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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (64)	2/3/1998 2:27:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 618

'our approach includes analysis of risks in both IT and non-IT operations (...) and problems with devices with embedded computer chips.' freeyellow.com 'Y2KLaw Contemporary Solutions for 21st Century Problems <Picture> The Year 2000 issue - or Millennium Bug - is the result of decisions by programmers of the 1960s to save memory space by using only the last two digits of a year, instead of all four, when referring to the date. This programmer shorthand has been in continuous use until very recently. As a result, when "00" comes up for the year 2000, many computers will view it as 1900 instead, causing widespread problems. Experts estimate the costs of dealing with the Year 2000 bug to be between $300 and $600 billion. Factor in lawsuits for a wide range of liabilities, and those same experts raise their estimate to $3 trillion. Dealing with Year 2000 risk issues requires a unique combination of legal ingenuity and technological competence. Y2KLaw combines those skill sets to provide several service programs, each managed by a team of attorneys and information technology experts. <snip> Expert Witnesses: Y2KLaw has assembled a team of experts in a wide range of technological fields related to the Year 2000 problem. These experts have received additional training from an experienced trial attorney. They are prepared to provide case analysis, consultation on preparation for discovery, expert testimony, and design and preparation of courtroom exhibits. <snip> Risk Management Program Design and Management: Risk management programs dealing with the Millenium Bug must be comprehensive, involving both internal and external risk analyses. It does no good to ready your internal systems for the date change, only to find out that your suppliers and strategic business partners are not Year 2000 compliant. We include both internal and external components. On the internal side of the ledger, our approach includes analysis of risks in both IT and non-IT operations, including human resources (get ready for headhunter raids on your IT staff as the millennium approaches), insurance, communication plans, redundant resource development, and problems with devices with embedded computer chips. <snip>'

To: John Mansfield who wrote (64)	2/4/1998 11:48:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 618

Valley Health System Year 2000 Project: Impact Analysis also for embedded software From: year2000.com 'Year 2000 Impact Analysis Valley Health System Year 2000 Project By Jerry Pusey, Administrative Services Manager, Valley Health System, Hemet, CA <snip> Potential Non-IS Internal Impacts As stated before, the change from 1999 to the Year 2000 not only impacts the internal Information Systems, interfaces and the platforms they run on but interfaces to external parties such as banks, supply warehouses, insurance companies third-party payers. Brandon Childs, Andersen Consulting states "the bigger problems may involve government systems (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) and reimbursement from third-party payers." He continued "You need to look into areas not traditionally part of IS responsibility - like access cards, elevators, security systems and others." Some other systems areas that we are aware of and must be looked into include Telephone Switchboard System, Communications Lines between facilities, i.e., T1 Lines (Telephone Company Facilities), VHS X-Ray equipment, CAT Scanners, MRI's, Nuclear Medicine Systems, Fire Suppression Systems, Air Conditioning Systems, Dictation Systems, Paging Systems, I.V. Pumps, EKG Monitoring Equipment, PYXIS Drug Dispensing Units, Company Vehicles, Pace Makers, etc. Many of these are non traditional systems from the IS Perspective, however they have computer chips in them, and utilize some type of date logic, in which no century indicator is contained in the computer chip. ' <snip>