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To: Bert Zed who wrote (6740)7/6/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: JDN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10786
 
Dear Del: OOOKKKAAAYYY! This is more like it. couple more days like this and I wont be such an old sourpuss. JDN



To: Bert Zed who wrote (6740)7/6/1998 2:43:00 PM
From: CharlieBoy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10786
 
Del

Well lets see if it keeps happening. A lot of talk is going around Europe of earnings of 22cents for Q2, but the threads keep saying 16cents. Either would be an achievement.....

CharlieBoy



To: Bert Zed who wrote (6740)7/6/1998 7:02:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell  Respond to of 10786
 
Re: Interesting article on the severe shortage of programmers in India

India had hoped to make a bundle on the worldwide rush to teach computers to cope with the year 2000. Instead, it's missing out on an estimated $14 million a day in business lost to other nations because of a shortage of computer programmers here.

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India's National Association of Software and Service Companies had set its sights on grabbing $5 billion in ''Y2K'' work, but says that would require at least 125,000 programmers. Only 30,000 currently live in India. According to some estimates from industry executives, India has bagged just $700 million worth of Y2K projects.

Source:
search.washingtonpost.com

All signs point to the factory approach being the only viable solution come crunch time. And we all know who leads the pack in that regard. (g)

- Jeff