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To: John Mansfield who wrote (994)	1/30/1998 1:22:00 PM
From: Joseph E. McIsaac	Respond to of 9818

The American Bankers Association will be announcing a comprehensive three-year plan today for reducing the risks faced by the banking industry arising from the Year 2000 problem. ABA will release dozens of educational products, host national conferences and telephone seminars, and establish an industry Mentorship Alliance all as part of a new initiative to help the banking industry successfully transcend the millennium. Also, the educational products consist of more than 60 individual offerings all concerning the Year 2000 as it pertains to the banking industry. The products cover a wide-range of topics and include: strategy and tactic kits organized by line of business, detailed work plans for Year 2000 program management, two conferences, and a new, up-to-the-minute telephone seminar each month for the next two years.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (994)	1/30/1998 1:29:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

From the New Haven Register, 1/30/98: HARTFORD - A private consultant is recommending the state spend an additional $110 million to fix the problem that promises to snarl computer systems in 2000, derailing everything from welfare checks to drivers' licenses if not corrected. State computer experts on Thursday said they were not surprised with the cost, or amount of work needed, according to estimates by CTA, a Rockville, Md.,-based computer consultant. But one union official accused the state of bringing the cost on itself by driving away state workers who are computer experts and now looking to hire expensive, outside labor. The year 2000 problem will occur because most computer systems assume the first two digits of a year to be "19" and store dates according to the last two digits only. When the double zeroes roll around at the turn of the millennium, the computers will read the year as "1900" instead of "2000." State lawmakers already have approved $15 million to correct the main state agencies: the Department of Administrative Services, Comptroller's Office, Treasurer's Office and governor's budget office. The final $10 million of that money is expected to be released Friday by the Bond Commission, with the bulk of it going to pay for changes to computers at the Department of Revenue Services. Now, CTA estimates the state will have to spend $95 million more to hire people to correct computer coding, and $16.5 million to replace computer equipment that will not be able to handle the problem. The additional money is needed to fix computers in dozens of departments, such as Social Services, Transportation and Children and Families. Rock Regan, the state's chief information officer for the Department of Information Technology, said the cost is on par with those of other states. But he said the crucial point for Connecticut is getting everything done on time. Dean Pagani, spokesman for Gov. John G. Rowland, said the governor has yet to determine how much more money he will recommend to spend on the computer project. Rowland is scheduled to unveil his adjustments to next year's $10.5 billion budget on Wednesday. Pagani said the budget recommendation is in flux as officials determine how to proceed with a separate plan to hire a private company to handle all state computer services. That project is estimated to be six months behind schedule. He said the money will be borrowed and paid back over a number of years, like the first $15 million. He explained it is because the computer project is a capital expense and not a normal operating cost. It is something that is paid through the state's general fund. Rick Melita, an official with the Connecticut State Employees Association, blamed the work shortage on the Rowland administration. He said data processors who worked for the state started to leave when an early retirement package was offered last year as plans were unveiled to hire the private company to run state computer systems.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (994)	1/31/1998 2:09:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

INDEX-C.S.Y2K - 1/31/1998 C.S.Y2K BEST OF 1997 - CORY HAMASAKI - long post exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K 19/1/1998, 20/1/1998 exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K 21/1/1998 exchange2000.com I see from Ed Yourdon's recent post that his address has changed from New York City to New Mexico. Better survivability Mr. Yourdon? ;-) C.S.Y2K 1/21/1998 - 1/22/1998: FAA, MVS, Lotus Notes exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K Fulltext search on 'y2k': y2k-48, GPS, Nortel, tm_year Y2K is appearing on much more different news groups than 2-3 months ago. exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K - 'CAA (UK's FAA equivalent) also in trouble?' Thanks to Harlan Smith. The following was on the back of my mind for some time now: 'One good contingency plan would be to focus on enhancements to Internet capabilities so that electronic conferences and communications can substitute for business travel.' exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K 24-25 Jan 1998 - long post: NRC; Cowles on ITAA's Year 2000 Outlook; update of www.euy2k.com; ... exchange2000.com From Cory's Weather report of today: DC Y2K Meeting - 'Next month: the embedded problem.' Look at this Weather report. Cory describes the regular DC Y2K meeting; now attended by 200 people, including Y2K regulars such as Rick Cowles. Topic of next month's DC Y2K meeting according to Cory: 'Next month: the embedded problem.' exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K 25 - 28 Jan 1998: Gartner; Money Mag.; IBM; other stuff exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K 27 - 29 Jan 1998: AS/400; job market; interesting links exchange2000.com TITLE: Contingency Planning erols.com C.S.Y2K 1/29/1998 Cory Hamasaki on the IRS exchange2000.com C.S.Y2K 1/29/1998 NRC bombshell exchange2000.com LONG POST - BEST OF C.S.Y2K: Cory Hamasaki on personnel - most critical success factor in Y2K remediation Message 2846916 BEST OF C.S.Y2K: Time Dilation update by Jace Crouch Message 2927104 Subjective Author INDEX into NG comp.software.year-2000 (c.s.y2k) Message 2840451 TIME DILATION ON PC'S: "I hope the EXPERTS jump in with both feet" Message 2726195 Y2K-RATES - From C.S.Y2K - Cory Hamasaki exchange2000.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (994)	1/31/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

The 1998 YEAR 2000 National Symposium Series brainstorm-group.com 'Come join us to experience this new and exciting way of attacking the Year 2000 computer crisis--together! Atlanta April 6-9, 1998 Chicago June 22-25, 1998 San Francisco August 10-13, 1998 Boston October, 1998 The Definitive Forum for Year 2000 Executives and Professionals Manufacturing firms, retailers, health care, government agencies, telecommunication companies and utilities have lagged seriously behind the financial and insurance industries in addressing the Year 2000 challenge. The 1998 YEAR 2000 National Symposium Series is a hard driving series of workshops and in-depth working sessions where experienced practitioners, industry experts and vendors work together to shape solutions and strategies for your organization. Extended educational sessions detail the remediation and testing process and keynote speakers bring a much-needed focus to the Year 2000 computer crisis. Interactive workshops and working sessions tackle the following key issues: Risk assessment, prioritization & contingency options for various vertical industries Remediation options and tools required to keep mission critical systems functioning Nuts and bolts of selecting and utilizing conversion factories and offsite options Risk-based testing, test environments, testing techniques and testing tools needed to certify compliance Special requirements for embedded systems, supply chains and distributed technologies User group oriented workshop on keeping your project office running at peak effectiveness Preventative legal strategies, tax implications, disclosure issues and defense options Investment strategies, economic impacts and worldwide financial risks '