISACA and Dr. Ed Yardeni's Y2K Center exposes corporate ill-preparedness, complacency and misplaced vendor trust. The Y2K Experts Poll is a real-time snapshot of Y2K readiness among global, large firms with an average of 1,360 suppliers. biz.yahoo.com peoplepolls.com [993 respondents] - 81% of companies are not done remediating the Y2K problem - 30% of companies are behind schedule. - 21% of respondents selected the third quarter 1999 as their completion date. - 27% in the number selecting fourth quarter 1999. - 12% plan to complete their Y2K remediation in 2000 or beyond. - 69% are simply sending out questionnaires to vendors - Only 13% conducting on-site inspections. - 23% are waiting for Y2K compliant mission-critical software from third-party suppliers. - 40% believe between one and 10% of their critical systems might fail. - 30% of companies are presently implementing contingency plans. - 48% of companies are without a formal plan and/or still in the process of creating one. ============================================================ 28) Personally, do you plan to stockpile extra food at home? (Total Votes: 990) No: 423 - 42.7% Yes, 2-7 days: 382 - 38.6% Yes, 1-2 weeks: 110 - 11.1% Yes, 3-4 weeks: 38 - 3.8% Yes, 5-8 weeks: 5 - 0.5% Yes, more than 8 weeks: 17 - 1.7% Not sure yet: 15 - 1.5% 29) Personally, do you plan to have extra cash at home? (Total Votes: 990) No: 298 - 30.1% Yes, 2-7 days worth: 392 - 39.6% Yes, 1-2 weeks worth: 175 - 17.7% Yes, 3-4 weeks worth: 83 - 8.4% Yes, 5-8 weeks worth: 12 - 1.2% Yes, more than 8 weeks worth: 12 - 1.2% Not sure yet: 18 - 1.8% Cheryl 90 Days until 2000