The Year 2000 Computing Crisis

The Year 2000 Computing Crisis
Author: Jerome T. Murray
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1996
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

At the dawn of a new millennium, computer systems all over the world will begin generating bad dates because of the way software has been written to interpret years. This urgently needed handbook offers solutions to the problem. This book provides a concrete plan for IS developers and consultants scrambling to beat the clock before their systems collapse.

Year 2000 Computing Crisis

Year 2000 Computing Crisis
Author: Gene L. Dodaro
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1999-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780788177880

Addresses the Year 2000 computing problem. Its objectives were to (1) outline the Year 2000 risks facing the government and the nation, (2) describe the evolution of the federal government's Year 2000 strategy, and (3) identify additional actions that can be taken by the Executive Branch to prepare the nation for the year 2000. Its views are based upon over 2 dozen reports issued over the past year on the Year 2000 readiness of a wide range of federal agencies as well as on extensive consultations with various experts in information technology and years of experience in and knowledge of federal agencies' computer systems.

The Year 2000 Computer Problem

The Year 2000 Computer Problem
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1999
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Time Bomb 2000

Time Bomb 2000
Author: Edward Yourdon
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780130952844

"Time Bomb 2000" describes how the year 2000 problem can potentially affect all facets of business life if not properly addressed. Chapters are devoted to effects on home PCs, on the job, the news, airplanes, and more. Advice is given on how to deal with the problem if and when they actually occur.

Year 2000 Computing Crisis

Year 2000 Computing Crisis
Author: Joel C. Willemssen
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780788184284

Two statements by Joel Willemssen, Dir., Civil Agencies Information Systems, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO, before the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs. He addresses the readiness of the VA to deliver benefits and health care services through the turn of the century, focusing on the Y2K readiness of automated systems that support such delivery, the compliance status of biomedical equipment used in patient care, and the Y2K readiness of the pharmaceutical and medical-surgical manufacturers upon which VA relies. He also shares information on the Food and Drug Admin.'s Y2K efforts.

Millennium Meltdown

Millennium Meltdown
Author: Grant R. Jeffrey
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780842343749

The Millennium Meltdown will document the extent of the computer collapse and how this will massively impact your life. It is essential that we learn how to protect our family, our homes, and our finances from the approaching danger. This book will outline practical strategies to protect your family from the worst effects of the greatest technological crisis in our lifetime.

The Year 2000 Computer Crisis

The Year 2000 Computer Crisis
Author: Tony Keyes
Publisher: YTwoK Investor
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Business enterprises
ISBN: 9780965893909

At the end of the century a computer bug that has been lying dormant for over 30 years will come to life. With it will come a socioeconomic calamity greater than the depression of the 1930s. It will also create the greatest investment opportunity of all time. Will you be ready? Tony Keyes, host of the industry acclaimed radio talk show, "The Y2K Investor" has written this insightful text concerning this unprecedented threat to the global economy. Mr. Keyes has written an easy-to-read primer, which provides the amateur as well as the professional investor, with a step-by-step strategy for protecting your assets & electronic records from the ravages of this digital plague. The book also details Mr. Keyes top ten stock 'picks' for capitalizing on the tremendous windfall some companies will enjoy as a result of fixing this problem. A very thorough appendix includes official government documents, clippings from the press & interviews from "The Y2K Investor" radio program. THE YEAR 2000 COMPUTER CRISIS, AN INVESTOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE (ISBN 0-9658939-0-1) can be ordered by calling BOOKMASTERS at: 800-247-6553. Copies are $29.95 each U.S. list - Standard discounts available.