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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (387)	11/9/1997 6:30:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Y2K EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & MFG COMPANIES: Joint Position Statement ================================================================ This is a MUST read - no one has an ulterior motive other than they want to keep their jobs, protect their families and keep the community and country intact. When are CEO's & the media gonna WAKE UP!! ================================================================ Year 2000 user groups co-sponsoring the joint position statement are: - New York 2000 User Group - Tennessee Y2K Issues Group in Nashville, Tennessee - Midwest 2000 Sharing Group in St. Louis - Arizona Millennium Group in Phoenix - "The Nutmeg Centurians" in Trumbull, Connecticut - Society for Information Management (SIM) Year 2000 Working Group - Central Indiana Year 2000 User Group - Bluegrass Year 2000 Group in Lexington, Kentucky *We have not had any user group decline involvement.* "Embedded Systems" include microprocessors and computer chips embedded in many process controls, sensors and other devices. These systems often require someone with detailed product knowledge to identify the component and test it. In many instances, only the vendor or their supplier is in a position to know how to fix the embedded system. Older equipment may no longer be supported by the original equipment manufacturer, and an upgrade or replacement is required. These embedded systems need to be identified, evaluated, corrected where needed, tested, the testing documented, the results reviewed for validity, and other adjustments made. This is all easy to say but it can be very difficult and time consuming to achieve. Studies and reports indicate that very few organizations have even begun to fix thei embedded systems problems. Has your organization already determined that it does not have embedded system problems? What level of business risk is there to your organization from embedded systems failures? What level of business risk is there in "not knowing" about potential failures of your suppliers, customers, and service providers? It is our understanding that nearly every manufacturing company, which has thoroughly checked, has identified some embedded systems problems. If these outside organizations have a problem, it could disrupt your business. We want to encourage everyone to take steps to avoid disruptions due to Year 2000 computer problems within their own, their suppliers, or their customers embedded systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References for embedded processes and process control systems include: house.gov compinfo.co.uk y2knonit.com year2000.com rutgers.edu rutgers.edu rutgers.edu theiia.org *Select Technology & Y2K Documents* iee.org techweb.com techweb.com iee.org.uk gigaweb.com ab.com osaf.org hitex.com emags.com islandnet.com cs.uregina.ca infopad.eecs.berkeley.edu cwlive.cw.com:8080/home/print9497.nsf/All/SL35indep year2000.unt.edu (free registration is required for this site) state.mn.us nytsyn.com memagazine.org manufacturingsystems.com state.or.us (a good report is due in Nov. 97) iss.org.uk ckcs.org computerweekly.co.uk computerweekly.co.uk computerbits.com for Computer Bits Magazine should include their articles from May & June 97 & they will have another article in Nov '97 COMPUTERWORLD May 19, 1997 pages 1 & 28 and maybe on cw.com or computerworld.com NEWSWEEK June 2, 1997 cover story is on Year 2000 =============================================================== DISCLAIMER: The information above represents the views of the co-sponsoring Year 2000 user groups as a whole. This is not intended to reflect the views of any member organization. We believe the references provided support our position. The intent of this document is to provide helpful information to many organizations.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (387)	11/9/1997 7:33:00 PM
From: STLMD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

CK: EMail addresses for NY TIMES editors and reporters. All is obtainable on AOL Keyword NY TIMES under "About this SIte" Len Apcar Asst. Ed., Business Day apcar@nytimes.com Felicity Barringer Editor, Monday Business febarr@nytimes.com Walt Baranger Asst. to the Ed., Technology walt@nytimes.com Steven Brier Asst. to the Ed., Technology brier@nytimes.com Fred Brock Staff Editor, Business frbroc@nytimes.com Ken Brown Staff Ed./Reporter, Business kenbrown@nytimes.com William Connolly Senior Editor wgc@nytimes.com Leslie Eaton Reporter, Business Day eaton@nytimes.com Kurt Eichenwald Investigative Reptr., Business kewald@nytimes.com David Cay Johnston Business Day davidcay@nytimes.com Barry Meier Reporter, Business meier@nytimes.com Rich Meislin Sr. Editor, Info. & Technology meislin@nytimes.com Tim Race Editor, Information Technology timrace@nytimes.com Jonathan Landman Editor, Week in Review joland@nytimes.com Sam Roberts Deputy Ed., Week in Review samrob@nytimes.com David Sanger Washington Corr.-Economics dasang@nytimes.com Lou Uchitelle Reporter, Business Day louisu@nytimes.com Nicholas Wade Editor, Science Times scitimes@nytimes.com Ed Wyatt Reporter, Business-Investing wyatt@nytimes.com Sample Letter: It has come to my attention as an investor and researcher in Year 2000 issues that there appears to be a paucity of coverage re: the seriousness of the Y2K problem in the US media. As a respected media source I urge the NY Times to do an exhaustive research project on the Y2K problem with particular attention to: Embedded Systems on Factory Floors Aviation Safety Utility Delivery and Nuclear safety Railroad Transit and Operations GPS Systems Fincancial IT systems Hospital Systems Military Communications and Strategies This issue requires coverage from a responsible news media because it affects the fabric of our society, which has become so dependent upon the microprocessor to function smoothly and successfully. The Times has risen to the top in the past on many difficult issues and I believe that this ranks as high as any global political or social problem today.Thank you in advance for your participation in this matter.