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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 (396)	5/22/1998 4:06:00 PM
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Y2k conference at the Navy - also on embedded systems cosip.npt.nuwc.navy.mil

To: John Mansfield who wrote (396)	5/22/1998 4:12:00 PM
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GAO reports gao.gov Guides Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Business Continuity and Contingency Planning GAO/AIMD-10.1.19 Exposure Draft, March 1998 [Available in PDF version only] Year 2000 Computing Crisis: An Assessment Guide GAO/AIMD-10.1.14, September 1997.[Available in PDF version only] Reports and Testimonies (These are listed in reverse date order, newest first.) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Continuing Risks of Disruption to Social Security, Medicare, and Treasury Programs. T-AIMD-98-161. May 7, 1998. IRS' Year 2000 Efforts: Status and Risks. T-GGD-98-123. May 7, 1998. Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Potential for Widespread Disruption Calls for Strong Leadership and Partnerships GAO/AIMD-98-85. April 30, 1998.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (396)	5/23/1998 2:16:00 PM
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[SOLUTIONS] 'IEE SHOWS SMEs HOW TO BEAT THE MILLENNIUM BUG A new 53 page booklet published by the IEE, 'Year 2000 problems in machinery', looks at how small and medium sized companies can manage the risks posed by possible Year 2000 failures in equipment and machinery. Just because a company doesn't rely on computers in its day to day business doesn't mean that it's immune to the threat of the date change from 1999 to 2000. Embedded systems used to control the operation of plant, machinery and equipment that are vital to business may be just as prone to the millennium bug, and companies that depend on vulnerable machinery could find themselves in trouble. The problem won't wait until the Year 2000. Today, companies that can't prove that they are implementing an effective Year 2000 programme may have trouble obtaining insurance cover against millennium bug risks, auditors may wish to qualify their accounts, and banks may lend only to companies which they believe will be viable after 2000. Failure to take sufficient action or leaving it too late may also be regarded as dereliction of duty by the board of management and by directors individually, and may even constitute gross negligence. The new publication represents the latest phase of the IEE's on-going campaign to raise awareness of the millennium bug in industry, and particularly of the threat to embedded systems. ... iee.org.uk