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To: James Strauss who wrote (18746)	6/19/1998 2:25:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 31646

'Bug confidence plunges The IT industry's confidence in the UK's ability to beat the millennium bug has never been lower, according to the latest Computing year 2000 Confidence Index, writes Colin Barker. The index, which is compiled from the opinions of a cross section of industry and user experts, shows an overall confidence level of 5.3 - down from 5.7 in our last survey in February, and the lowest returned since the survey began last year. Our panel is asked to rate their confidence - on a scale of one to ten - across ten separate industries and government sectors. According to the Index, the panel does not believe that the Government will be able to fix its own year 2000 problems or the problems in the health service before the deadline. The health sector scored an average rating of just 2.4, its lowest ever. Central Government also lagged behind the rest of the field badly and was rated only slightly higher at 3.1. Banking and finance continues to earn the highest confidence rating. This time around it earned a rating of 7.5, closely followed by transport with a rating of 7.3. Despite their gloominess, our panellists did see some positive signs, Prime Minister Tony Blair's intervention into the debate in April was welcomed as a `positive' move and the G8 discussion of the issue in Birmingham last month was also cited. But while the attention of government was welcomed, some panel members criticsed the G8 announcement for its `lack of substance'. ' webserv.vnunet.com