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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 (87)	2/17/1998 1:32:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 618

Australian conference: 'large scale industrial and process control systems which you depend on for business survival' iqpc.com go to 'conference areas -> Information Technology' : 'At last! A Year 2000 conference that is specifically designed to tackle the unique challenges Year 2000 presents to organisations in: <Picture>MINING & RESOURCES <Picture>OIL & GAS <Picture>UTILITIES <Picture>MANUFACTURING Do you receive brochures for Year 2000 conferences that simply don't address the issues that are critical to your business and industry? Your IT systems are being addressed and you cannot gain much more value from hearing what service organisations have to say about their Year 2000 experiences. You want to hear from organisations in your industry, which are experiencing the same problems as you are in your progression towards compliance. This conference takes the next step from IT compliance and addresses issues relating to Year 2000 in your mission critical non-IT systems. We aren't talking about fax machines and photocopiers. We mean the large scale industrial and process control systems which you depend on for business survival. It's simple really. They go, you go. So you HAVE to ensure they are compliant! This is an unprecedented opportunity to hear practical case study presentations from the biggest and best in the fields of mining, oil & gas, utilities and manufacturing . You will hear leading companies address all issues relating to compliance in process control systems compliance, from counting an inventory, to testing and vendor compliance. Hear how: <Picture>BP AUSTRALIA is strongly decentralising its global compliance program to ensure its myriad of process control systems receive detailed attention <Picture>BHP is saving major costs in developing effective process control systems test strategies <Picture>FH FAULDING & CO is winning buy-in, from production floor to executive boardroom through careful internal marketing of its program <Picture>SHELL AUSTRALIA is assessing its Year 2000 impact by taking a strong risk management approach <Picture>WESTERN MINING is ensuring it receives co-operation from its many vendors and suppliers by adopting a partnership approach with them <Picture>PIONEER INTERNATIONAL is assessing the unique liability risks that process control systems can raise - financial and non-financial <Picture>SOUTH EAST WATER has developed extensive contingency plans that will ensure its shop front remains clean, no matter what is going on behind it <Picture>GENERAL MOTORS HOLDEN is addressing the challenges of Year 2000 in the automotive industry '

To: John Mansfield who wrote (87)	2/17/1998 1:48:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

TECHNICAL - Non-IT y2k: 'it is always amazing how quickly the denial disappears....' From the SIM discussion board. John ----- '61. Author: Kevin O'Hara ( kgohara ) Date: Feb. 16 1:21 AM 1998 The situation in Australia sounds similar to the USA. Major manufacturing firms are only now beginning to address the Non-IT aspect of Year 2000. It is interesting to note that these companies have usually had Year 2000 projects underway for their IT systems for some time, and usually deny that there are any problems on the factory floor. We are a consulting company specialising in embedded systems, and it is always amazing how quickly the denial disappears when we show the client actual examples of where their systems are impacted by Year 2000 problems. To identify many of the problems, we actually scan the PLC application code and other software applications used within the manufacturing process. We can then direct attention to the exact area where systems will be impacted and acurately predict the failure mode and remedial actions required. Is this the standard way that others on the list are approaching Year 2000 impact analysis of critical manufacturing systems? Regards Kevin O'Hara Y2K Integration Sydney Australia '