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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2304)	7/28/1998 4:20:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

'Y2K contingency plans address failures of systems believed to be Y2K compliant, failures of interfaces, transfers of corrupt data, and failures of utilities or other infrastructure elements necessary for operation, or any other items that could result in a Y2K-related failure. Especially address the risk that back-up and alternate systems may be similarly affected." ... dtic.mil

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2304)	7/28/1998 4:22:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

'Y2K may stall transit By Erich Luening Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM July 27, 1998, 2:30 p.m. PT The transportation industry could be the latest victim of the Y2K bug, a federal official warned today. Bus, rail, boat, and car travel after 12 midnight on New Year's Eve, 1999, could be all but stalled by the Y2K bug if state and local transportation officials don't act now to fix the computer glitch in time, Deputy Transportation Secretary Mortimer Downey told a gathering of transit and traffic experts today. "The delays and risks to safety are potentially enormous," he said. "Imagine the disruption if 1 million traffic signals were to fail, if buses or trains couldn't run because transit management systems failed," Downey added. ... news.com