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To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (1011)	2/2/1998 1:18:00 PM
From: David Eddy	Respond to of 9818

David - "Potential liability from computer pest has legal eagles bolstering their ranks" AND it's a top tier, white shoe law firm that's getting into the act, not an also-ran. - David

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (1011)	2/3/1998 10:29:00 AM
From: Mighty_Mezz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Financial Times article headlined: Millenium bomb: Bug begins to bite in UK businesses. >>"I approached this job with a degree of scepticism," says Ian Eddison, acting director of Action 2000, the government-sponsored agency set up to help business cope with the problem. "I thought: 'It can't be that bad'. Since I've been here I've changed my mind."<< >>Brad Collier, a consultant with the company ESSP, which specialises in rendering "embedded processors" (silicon chips built into equipment) compliant says: "It is extremely frightening. We are rushing towards a brick wall rather fast." full article at: ft.com registration required, but it's free.