Many rumors of massive Y2K test failures turn out to be gross misstatements, but the Y2K problem is very real and risk mgmt. efforts must be increased to avert serious disruptions. However, Y2K awareness is growing, and public and private institutions have doubled their efforts to find, evaluate, and address Y2K risk exposure. The biggest Y2K impact may occur internationally, as worldwide preparations generally lag behind those in the U.S. Chapters: utilities; healthcare; telecomm.; transportation; financial services; general government; general business; litigation; international preparedness; and legislative activities.

The Committee has found that the most frustrating aspect of addressing the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem is sorting fact from fiction. Reports from even the most reputable news sources fall prey to polarizing forces either over emphasizing a handful of Y2K survivalists, or down-playing the event as a hoax designed to sell information technology equipment. The Internet surges with rumors of massive Y2K test failures that turn out to be gross misstatements, while image-sensitive corporations down- play real Y2K problems. The good news is that talk of the death of civilization, to borrow from Mark Twain, has been greatly exaggerated. The bad news is that Committee research has concluded that the Y2K problem is very real and that Y2K risk management efforts must be increased to avert serious disruptions.

"This anthology of original historical essays examines how social relations are enacted in and through computing using the twin frameworks of abstraction and embodiment. The book highlights a wide range of understudied contexts and experiences, such as computing and disability, working mothers as technical innovators, race and community formation, and gaming behind the Iron Curtain"--

Investigating the impact of the year 2000 problem. Book by Dodd, Christopher J., Bennett, Robert F.