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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2475)	8/26/1998 4:17:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

' Ken Orr President/Chief Technical Officer The Ken Orr Institute TOO LATE: What Do You Do Now? Tuesday, 9:00 - 10:20am By the time all the bills are in, solving the "Year 2000 Problem" will be the largest, most expensive project that the IT industry has ever taken on. A way to save a few bytes in the 50's and 60's has turned into the 90's maintenance nightmare. With less than 18 months to go, the IT industry is attempting to help technology-dependent organizations throughout the world make it into the 21st Century. Solving the Year 2000 problem will cost anywhere from $200 billion to $1.5 trillion dollars! Most experts believe that it is already too late for most organizations to save all of their computer applications. Management denial is rapidly becoming management panic. This presentation discusses the scope and implications of the Year 2000 problem and which industries will be most affected. Key Issues Does the organization think there is a problem? Tools, outsourcing and software factories Who will the winners and losers be? How do we help each other? Dr. Howard A. Rubin Professor, Computer Science Hunter College of CUNY THE YEAR 2000: Transitioning From System to Business Triage With A Global View Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:50am As the Year 2000 deadline approaches, it is now time for enterprise attention to both shift and expand from technology to business issues. The "state of the problem"/"state of the solution" message developed from a quarterly survey of Fortune 500 companies is quite clear...the technology problem itself keeps moving and growing as companies dig deeper into the issues - but not all companies will "make it". This points out the need for organizations to develop clear assessment methods, contingency plans, and triage strategies for dealing with their business networks. In this context, assessment methods and techniques for business network analysis will be discussed. Key Issues The latest findings on cross industry progress in dealing with the Year 2000 crisis How your Year 2000 focus is likely to shift in the next 3, 6, and 12 months The elements of assessing the risk of individual business partners How to assess the risk inherent in your business transition network Opportunities arising from the crisis - the "Year 2000 bail-out" Leland Freeman Managing Director, Year 2000 Advisory Services Management Support Technology YEAR 2000: It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This Tuesday, 3:45 - 5:00pm Every time we look, Y2K is getting worse. Much of the world is too far behind to catch up the federal government earned a failing grade, and even those organizations that have been diligently working can't declare victory. Let's hope somewhere there's an IT silver lining. This session lifts the curtain and glances at what's to come - before the new millennium arrives. The Y2K lessons learned, and the battle scars earned will be used to create enormous IT and business strategic advantage. Key Issues What comes after Y2K? Translating best practices into new paradigms Finally: Getting IT and business strategies aligned What will historians accuse us of? YEAR 2000 SOLUTIONS: Question and Answer Panel with Leland Freeman and Ed Yourdon Wednesday, 3:45 - 5:00pm Join these leading experts and discuss the critical issues facing your company today. Gain step-by-step strategies and solutions to ensure your business has the essential elements for survival in the 21st century. Capitalize on advice from your own peers through this interactive panel. Ed Yourdon Chairman and Co-founder, Cutter Consortium THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT/SOCIAL YEAR 2000 DISRUPTIONS ON YOUR BUSINESS ORGANIZATION Wednesday, 10:45 - 11:30am Status reports available at the beginning of 1998 strongly suggest over half of the US Federal government agencies will not have finished Y2K remediation for even their mission-critical systems - yet most private organizations are paying little attention to this potential disaster. All of the meticulous planning you're doing to remediate your internal IT systems, and to ensure Y2K-compliance of your vendors and suppliers, could be wasted unless you also develop plans to cope with the potential impact of Y2K on the government and social infrastructure in which your company operates. An example: if your employees can't get to work because of a breakdown in public transportation, you probably won't be able to operate your business. Key Issues What risks does your organization face from government/social disruptions? Is the situation likely to change between now and 12/31/99? How should you plan for Y2K with your employees? How should you work with government? Public-relations angle: how do you explain your company's Y2K position to the public? dci.com