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MIAMI, Nov. 10 (Reuters) - The following list highlights results of an online survey of states' Y2K remediation progress, which is being conducted by the National Association of State Information Resource Executives Inc.

NASIRE represents state chief information officers and information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

Survey information is provided by state information technology officers. The full survey appears on http://w ww.nasire.org/hotissues/y2k/survey/results.cfm.

The Worst

State % mission critical systems last updated

that are compliant

1. Alabama* 52% 11/8/99 2. Oklahoma 75% 3/11/99 3. Puerto Rico 76% 10/6/99 4. New Mexico 81% 11/2/99 5. Wyoming 85% 10/4/99 6. Georgia 88% 10/28/99 7. Idaho 90% 6/23/99 Mississippi 90% 7/22/99 New Hampshire 90% 10/29/99 Rhode Island 90% 7/29/99 Utah 90% 9/20/99

The Best

State % mission critical systems last updated

that are compliant

1. Hawaii 100% 10/07/99 Indiana 100% 10/29/99 Iowa 100% 8/27/99 Michigan 100% 10/12/99 Nebraska 100% 10/4/99 New York 100% 11/9/99 North Dakota 100% 5/6/99 2. Florida 99% 11/5/99 Kentucky 99% 10/18/99 New Jersey 99% 11/9/99 South Dakota 99% 11/1/99 Texas 99% 10/21/99 Virginia 99% 10/21/99 Washington 99% 11/9/99

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Overall*

State % mission critical systems last updated

that are compliant

Alabama 52% 11/8/99 Alaska 91% 10/28/99 Arizona 97% 10/29/99 Arkansas N/A 11/3/99 California 98% 10/1/99 Colorado 98% 10/27/99 Connecticut 95% 10/18/99 District of Columbia N/A 4/27/99 Delaware 92% 10/26/99 Florida 99% 11/5/99 Georgia 88% 10/28/99 Guam N/A N/A Hawaii 100% 10/07/99 Idaho 90% 6/23/99 Illinois 98% 10/21/99 Indiana 100% 10/29/99 Iowa 100% 8/27/99 Kansas 98% 11/1/99 Kentucky 99% 10/18/99 Louisiana 96% 10/19/99 Maine 95% 10/4/99 Maryland 97% 10/19/99 Massachusetts 97% 10/18/99 Michigan 100% 10/12/99 Minnesota 97% 8/19/99 Mississippi 90% 7/22/99 Missouri 92% 10/15/99 Montana 91% 11/1/99 Nebraska 100% 10/4/99 Nevada 97% 10/26/99 New Hampshire 90% 10/29/99 New Jersey 99% 11/9/99 New Mexico 81% 11/2/99 New York 100% 11/9/99 North Carolina 95% 10/20/99 North Dakota 100% 5/6/99 Ohio 96% 10/29/99 Oklahoma 75% 3/11/99 Pennsylvania 99% 9/30/99 Puerto Rico 76% 10/6/99 Rhode Island 90% 7/29/99 South Carolina 95% 10/1/99 South Dakota 99% 11/1/99 Tennessee 97% 11/9/99 Texas 99% 10/21/99 Utah 90% 9/20/99 Vermont 96% 9/30/99 Virginia 99% 10/21/99 Washington 99% 11/9/99 West Virginia 95% 9/30/99 Wisconsin 94% 10/28/99 Wyoming 85% 10/4/99

* Of U.S. states and territories reporting. Compliance information was not supplied by Arkansas, the District of Columbia and Guam.

-- Jean Wasp (jean@sonic.net), November 11, 1999