Re: What after Year2000

[Neil Palmer <NPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >     I just wanted to share my ideas with all the people in the list.
> >Recently I have attended one of our company's business meetings. Someone
> >from the front rows asked the speaker abt the future of all the systems,
> >resources, people after Year2000. For that the speaker (who is one of the
> >top execs in our company) said that the Year2000 market will be there even
> >after Year2000. It will be there for 5 to 6 years after that. I am
> >wondering as to what the people will do with Y2K projects once, the
> >inevitable crash has already occured. As someone rightly pointed out in
> >earlier discussions, if you are not going to start by September this year,
> >you are dead in the business and the systems are going to crash at the
> >stroke of 12:00 midnight Dec 31st, 1999. I thought of asking the speaker as
> >to what will be the Y2K work even after the crash (year200) but thought
> >that was not a good platform to raise the question. As the discussion on
> >Y2K is picking up momentum, I too wanted to share my ideas and insights.
> >Can anybody tell me how far the speaker's statement is true. I am not
> >judging anybody nor trying to grade someone. I just want to know the real
> >future of all these year2000 work after the crash. Thanx in advance for any
> >suggestions.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Venu


Venu,

There will be plenty of Year 2000 work after Jan 1, 2000 - but it will
all be for lawyers suing the pants of everyone in sight that didn't
handle a Year 2000 conversion pefectly.  :-)


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