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

To: flatsville who wrote (5539)	4/16/1999 8:07:00 AM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Cheryl--Never mind. I finally found the story in the Chronicle archives. (There must be some lag time between current edition and archive status.) The situation is not quite as dire as reported. MCI Systemshouse was hired to do IV&V. See below: HOUSTON CHRONICLE ARCHIVES Paper: Houston Chronicle Date: THU 04/15/99 Section: A Page: 30 Edition: 3 STAR Council votes to hire consultant to verify city's Y2K compliance Staff Houston City Council approved a $1.9 million contract to hire consultants to verify that the city has fixed all its computerized systems to continue working on and after Jan. 1, 2000. Council voted 12-2 to award the contract to the Houston office of MCI Systemhouse Inc. as a sort of double-check on the city's Y2K compliance efforts. Councilmen Rob Todd and Orlando Sanchez dissented. MCI Systemhouse will not guarantee that the city's computers will not fail, but by seeking independent verification and validation of its work, the city is hoping to stem any liability that could occur if its systems are adversely affected by the change of year. The "Y2K problem" is believed to be a widespread computer glitch that, if not corrected, could lead to software mistaking the year 2000 for 1900. As a result, some believe computerized systems that are involved in countless functions, from tracking bank accounts to operating elevators, could malfunction or even halt operations. By the time the year 2000 rolls around, the city will have spent some $43 million to head off any potential Y2K problems. MCI Systemhouse is expected to begin its verification work this month and complete it by the end of August, which would give the city four months to correct any problems that turn up in the review. Still a close shave for such a large city.