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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2426)	8/20/1998 8:59:00 AM
From: flatsville	Respond to of 9818

John--I found it. See replies nos. 2407 and 2402. Shortly thereafter I learned that GCU (CGU?) a UK insurer will deny death and disability claims on employer paid travel policies for employees during a y2k period. I picked up this tidbit off c.s.y.2000. It did have a url attached to it. The article was archived from the month of July and could only be purchased through an account. I believe the information is credible. So, the trend continues..."flatsville"

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2426)	8/20/1998 10:14:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Pessimism Rules At Y2K Conference (08/19/98; 6:47 p.m. ET) By Mo Krochmal, TechWeb Ed Yardeni, the chief economist at Deutsche Bank Securities, marked the 500th day before the millennium Wednesday by gathering experts to discuss the impact of the year 2000 bug in an online conference. Yardeni, described by some as a Y2K alarmist, has predicted the computer bug will cause a global recession. At the online gathering, which is accessible at www.y2kactionday.com, Yardeni's guests did not paint an optimistic picture. "Books are coming out, a movie is coming out in Hollywood," said Tony Valletta, vice president of technology firm SRA International. "We will soon be in the panic mode." Last week, the Gartner Group published a year 2000 update study that indicated 23 percent of companies have not yet started any remediation effort. Analysts have said that testing fixes may take as long as creating the fixes. ... techweb.com