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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sibe who wrote (2021)	6/21/1998 12:38:00 AM
From: RH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Destination 2000-Air Canada HORIZONS June 1, 1998 Issue 853 Battling the Millenium Bug "Last Month, the Destination 2000 project celebrated its second anniversary, highlighted by the move of its central office to Place Ville Marie a year ago. This team of more than 100 information technology professionals has been tackling Air Canada's Year 2000 challenge. In the last year alone, the group has completed 55% of the 25,000 person-days of work required to prepare the airline's information technology (I.T.) applications for the century change. Horizons took this anniversary occasion to meet with the Director of the Destination 2000 Project, Janice Robinson, to find answers to some common employee questions about the 'Millenium Bug'. Why is this Year 2000 problem happening? During the 50's and 60s when many systems were being developed, storage of computerized information was incredibly costly. To save space and reduce costs, the I.T. industry adopted a 2-digit date code (i.e. 1975 represented as 75). The assumption was that computer programs written in the 50s, 60s and even the 70s would not be in use in 1999. What has Air Canada been doing to prepare for the Year 2000? Testing and conversion of critical Air Canada systems has been our priority focus. As of May, more than half of the work has been done. We've also made progress verifying the Year 2000 readiness of key operational areas, critical suppliers, service providers and business partners. On-site audits of the Air Canada facilities at airports have been completed and a system wide inventory was completed in Technical Operations. How can we be sure Air Canada checks everything that is important? We have a detailed inventory of every critical area that needs to be checked and are keeping records of the work that is being done. This 'paper trail' is needed so that Air Canada can prove it did everything possible to get ready for the century change. Does Air Canada plan to fly during the holiday season preceding January 1, 2000? We anticipate a 'business as usual' situation. Air Canada is preparing its own systems and working with industry associations to verify that shared services, facilities, and business partners will be ready for Year 2000. However, if we have concerns about the readiness of critical systems or facilities at specific destinations, the airline may decide to make appropriate schedule adjustments. As an employee, should we be worried? There is no need for concern. Air Canada is a forerunner in terms of readiness preparation, and has taken a leadership role in cooperating with the airline industry. We plan on being ready for the new millennium."