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

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (2684)	10/11/1998 3:56:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

'The CNN website ( cnn.com ) has a survey on Y2k preparations. The question is: Are you stockpiling goods in your home just in case major computer troubles rock the world beginning January 1, 2000, due to the so-called millennium bug? The results as of now are (out of a total of 12,773 votes): Yes 13% No 42% I'm not worried about the millennium bug 45% Jo Anne (from c.s.y2k)

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (2684)	10/11/1998 4:02:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

cnn.com

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (2684)	10/11/1998 4:06:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

'OECD condemns world's 2000 bug plans David Parsley A DAMNING report on the world's readiness to cope with the millennium computer bug will emerge this week from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD report, to be launched at the Global Year 2000 Summit in London on Thursday, will criticise governments, including Britain's, for not ensuring essential services will run smoothly after midnight on December 31, 1999. The report, seen by The Sunday Times, says: "While awareness [of the bug] is increasing, the amount of remediation is daunting. "The problem continues to be underestimated and full-scale actions to address it are only recently beginning in many countries. "Preparedness among the healthcare industry, small businesses and some parts of government appears to be particularly worrisome." sunday-times.co.uk

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (2684)	10/15/1998 6:26:00 PM
From: jwk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

CK -- never fear....and you can retract your aaarrrrgggghhhh! >>>High-tech Visa Bill In Big U.S. Spending Plan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to increase the number of U.S. visas granted to foreign high tech workers, blocked in the Senate last week, has been included in the mammoth spending bill Congress is expected to approve shortly, Senate leaders said. Under current law, 65,000 H-1B visas are granted annually to noncitizen computer programmers and other highly skilled professionals to work in the United States for up to six years. The bill would nearly doubled that, to 115,000 for the next two years, and 107,500 in the third year. After that, the level would drop back to 65,000. High tech companies had lobbied to increase the cap on foreign workers, particularly as they try to solve the problems posed by the year 2000 millennium bug.<<<

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (2684)	10/15/1998 6:29:00 PM
From: jwk	Respond to of 9818

Also.....>>>Thursday October 15 11:10 AM EDT H-P Sees Computer Growth Slowing In '99 Due To Y2K ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP - news) Chief Executive Officer Lewis Platt said that he sees a likely significant slowdown in the computer hardware industry during the second half of 1999. Speaking to an audience of computer information technology managers at a conference here, Platt said the focus on upgrading computers to be ready for the Year 2000 date change would hurt the hardware industry. He downplayed more apocalyptic scenarios such as a freeze on spending and possible social dislocation. ''My own personal view is that a significant slowdown in hardware purchases is likely to result in the second half of 1999,'' Platt said. He noted that, as a diversified maker of a variety of electronics products, only 50 percent of Hewlett-Packard's revenues come from computer products that might be affected directly. ''I absolutely agree there will be some impact...there will be some negative impact particularly on server revenue,'' he said of the large computers used to run business operations. <<<