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To: tech who wrote (2087)	1/7/1998 4:32:00 PM
From: Michael Block	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3391

Dear Tech, Angel and ALL THREADERS: First, I would like to correct an earlier post regarding ConSyGen's pending listing on NASDAQ. The Company expects to be listed within two weeks if NASDAQ completes its work. It is up to NASDAQ when they approve the listing. Secondly, the Company did not apply for NASDAQ in December of 1996. The Company only recently was able to meet the requirements for NASDAQ. Lastly, Anyone who is attempting to spread false infromation about ConSyGen is put on Notice to think twice and check your facts carefully. Michael Block

To: tech who wrote (2087)	1/7/1998 5:10:00 PM
From: feltburner	Respond to of 3391

Tech: makes sense to me. Thanks (eom)

To: tech who wrote (2087)	1/7/1998 7:56:00 PM
From: tech	Respond to of 3391

British Telecom Says: Say Goodbye to Calls to Africa and Asia in 2000 Link: computerweekly.co.uk At the present rate or repair on y2k, residents of Britain will not be able to call Africa in 2000. Asia may be cut off, too. Impossible? Not at all. It's the estimate by British Telecom. This appeared in COMPUTERWEEKLY NEWS (Jan. 8). * * * * * * * UK telephone calls to Africa, the Middle East and the Far East face disruption in 2000 unless carriers act immediately to ensure their systems are millennium compliant. According to a survey by BT, only 11% of its interconnect partners in Africa and the Middle East have set up millennium projects and are on their way towards achieving compliance. And just 23% of the telecommunication giant's carriers in Asia-Pacific said they had year 2000 programs under way. . . . Of the 230 carriers questioned, those in the Americas came out top with 49% taking effective action. Next in line were European operators, 43% of which have effective projects under way.

To: tech who wrote (2087)	1/7/1998 8:23:00 PM
From: tech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3391

A Disaster in the Making, Says Robin Guenier Link: computerweekly.co.uk Robin Guenier, who will run Britain's Taskforce 2000 until it runs out of money in February, has issued a public letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair. It is to the point: this will be a monumental crisis if it is not solved. Will it be solved? Not at the present rate, he says. This was published in COMPUTERWORLD (Jan 7). * * * * * * * The Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP Prime Minister 10, Downing Street London 6 January 1998 Dear Prime Minister, Recent announcements that you are to use the UK's presidency of the European Union to highlight the need for action on the so-called Millennium Bomb and to get personally involved in raising the profile of the issue across the British economy are welcome. Taskforce 2000 has been pressing for these and other initiatives for months and it is most encouraging that our message is being heard. However, I believe that Government is underestimating the seriousness of this extraordinary problem. This is especially true of the vast effort needed, throughout the entire economy, to resolve it. It is wholly unprecedented -- and must be achieved within a desperately short timescale. Yet computing has a dreadful record of missed deadlines. And it is particularly worrying that the resource needed for a comprehensive solution is far greater than can be made available. There are now less than 12 months left to complete the greater part of this immense task. Yet current surveys show that not nearly enough is being done -- by large and small organisations in both the public and private sectors. It is a frightening challenge. Many of us had hoped the Government would have put the problem high on its agenda last year. Unfortunately, that opportunity was missed and invaluable months have been lost for ever. Therefore, the challenge today is all the more difficult. But, with strong, decisive and active leadership, it is not yet too late to overcome the worst consequences. A hugely accelerated and widely understood sense of urgency is essential: with so little time left, weeks -- even days -- saved could be crucial. Even so, radical prioritisation and contingency planning on an almost unprecedented scale are needed -- possibly involving some curtailment of public services. But, above all, we must get started on all this now: this is an emergency and further bureaucratic delay should not be tolerated. We are getting it wrong. If we continue to do so, the harm to the economy will be substantial and the lives of millions of people will be unnecessarily damaged. That would be unforgivable -- and an appalling way of entering the new Millennium. I know that my concerns are shared by many of those engaged in tackling the problem. With respect, I urge you to allow me very soon, with one or two such people, to present our views and recommendations to you. Yours sincerely, Robin Guenier Executive Director, Taskforce 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------- note* ConSyGen recently announced a new teaming partner in Europe. I believe that Chase will be a major supplier of code for ConSyGen. Chase Technology Group Plc biz.yahoo.com >> Ron Bishop, ConSyGen's President and CEO, stated: ''We are pleased to be able to expand into an entirely new geographic area with the ConSyGen 2000 automated toolset, and we are impressed with both Chase's knowledge of the market in Europe and its ability to generate a range of major Year 2000 correction projects. We are already in discussions with several Chase offices in Europe relating to several large, high-visibility clients. We believe that these discussions should lead to new business in the region.'' <<