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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (505)	7/10/1998 2:21:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 618

'Many manufacturers of computerized medical devices have yet to notify doctors and hospitals whether their products might malfunction in the year 2000, The Washington Post said Friday. "It's going to take time to address some of these problems. This isn't information that can be made available on December 31, 1999," said Kenneth Kizer, undersecretary for health at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A coalition of private and public health care providers, including the VA, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association, warned that device makers "need to take immediate action." The slow pace of notification is making it difficult for hospitals and doctors to determine whether their computerized devices will be affected by the date change in 2000. ... web.lexis-nexis.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (505)	7/19/1998 8:05:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'Too often we hear small business owners say they do not expect to be impacted by the Year 2000. They do not operate a mainframe computer or a dedicated telecommunications network or large scale data bases. To these individuals, I pose a series of questions. Do you use any computers or software in your business? Do you keep customer records in a database or track financial information on a spreadsheet? Are your desktop computers connected to a server using a local area network? Do you have turnkey systems? Have you customized systems to fit your operations? Do you conduct any part of your business using electronic commerce, electronic funds transfer, or electronic data interchange? Do you accept credit card payments or use point of sale equipment? Do you use a service bureau for payroll processing or other applications? Do you depend on a data bank for legal, medical or other information? Do you have automated equipment for communicating with a sales or service force in the field? Does your plant or factory utilize industrial automation? Do you use diagnostic or laboratory equipment? Are your production operations integrated with your back office operations? Are you required by law to monitor environmental emissions? Do you own a telephone switching system? Do you have a security system? Do your operations reside in an "intelligent" building? Do you have critical suppliers or customers? Do you use trains, airplanes or long haul trucks for product distribution or resupply of inventory? Do you rely on government services? Does your business depend on ready access to petrochemicals, telecommunications, water and wastewater treatment, or electricity? house.gov