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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2090)	7/8/1998 3:44:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Senate hearing: As for the media, with exception of the Washington Post, USA Today, and the Financial Times of London, the general press here and abroad has failed miserably in addressing the crisis. As recently as November, for example, The Los Angeles Times was calling Y2K basically a hoax -- ironically at the very time that their internal operations people were struggling over allocating resources to meet compliance deadlines. The Wall Street Journal's coverage has been abysmal. I was told last year by a Journal reporter that his editors weren't interested in the Y2K story because it had already been told. That's the equivalent of reporting the attack on Pearl Harbor on Monday morning, December 8, 1941 and then advising readers the next day: "Oh, that story? We told you yesterday there's a war on." ... Brownouts and Blackouts There will be spot shortages worldwide of electrical power. Nuclear generating plants will be shut down to allay public fears of meltdowns. The French economy with its proportionately large 40% reliance on nuclear power will be hard hit. ... y2ktimebomb.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2090)	7/8/1998 3:50:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

UK: 'Millennium computer problem? Who you gonna call? Bug-busters The Government has unveiled the first team of Millennium "bug-busters" - people trained to deal with the problem that threatens to confound thousands of computers at the turn of the century. ... itn.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2090)	7/8/1998 4:20:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

'"What they are not understanding is that it provides a rare chance to get a complete picture of their organisation's IT infrastructure and how it interrelates with their business operations." ____ Take advantage of Y2K: expert By IAN GRAYSON 7jul98 COMPANIES pouring millions of dollars into Year 2000 projects should take advantage of the opportunity to end up with much more than just compliant systems, according to an industry expert. Corporate consulting firm James Martin & Co chief operating officer Patrick Litre said companies were missing an important opportunity if they view their Y2K expenditure as a necessary evil that would do nothing more than ensure they continue to operate. "Many CEOs see the whole Year 2000 task as simply a system remediation issue," he said. "What they are not understanding is that it provides a rare chance to get a complete picture of their organisation's IT infrastructure and how it interrelates with their business operations." ... theaustralian.com.au