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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 (406)	5/23/1998 6:40:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

April 13, 1998, TechWeb News Go Looking For Trouble -- Year 2000 Problems Must Be Sought Out And Addressed-And Not, As Some Lawyers Would Advise, Be Avoided At All Costs By Peter De Jager The embedded chip problem is real. For proof, speak to any year 2000 project manager in the oil industry, the chemical industry, or the medical establishment. They have already examined their work environments and have found enough "situations" to put the debate to rest. The trouble is, the real source of information about the problem should be the chip manufacturers themselves-but they are unlikely to go on the record and speak out about what they have already uncovered. After a conference late last year, a year 2000 manager of a chip manufacturer approached me and asked for my advice. He had found problems in some of his company's chips. The decision about whether or not to communicate the problem was being made by the marketing department. To the best of my knowledge, the company's clients are still in the dark. More recently, another manager of a programmable logic chip (PLC) manufacturer related a similar story. He also had discovered some problems. He also has not informed the company's clients. He has kept silent on the advice of his lawyers: "Don't go looking for trouble." ... techweb.com