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To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/4/1998 3:23:00 PM
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Canadian Y2K status... ...according to 'Monitor Magazine online' ('Ottawa-Carleton's leading computer & Internet news monthly'). monitor.ca

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/4/1998 3:37:00 PM
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'Latest data refutes FAA claims on Year 2000' 'MARCH 2, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'OVERSIGHT Latest data refutes FAA claims on Year 2000 While the Federal Aviation Administration contends that it will meet its Year 2000 conversion deadline, the latest data the agency submitted to the Office of Management and Budget shows that it will have less than 40 percent of its systems operational by Jan. 1, 2000, a source familiar with the data said.' fcw.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/4/1998 3:39:00 PM
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'UK to drag lagging Europe towards date compliance The UK is to use its presidency of the European Union to spur other members to act on the millennium bug. Barbara Roche, trade and industry minister, kick-started the programme last week by announcing that the UK would host a summit of 100 top experts and year 2000 campaign directors from every member state in May. ' <snip> computerweekly.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/4/1998 5:47:00 PM
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'US companies will come around to euro conversion only at the last minute' 'THE EURO STOPS HERE Corporate America's apathy about the euro could prove to be a big barrier to the success of the new international business currency. From America's west coast, Joshua Greenbaum argues that unprepared US companies could wreak havoc on both sides of the Atlantic in 1999. ' <snip> 'The companies will be in a particularly difficult situation as 1998 progresses. While there may not be enough time before 1999 to re-write legacy code to account for the euro, it's basically too late to bring on board a euro-compliant packaged software solution either. The procurement and implementation process for packaged software in the US averages a total of 12 months for mid-sized companies. The prospect that legacy-code dependent companies could simply miss the entry point for euro conversion in 1999 is very real. ' <snip> 'The million-euro question is whether America will rise to the occasion. If the year 2000 issue is any indication, the answer is that US companies will come around to euro conversion only at the last minute, and only when their European colleagues and partners force them to. Financial institutions and large multinationals are already in line, but there still could be large sectors of the $271 billion in US-Europe trade that simply won't be ready when Europe starts to make the move in 1999. ' info-strategy.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/5/1998 4:36:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

'...no one has any other place they can go or get help from' 'Subject: Re: SitRep - Auckland Power Crisis - Wednesday 4th March All this is great if there are other places to send in help or to go to get power. I wonder what will happen when such occurances are widespread and no one has any other place they can go or get help from? Dave Hall dhall@enteract.com Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 09:46:00 -0600 From: David Hall <dhall@enteract.com> Reply-To: dhall@enteract.com To: "'year2000-discuss@year2000.com'" <year2000-discuss@year2000.com>, _______________ Mark Roberts wrote: > Day 12 > > The NZ computer press have contributed a lot of material. See excellent coverage at www.idg.co.nz (Auckland based, some interruptions to service!) and www.infotech.co.nz (Wellington based.) Here are some highlights. > > Auckland-based "Computerworld" (working from a garage on the city fringe) has dozens of stories about the blackout. One lead story > briefly compares it with Y2K but persistently uses the term > "doomsayers." Reminders that generator power is dirty, and can cause data corruption; and that power supply going up and down can spike your PCs. You still need a UPS - a description of one site, where every morning the power goes down, the UPS kicks in, the lights flicker, the generator roars into life, the UPS re-charges; and in the afternoon the mains power comes back on - the UPS smooths the spike, the generator coughs and dies. The PCs just keep going. UPS dealers are flying in extra stocks to keep up with demand. One ISP reports that they were happy until their UPS died because they hadn't reassessed the load after adding more equipment. Another net company explained their one brief downtime - they had connected equipment to the wrong UPS. (There's no > point in a disaster plan if you don't test it.) > > Notebook PCs are walking out of the door at PC retailers, and cellphone, UPS, fax, and answering machine dealers are very busy. BIG SNIP '

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/5/1998 4:56:00 PM
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'Year 2000 compliance is a little like eating an elephant...' DfEE: UK Department of Education and Employment 'Year 2000 supply chain vulnerability INTRODUCTION 1 The year 2000 presents an enormous challenge to DfEE. Extensive work is already underway in ISD to ensure that our own internal systems are Year 2000 compliant. It is important however, to recognise that similar Year 2000 issues will also exist for our suppliers. 2 In order that DfEE can continue to achieve its business objectives, it is essential that action is taken now to minimise the risk of disruption to our business through dealing with a non-compliant supplier. 3 The process set out in this document, with supporting forms, is designed to help you to identify key suppliers and then take proactive action, in partnership with them, toward achieving year 2000 compliance in key parts of their supply chain and thereby reducing the risk of discontinuity of supply to DfEE.' <snip> '19 Some possible critical suppliers could include; 1.all utilities, as we need heat, light, telephones etc. for all of our offices; 2.financial services, so that we can pay our suppliers, NDPBs, TECs etc. and receive any funds due to us; 3.payroll services, so we can pay our staff; 4.warehousing and distribution services for all of our advisory material; and 5.private firms on whom we depend for delivery of our programmes. <snip> 21 There are other issues however, such as what if we fail to identify someone? Year 2000 compliance is a little like eating an elephant; it is only possible if you cut it into pieces and do it little by little.' open.gov.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/7/1998 3:29:00 PM
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Besecker: "co's haven't been disclosing what they have spent on Year 2000 problem solving because it's too big" Joe Besecker of the Emerald Y2K fund. cnnfn.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/7/1998 4:48:00 PM
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LONDON--Britain's banks will not be able to prepare for a switch to a single European currency at the same time as they work to prevent a rash of damaging computer crashes on January 1, 2000, the British Bankers' Association said. news.com _______________________ British banks overtaxed By Reuters Special to CNET NEWS.COM March 6, 1998, 5:50 a.m. PT

