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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2403)	8/7/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

Comparing newspaper articles August 1997 with August 1998: I have just taken a recent day. and compared newspaper articles, based on the posting of de Jager's site. This is by no means a representative comparison. A few trends can still be seen: - A year ago almost all articles appeared in tech magazines only; now we see a lot in mainstream newspapers - A year ago there was little on 'contingency planning'; SEC stepping in; news on insurance companies; now there is a lot. - 1997: Little news on international Y2k developments; now a lot. - 1997: no mentioning of 'Y2k survivalists'; 1998 almost every day (still in a chucking tone though ..) - 1997: almost nothing on embedded system Y2k issues; now a lot. John B.t.w, I read a nice summary on these trends some time ago: - 1997 was the Y2k year of the IT community; - 1998 is the Y2k year of the business community; - 1999 will be the Y2k year of the general public. ______________ 'August 4, 1997: New Jersey Online/AP: Official downplays year 2000 bank run InformationWeek: Government's Time To Act -- The U.S. government must mandate research to prevent the collapse of critical systems in the year 2000 InformationWeek: States Relate ComputerWorld: Inside Lines: Let the litigation begin ComputerWorld: Filipinos train coders to tackle year 2000 ComputerWorld: Year 2000: a regular laff riot ComputerWorld: Unix grows at high end; NT takes over at low end Federal Computer Week: White House leadership needed to spur Y2K systems compliance Infos zu NEUES...die Computershow: Computer-Chaos 2000 (in German) Mercantile Gazette Business: Year 2000 grips the computer world year2000.com ____________ 'August 4, 1998: Newsbytes: Pat Boone Comes To Year 2000 Rescue Richmond Times-Dispatch: Mission: cash flow 2000 / Local Fed's technology man is responsible for Y2K readiness New Straits Times: Taking seriously the all-encompasing reach of the Y2K problem The New Jersey Star-Ledger: Lawyers boot up for Y2K crashes TechWeb: SEC Warns Companies On Y2K Disclosure PC Week: Heading for a Y2K Breakdown Fort Worth Star Telegram: D/FW must wait for radar upgrade Access Arizona: SEC urges Year 2000 disclosures Press Association: Lloyds Gets Defensive Over Millennium Bug Reuters: Insurer Tries To Calm Year 2000 Worries CBS MarketWatch: Futurist peers into his crystal ball TechWeb: Survey: Y2K Spending Squeezes Other Projects Newsbytes: Year 2000 Vendors Coping - Report Newsbytes: Giga's Year 2000 Disclosure Library Available On Web Washington Post: 2-Digit Problem Means 9-Digit Bill for Local Governments Business Today: Y2K experts to gather for online conference Reuters: Interview-Y2K cure speeds up The Denver Post: State gets on Y2K bandwagon Westergaard Year 2000: Is it Opportunity, or the Postman? South China Morning Post: Lack of Y2K standard leaves worried customers in dark The Australian: Y2K bug fever bites Russia The Australian: Insurers won't take a chance on the inevitable Australian Financial Review: Counting the cost of Y2K Australian Financial Review: Caltex in $10m IT transaction year2000.com