Re: Y2K problems -Choice & Risk -- MIDRANGE-L

Glenn,

Agreed!

Mike Shaw
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@att.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, August 24, 1998 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: Y2K problems -Choice & Risk


>Mike
>What I said was AS/400s are in high visibility industries,
> which for the most part are not controlled as tightly as the
>FDIC does.
>As these firms go from medium to small the resources to
>get them fixed at this point are generally expense and difficult
>to get.
>
>For whatever the reasons for delaying a start in does not matter
>a mechanism to affordably survive Y2K is a must to the  Food or
>Supply Chains. Either being put out of  business for non compliance
>by  elimination from an others supply chain or just going out of
>business[unexpectedly]; possibly as in up for sale; as both options
> that will narrow choices and competitive deltas for larger companies.
>
>With regard to urgency & testing -
>My  bet is your bank has a Y2K evaluation mechanism in place
> for  business loans today as a part of risk assessments.
>Testing  you said it all. One  tests suppliers, in house IT &
>other systems, plus the outbound  market[customers] for the  ability
> to  continue  solid business relationships. Nothing less will do.
>
>Now all this leads to a narrower survival rate[ regardless of platform]
>
>It seems we agree on what will make for a smaller group of post 2000
>players.  Risk & Choice.  One could always argue dollars & affordability
>but that too can be contrasted against  implementation methods.
>
>Glenn
>
>-----------Original Note---------
>At 02:09 PM 8/24/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Glenn,
>>
>>Don't know the source of your info....To me what you are pointing out is
>>that they had a *choice* to take Y2K seriously or not, no matter what the
>>size of the company is.  They obviously choose *not* for whatever reasons
>>(that could be anything from igornance to whatever).....Also, any company
>>with a solid Y2K plan will be testing not only their internal
applications,
>>but the connections to their business partners as well.   The knowledge of
>>Y2K has been around in the trade rags since the mid-1980's....It's the
same
>>ol' message with a much greater sense of urgency.
>>
>>In the mortgage banking biz, we have a high dependency on partnerships
>>outside our organization.  We have planned for and will test their ability
>>to hold their end of the Y2K deal.  In the event that we do not get what
we
>>are expecting, we partner with someone else who can deliver.  We will also
>>know this well before 1999 yearend.  I do not see the gloom and doom that
>>you do as long as you have planned for and are executing a well defined
Y2K
>>plan.......
>>
>>As I said previously, there will be Y2K problems....But I see them more in
>>the realm of inconveniences and nuisances than sheer collapse of the
>>business sector.
>>
>>That's my $0.02 worth on the question that was asked.
>>
>>Mike Shaw
>>
>
>
>
>Glenn
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