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/7/1998 5:13:00 PM
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List of newsletters on Y2K North, Keyes, and others are described. Nice summary! y2ktimebomb.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/7/1998 5:38:00 PM
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NASIRE represents information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia FEDERAL AGENCY/STATE DATA EXCHANGE POINTS 0F CONTACT itpolicy.gsa.gov Many agencies are listed with contact persons including email address. This category deals with the Year 2000 problem and reports the web page links for each of the states. nasire.org Y2K Page: nasire.org __________________________ Who We Are NASIRE represents information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. State members are senior officials from any of the three branches of state government who have statewide, executive-level responsibility for information resource management. NASIRE associate members are any other state officials and federal, local and Canadian government officials who are involved in information resource management. Private-sector firms and non-profit organizations may join as corporate members. nasire.org

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/7/1998 5:59:00 PM
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c.s.y2k discussion on starting rates of programmers In <190321183wnr@natron.demon.co.uk>, Roger Barnett <Roger@natron.demon.co.uk> writes: >In article: <01bd4874$2efed220$21969bcf@CRC3.concentric.net> "Harlan Smith" ><hwsmith.nowhere@cris.com> writes: >> >>[snip] >> McCall said one of the state's biggest problems in fixing its computer programs -- in addition to needing thousands of work hours to examine >> millions of lines of computer code -- is a lack of computer programmers. >> >> "As of January, 400 of 1,100 state civil service senior computer >> programming analyst positions were vacant,'' he said. "The position pays from $36,000 to $45,000 a year. At the same time, two-year computer programming graduates from Hudson Valley Community College are commanding >> starting salaries of $57,000 at local financial institutions.'' > > >So in fact there is not a lack of computer staff, just an unwillingness to pay for them. > >Not that dissimilar to the management attitude that has made a crisis out of a problem. > >-- >Roger Barnett I wanna know why 700 senior computer programming analysts stay with the state civil service. Do they put something in the water? A year ago, I heard that entry level (4 year degree) in Washington DC was 50K/year, now it seems that entry level is $57K (2 year degree). I like it. cory hamasaki

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/7/1998 6:10:00 PM
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Cowles on CoreStates: 'This is getting serious' <snip> 'Yes, was Larsen's reply. The year-2000 issue was a "key thing" in convincing CoreStates' board to run up the white flag on independence.' <snip> x10.dejanews.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/8/1998 5:32:00 AM
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Y2K preparations of the Bank of England Information in pdf-files. bankofengland.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/8/1998 12:45:00 PM
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The University of Iowa Team 2000 'Welcome to the UI Team 2000 home page! The central administration of the University of Iowa formed Team 2000 in the fall of 1997.ÿ The team's charge is to assess, monitor, and communicate potential problems and sources for solutions with respect to the change in century in University systems, processes, and equipment.ÿ The team is comprised of a group of administrators from across the University, and is expected to continue its work through July, 2000. ' uiowa.edu

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/10/1998 2:30:00 PM
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Pessimist views from Germany... - 'A second similar mailing in June delivered the same results. In August, we changed our marketing policy, emphasizing more the professional Y2K-Audit than the Change-Factory issue. Even in December 1997, we experienced a return quote of less than 1% (17 out of 2,200).' - 'We found other interesting reasons. There is no culture at all in Germany to make mistakes in general.' - 't explains a lot of the hesitation or even ignorance. We often heard: "My boys will solve that Y2K Problem in 8 weekends..." or "It just can't cost that much because we don't have the money..." or "This is just a big hype for the benefit of the consultants, we don't agree with that..." ' - 'You wonder about the figures you read in the papers. British Telecom estimates, as far as I read, about 1000 million $, the German Telekom about 40 million $ for the Y2K conversion. All the figures I read about in the German press are compared to the US or British or Swedish figures underestimated by a factor of at least 10 to 50. The only high figure I heard of was the estimate of Deutsche Bank with some 300 million $.' cen.uiuc.edu

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1119)	3/11/1998 3:17:00 PM
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'. In fact, Germany is seriously lagging behind in Y2K preparations' '<snip> GERMANY While few would expect Latin America to be a leader in Y2K compliance, Germany, with its reputation for efficiency and technological leadership, would appear to have all the right credentials. In fact, Germany is seriously lagging behind in Y2K preparations -- the main reason is that the country's industry and leaders cannot seem to see past January 1, 1999, when the Euro first becomes a currency in Europe. "We are very concerned about Germany, because the level of activity in Germany is well behind where it needs to be. They are focused on EMU, but have little understanding of Y2K," says Andy Kyte, research director for Y2K at the Gartner Group in Europe. "The level of awareness in Mediterranean countries is very poor, but in Germany things are not much better, and it's a considerably more computer dependent economy," he says. "They are in a bad way." . . gtbusiness.com