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To: tech who wrote (2127)	1/13/1998 1:31:00 PM
From: tech	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3391

_________________ Georgia Has Barely Begun Its Repairs ________________ Link: accessatlanta.com Georgia needs at least $152 million to fix its 100 million lines of code. The legislature has not yet appropriated the money. This indicates that the work has not yet begun. No system of 100 million lines has ever been fixed. (Or 50 million lines. Or 25 million lines. Or. . . .) Georgia must do it in less than a year if it plans to leave time for testing (over 50% of y2k most jobs, or so the theory goes, since no large y2k job has ever been completed). Would a rational person expect Georgia to get it fixed? If it doesn't, there will be major problems, as this article indicates. This is from the Associated Press (Jan. 11). * * * * * * * Gov. Zell Miller is taking the problem so seriously that he has recommended $152 million in new spending this budget year to begin reprogramming the state's computers -- a task that will require hundreds of people to examine millions of lines of computer code. If the work isn't done, Georgians across the state could be affected in unpleasant ways, said Mike Hale, the man in charge of the state's computer network. A delinquent taxpayer attempting to get current after five years might be in for a shock, said Hale. "It's conceivable the computers would show interest should be compounded over 95 years instead of five, and he might get a bill for $300,000." Release dates for prisoners also could go awry, resulting in some released too soon and some not at all, he said. The state's payroll system could go haywire and Medicaid and welfare records could be completely fried. . . . It's up to the Legislature to approve the $152 million allocation. Lawmakers are almost certain to do so, since there are few options.

To: tech who wrote (2127)	1/13/1998 1:58:00 PM
From: tech	Respond to of 3391

___________ 60% of European Firms Surveyed Are Not Planning Much ______ Link: news.com Experts predict the cost of adapting software to counter the millennium bug in Europe could exceed 150 billion ECUs ($162 billion), a Commission background document said. Meanwhile, the Eurpoean Commission plans to issue a paper later this year on how to deal with y2k. A paper. Sometime. It will discuss coordination. Wait until they realize the magnitude of the problem. The huge demand will cause a major bottleneck. We will see ever increasing demand vs. a non-existent supply. There are not enough resources to go around once the flood gates open. This was reported in Reuters (Jan. 8). * * * * * * * It said the European Commission, the EU executive, could help disseminate the information so that countries could share "best practice." The Commission has so far taken a low-key approach to the millennium bug; for example, setting up a Year 2000 Web site and sponsoring workshops to consult industry and government officials. It plans to issue a paper in the next few months, however, on ways the EU can address the problem, with one recommendation likely to be fostering cross-border "networking" between governments and industry associations, a Commission official said. . . . The message is sinking in only slowly in Europe, according to a survey of 1,050 companies last autumn cofunded by the Commission. Ninety percent said they had a strategy to address Year 2000 problems, but less than 50 percent said they were working with their customers and suppliers and about 60 percent had no plans to buy new hardware or software tools. "These findings cast substantial doubt on the quality of understanding of the problem and on the companies' strategies," said a summary of the survey. _____________________________________________________________________ note* ConSyGen, Inc. Announces Year 2000 Partner In Europe >> biz.yahoo.com <<

To: tech who wrote (2127)	1/13/1998 6:08:00 PM
From: tech	Respond to of 3391

___/\|\______________ ConSyGen's Alliance Partners ______________/\|\______ We all have to keep in mind that ConSyGen's alliance partners are also biding and being awared contracts. Agiss - Is only one of 10 or 12 companies on the list to get contracts from the Canadian Gov. They have already announced they are working on several assessments and they believe they will be in the running to receive a $10 million contract. ConSyGen has already done several successful pilots for them, and Agiss is currently wrapping their services around the ConSyGen toolset. Agiss, by itself, could use ConSyGen's tool to convert 25 to 50 million lines of code. Strategia - Although STGI has been rather disappointing thus far, they still are only one of a handful of companies who have established testing facilities. ConSyGen is currently working on a 1 million line project for them for the state of Tennessee. exchange2000.com Strategia has been very slow to hand over code, that is why this project has taken so much time. (you can't convert what you don't have) ... but they should also start to see business pick up as we move into Q1 and Q2 of 1998. SCBI - provides management and technical services to state and local governments, public utilities, Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations. We have done pilots for SCB and I expect their clients to come back to them with the full projects as we move into Q1 and Q2 of 1998. SCBI also wraps their services around the ConSyGen toolset and I feel that they will also be a major supplier of code to ConSyGen. note- on September 16, 1997 SCBI made the following press release: SCB COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AWARDED $5.4 MILLION CONTRACT BY MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR YEAR 2000 WORK biz.yahoo.com In this release the following is stated: >> "We will expand our facilities in Jackson, Mississippi, to accommodate a Year 2000 factory which will use appropriate automated tools for the assessment and repair of program code, including our proprietary development tools in our Pro2000sm suite of services.'' << MILLENNIUM* - Millennium Enterprises concentrates on the Hewlett-Packard proprietary market. Millennium is currently marketing the software package that CSGI converted for them and CSGI will get their share of the revenue. I do expect millennium to bring more business ConSyGen's way. This article refers to the Millennium project that was completed and successfully tested. www2.hp.com INSI - Integrated Systems Inc. is a Winnipeg-based systems integration and consulting company with operations in Ottawa, Dallas, and Los Angeles. The company has developed a sophisticated approach to project development and management which ensures the highest quality and most effective results from its managed projects. It also provides specialized consulting services to companies undertaking business change, systems integration and replacement activities. We were just awarded a 1 million line project for one of their clients, and I expect more projects to come our way from them as well. CHASE - Chase Technology Group Plc is a value added reseller, supplying products from Panasonic, Apple, HP, Mannesman Tally, Canon, Olivetti, Star and TI to large corporate accounts Chase also offers a comprehensive support, repairs and maintenance service. Chase will wrap their services around the ConSyGen toolset. I expect Chase to win many contracts in Europe. Millennium IT Pte. Ltd. of Singapore. - Is our alliance partner in Singapore and the rest of South East Asia and will install Conversion Centers in Singapore and Manila. Many of the articles I have posted on this thread show that even if the U.S. banks are made year 2000 compliant, there will still be huge problems in the monetary system if banks around the world remain non-compliant. Given that Asia is one of our largest trade partners and the need for compliant systems is just as great world wide Millennium should do very well. We may not see too much business from Asia in Q1 or Q2, due to the current problems, but as we move in Q3 and Q4 it should really pick up. ConSyGen has the marketing arm of seven different companies all working to get projects. It will be very interesting to see what happens when the flood gates open. ConSyGen could be getting more business than they could even handle. Stay tuned.