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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Stocks: An Investment Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Josef Svejk who wrote (10476)	3/28/1998 3:30:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 13949

LEADERSHIP IN THE UK 'The British Government is to spend an extra œ10m to try to protect businesses from the so-called millennium bug. The problem will cause computers to crash on January 1 in the year 2000 because their programmes are not capable of recognising the date. The news of extra funds come as a leading British expert warned that there was simply not enough time to get all affected computer systems fixed The Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce the cash when he addresses the business community on Monday. He will tell business leaders that they need to do more to prepare for the bug. Speaking at a conference entitled "Tackling the millennium bug", he is expected to tell them time is precious and action crucial to prevent serious losses or even business failures. news.bbc.co.uk