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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (1037)	2/5/1998 12:48:00 PM
From: Mighty_Mezz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

IBM says UK has underestimated cost of Y2K >>The UK government has under-estimated the cost of fixing the "millennium bomb" in its own systems, International Business Machines told the technology committee of the House of Commons yesterday. The world's largest computer company said in its experience customers tended to err on the low side in assessing the scale of remedial measures.<< full article at: ft.com [registration required, but it's free]

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (1037)	2/5/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: Mighty_Mezz	Respond to of 9818

CIO magazine polled 400 CIOs with some scary results. >>Nearly 70% are not confident the millennium bug will be fixed by the December 31, 1999, deadline; When asked if they would fly on a commercial airline on January 1, 2000, more than 50% either said they would not fly or are unsure about flying on a commercial carrier;<< full story and poll results at: cio.com