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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Stocks: An Investment Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ThirdEye who wrote (7539)	11/4/1997 7:26:00 PM
From: Runner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13949

CNBC---- Saw a report that KELLY SERVICES?? reported they would have to spend up to 100 million dollars to fix their computers. The CNBC business reporter said you will never beleive why? The Y-2000 problem. He looked genuinely surprised. I lost some respect for him! Also the train system s out west that merged are having problems. The National transportation board declared a emergency. The CEO said the new companys computer system was too fragile . Anyone want to bet on what the problem is? The clock is ticking.

To: ThirdEye who wrote (7539)	11/8/1997 5:04:00 PM
From: Done, gone.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13949

Thinking Tools (TSIM) Think 2000. Excerpt from: thinkingtools.com ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Think 2000 is a mission-critical Year 2000 risk simulation software program thatÿenables executive decision-makers to assess the overall business impact of problems associated with the Year 2000 date change, establish valid priorities for remediation projects, and document activities in the event of litigation or audits. Think 2000 provides a way to link an organization's software applications or other Year 2000-affected technical resources to its business functions. This ability to map interdependencies, along with the software's simulation capabilities, enables an organizationÿto understand the business risks and thereby better prioritize Year 2000 remediation projects. Think 2000 helps executives answer the question, "What should we fix, and when?" Results of the Think 2000 simulation are highly visual and easy to understand, providing a valuable tool for communicating Year 2000 issues throughout the management chain. Developed with Year 2000 Expert, William Ulrich [ Bill Ulrich SI profile: exchange2000.com ] Think 2000 was designed with advice from recognized Year 2000 expert William Ulrich, who is co-author of the book, The Year 2000 Software Crisis: Challenge of the Century, and program chairman of the Year 2000 Conference and Expo. Target Market Think 2000 is useful for CEOs, CFOs, risk managers, legal counsel, auditors and information technology professionals in enterprises worldwide. Features and Benefits Helps assess and plan for Year ÿ Year 2000 is a business 2000 problems from a business problem, not an IT problem. perspective. Think 2000's business risk assessment helps an organization Allows users to assess risks and garner the sponsorship of key experiment with alternative business areas, prioritize mitigation and testing plans. remediation projects, and provide invaluable input to the Enables prioritization of limited contingency planning process. Year 2000 resources (people, time Without it, organizations can and money). fix the wrong things, or focus valuable resources on Generates concise, high-level inappropriate tasks. Think 2000 reports for executive management is a powerful tool that and Year 2000 steering automates the process of linking committees. applications and external dependencies to business Allows users to export simulation functions, and enables results to spreadsheet organizations to better identify applications for further and manage Year 2000 business communication and analysis. risks.ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Supports continuous updating - William Ulrich, president, based on progress of Tactical Strategy Group, Inc. enterprise-wide Year 2000 initiatives. Provides documentation in the event of litigation. Substantiates Year 2000 compliance claims for auditing purposes. Availability Available now from Thinking Tools and from select Year 2000 service providers: thinkingtools.com ÿ System requirements Windows 95, 486 (Pentium recommended), 16MB RAM, 10MB hard disk space, CD-ROM. A closer look at Think 2000: thinkingtools.com Home: thinkingtools.com Site Map: thinkingtools.com About Thinking Tools: thinkingtools.com Press Releases: thinkingtools.com Products: thinkingtools.com Partners: thinkingtools.com Contacts: thinkingtools.com Y2K Due Diligence: thinkingtools.com Y2K Survey: thinkingtools.com Copyright 1997 Thinking Tools, Inc.ÿ All rights reserved. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ My favorite preliminary DD Links (edited for TSIM) (Thanks to Bill Ounce for the original!) -------------+-------------------------------------------------------- SEC forms \|http://www.edgar-online.com/brand/wsrn/search/?sym=TSIM basic info \|http://www1.wsrn.com/dataset/quicksource.html?symbol=TSIM&page=1 data (ratios)\|http://www1.wsrn.com/dataset/quicksource.html?symbol=TSIM&page=2 links \|http://www.wsrn.com/cgi-bin/US/wcp-db?symbol=TSIM&source=qs_symbol.whtml&error=error.whtml news releases\|http://quote.yahoo.com/quotes?SYMBOLS=TSIM kitchen sink \|http://www.dailystocks.com/cgi-bin/dailystocks/build_list?Ticker=TSIM&FindSymbol=Search -------------+-------------------------------------------------------- insidertrader\|http://www.insidertrader.com/sums.htm ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king. --Shakespeare. Elaborately tooled. --Ld. Lytton. Bounced Czech (FBNA - Think!)