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Cashing in on year 2000
There are many honest vendors performing good year 2000 work.
And then there are some horror stories of companies looking
to make a fast buck. We have some tips on how you can avoid
becoming part of a horror story.
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Monday, July 7
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IS chief: Year 2000 a fraud
David Starr, recently named vice president and chief information officer at The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., calls the year 2000 "the biggest fraud perpetrated by consultants on the business community since re-engineering." |
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Monday, June 23
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Year 2000 muck mires midrange
If you thought you had year 2000 problems on the mainframe, just wait until you check out some of your older midrange systems. The key obstacles: old code, lack of skills and tools. |
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Monday, June 23
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Client/server users must push for year 2000 tools
Automated software to test and convert legacy systems for year-2000 compliance is practically leaping off vendors' shelves. But for client/server and distributed systems, vendors' cupboards are practically bare. |
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Monday, June 9
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Numbers add up to a bigger year 2000 disaster
As they move from planning their year 2000 work to doing actual repairs, IS managers are finding the job even more messy and complicated than they expected. Their message: Get ready to ask a lot of tough questions, sweat the details, and fight for the money you need. |
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901 days
until 1/1/00
as of July 14, 1997
Year 2000
Bulletin Board
Looking for advice on your Y2K project? Have information you'd like to share? Discuss the issues here.
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If you have questions, comments or story ideas on the year 2000 problem, contact Rick Saia, associate editor for Managing.
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