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To: James Strauss who wrote (18775)	6/19/1998 2:23:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 31646

There will be lots of talking about embedded systems y2k... 'Online Y2K conference gearing up By Erich Luening Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM June 18, 1998, 12:50 p.m. PT Final preparations are being made for Monday's launch of a first-of-its-kind online global conference on the Year 2000 technology problem, organizers said today. In cooperation with a number of other international organizations, the Group of Eight (G8) is sponsoring the event, which is being directly supervised by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As previously reported, the International Year 2000-Information Technology Virtual Conference is being touted as a forum for the international community to share problems, progress, and solutions relating to the Year 2000 bug. Organizers said they had planned to hold a traditional three- to four-day international conference in Europe, but decided to hold one single forum on the Web because of logistical limitations and time constraints ... news.com

To: James Strauss who wrote (18775)	6/19/1998 2:36:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 31646

'A few scattered optimists still argue that the problem has been grossly exaggerated, and it is true that some of the worst-case scenarios are overly hysterical. But most experts insist that it is now too late to avoid serious disruptions.' _____ From the Int. Herald Tribune. Some of these 'scattered optimists' have recently visited this thread <gg> iht.com

To: James Strauss who wrote (18775)	6/19/1998 2:38:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Demand for remediation services in Russia! 'MOSCOW--Russia has yet to take the millennium computer bug problem seriously and could face catastrophic consequences if it does not act quickly, U.S. and Russian business representatives said today. Their warnings came on top of alarm bells rung by the U.S. Defense Department that difficulties overcoming the problem in Russia could cause "nightmare" military scenarios. ... news.com