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To: John Mansfield who wrote (1525)	5/1/1998 7:04:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

Manufacturing forecasts From: manufacturing.net 'Productivity could stumble Investments in new and improved capacity seem to be paying off in terms of productivity. Manufacturing productivity grew at a 4.4% rate in 1997. Our current optimistic outlook assumes that technology investments continue to pay off in similar magnitudes this year and next. However, we're hedging on the down side as the expanding deficit of technology-savvy workers creates some doubt that companies will be able to persist in converting technology into real productivity gains. Another glitch: The diversion of tech-savvy people to Y2K problem.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1525)	5/1/1998 7:19:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

[AWARENESS] Raising awareness: The professionals are marching in ;-) Well this is interesting (b.t.w. Cheryl what do you think of Saatchi?): PR agency helping to raise awareness! ______________ 'Thursday, April 30, 1998 M&C Saatchi given the job to spell out Y2K By ANDREW HORNERY Sydney ad agency M&C Saatchi has been given the task of convincing up to 75,000 small business owners to protect their computer systems from the potentially disastrous Millenium Bug. The Millenium Bug is the name given for a major problem facing computer programs that use only the last two digits of the year when recording dates. The year 2000 will be read by a computer as 1900, potentially throwing many businesses which rely on computers into chaos. Up to $30 million is expected to be invested in the campaign dubbed Year 2K, which is being jointly funded by the Federal and State Governments along with contributions from the corporate world. M&C Saatchi has been appointed to give the campaign a consistent and simple message to address the complex issue. The message will be used in everything from a mainstream television, print and radio advertising through to business seminars and information hot lines. Billings for the M&C Saatchi project are expected to top $5 million. ... smh.com.au

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1525)	5/1/1998 7:21:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

Dodd On Millennium Bug Panel Here again we see the main focus on utilities. John ___________ By DAVID LIGHTMAN Washington Bureau Chief This story ran in the Courant April 29, 1998 WASHINGTON - Like most people, when Sen. Christopher J. Dodd heard about the Year 2000 problem about to plague computers, he figured that someone would come up with some kind of chip that would solve everything quickly. But with about 20 months to go until the turn of the century, the problem is not lending itself to easy solutions. So Tuesday, the Senate created a special committee to oversee private and public efforts to deal with the problem, and Dodd, D- Conn., will be its top Democrat. Sen. Robert F. Bennett, R-Utah, will head the seven-member panel, which will be able to hold hearings, recommend legislation and study possible solutions. It will have a $575,000 budget this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, and continue its work through Feb. 29, 2000. Dodd was named because of his interest as a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee. The panel, to be called the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, will try to bring public attention to a problem that could cost domestic interests at least $277 billion to fix. Bennett listed seven general areas that the panel will examine. The most urgent involves utilities. After all, he said, ''we have to make sure the power grid operates,'' and that water remains available. Next on the list is telecommunications. There have been reports that telephones could lack a dial tone if computers are not properly fixed. Third will be transportation, because computers tend to control or monitor air, truck and rail traffic. Further down the list are financial services, general government services, general business services and litigation. news.courant.com