IDG says only 27% of American companies remediated

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I tried to get the link for this but it is to long and too early in the morning. You can find the story on deja.com csy2.k Milne posted on 12/9. Sorry, brain dead this morning!

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), December 11, 1999

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Just noticed this is also posted on Scary Gary's site 12/10.

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), December 11, 1999.

That IS one horse-choker of an URL, but I'll give it a shot:

IDG_Link

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), December 11, 1999.


Hmmmm....

In addition to the IDC article, in the right margin there is another link about Australia officially treating Y2k as a plague. Boy, I sure will be glad when the suspense is over.

-- Kristi (securxsys@cs.com), December 11, 1999.


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One-third Aust Y2K projects incomplete: IDC By Staff writers 9 December, 1999

SYDNEY - More than 20 per cent of Y2K-related projects in Australia were still in progress as of December 1, according to global research by IDC.

The preliminary research reports 62 per cent of Australian companies have completed systems changes for Y2K, compared with almost 27 per cent of companies in the US. More than 56 per cent of businesses in Belgium were still working on systems.

The research also reported 45 per cent of businesses would have staff "on hand" at midnight on New Years Eve. IDC reported 40 per cent of Australian businesses did not expect trouble with their systems, but 9.2 per cent were expecting problems with office systems and a similar amount expecting difficulties with financial systems.

Almost 80 per cent of US businesses do not expect to experience system problems from Y2K.

[but, but, our Pres. and J. Kosky and the Media and and and...........................]

-- saidwe'reo.k. (karlacalif@aol.com), December 11, 1999.


The preliminary research reports 62 per cent of Australian companies have completed systems changes for Y2K, compared with almost 27 per cent of companies in the US...

I dunno. The more I look at that figure, the more I start to think that there might be a transposition of meaning somewhere. 27% seems awfully low, even for self-reported figures. If it had been worded, "The preliminary research reports 62 per cent of Australian companies have completed systems changes for Y2K, compared with almost 73 per cent of companies [100%-27%] in the US," I might not have injured my chin when it hit the table.

Either way, though, 73% would still be nothing to be proud of with three weeks remaining.

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), December 11, 1999.



Not too different from Ye ar 2000 Facts, Forecasts, and Areas of Concern

The code is broke. It ain't fixed. 20 days

'Tis the season.... shop 'till you drop.

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), December 11, 1999.


I think the Yardeni survey found that 27% expected to complete their work during the 4th quarter. The newspaper apparently misinterpreted those results.

-- Dave (dannco@hotmail.com), December 11, 1999.

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