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To: kfdkfd who wrote (17583)	5/24/1998 11:50:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 31646

Garnter: ' Gartner says there are 50 million embedded devices with year 2000 problems, and only 5% of all companies have begun researching these problems. '... One problem is that distributed computing is not just about PCs and servers. Gartner says there are 50 million embedded devices with year 2000 problems, and only 5% of all companies have begun researching these problems. Adds Joseph Gottlieb, executive VP and director of cross-functional research at Meta Group, an IT consulting firm: "Where distributed computing stops and embedded technology begins is thorny, particularly on the manufacturing floor." Dependence upon vendors is especially high with embedded technology on the plant floor, Gottlieb points out, and documentation as well as testing and development tools are virtually nonexistent. In addition, some technology is locked up and inaccessible to anyone but the vendor. Worse, some vendors have gone out of business. "The majority of large organizations out there have not exerted meaningful remediation efforts at the distributed level, especially with some of these esoteric systems," says Gottlieb. (Remediation is the act of modifying code so it can handle the year 2000 and other problematic dates.) "By the latter half of this year, we will see many organizations in a world of hurt." ... techweb.com