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To: B.D.Bauden who wrote (11888)	2/23/1998 11:08:00 PM
From: E	Respond to of 31646

This isn't news to us, but it shows urgency and awareness increasing. From the Financial Times, Feb. 20, excerpts: Millennium 'Bomb' Skills Alert Demand for software specialists capable of fixing the millennium "bomb" will exceed supply by April this year, the head of Europe's largest computer services company warned yesterday... "I would take on another 10,000 staff tomorrow if I could find them," he said. "That is a big number, but it indicates the scale of the problem. We are having to turn away customers because of the shortage."... It also indicates that the total cost to the UK of "defusing the bomb" will be L32bn, up from L23bn a year ago. The higher figure is close the the L31bn calculated last year by Robin Guenier, head of Taskforce 2000...Mr. Guenier's figure was widely disparaged at the time. Mr. Gunier said that in [tackling the euro and y2k] at the same time, Europe was "imposing an unnecessary and dangerous burden not only on itself but on the whole of global commerce."

To: B.D.Bauden who wrote (11888)	2/23/1998 11:24:00 PM
From: Karl Drobnic	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 31646

I doubt it's PR phobia. The history since July has been one of TAVA learning to speak in code. In July, they laid out a whole list of companies by name, and one of the giants got very upset. Now, notice that we get things like "large semiconductor company". Hats off to GM and other companies that not only admit that they've got a problem, but are encouraging their suppliers to also take action. Whatever GM's motive may be, self-serving or otherwise, the result is a major company living up to a social leadership role. We should vote GM a "CK Houston Corporate Citizenship Award" for openly admitting its relationship with TAVA and getting on with helping its sector solve the problems.