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Voice mail systems are affected by the year 2000 (Y2K) date change problem. However, some organizations still deny the encompassing effects of the Y2K and its negative implications to businesses. Thus, to begin the daunting task of Y2K compliance, companies have to accept the reality of the problem. To prevent telephone service interruption and its equivalent business losses, remediation steps must be undertaken. Problems in PBX, key systems, predictive dialer and other voice systems can be solved using software and hardware repair and upgrade., Hype and hooey abound, but the Y2k Bug is real. Now is the time to focus in. For anyone in management, the most frightening scene in Titanic occurs just minutes [...]

Telecommunications carriers have initiated major efforts to make their systems Year 2000 compliant. However, no one knows how the industry will perform come Jan 1, 2000. The performance of public networks are expected to be affected by a number of communications activities such as traffic exchanges, signaling and routing. In addition, the programming efforts carried out by telecommunications firms are anticipated to bring about new problems resulting from code corrections., Carriers have put major effort - and dollars - into fixing Y2k bugs. But the fact remains: Nobody knows what will happen when networks interconnect. Are the telcos ready for [...]

Just when you thought the year 2000 problem couldn't get worse, it's extending beyond the mainframe. PCs, servers, and other pieces of distributed computing systems are vulnerable, too. Worse, readying […]

Year 2000: no COBOL, no mainframe, no problem, right? Wrong. Place your bet correctly on the year 2000 roulette wheel. It's the end of the world as we know it. […]

When an employee of Data Dimensions, a Bellevue, Wash., information technology consulting firm, bought a new car recently, he purchased a five-year warranty that turned out to be twice as […]

As the time for systemwide year 2000-compliance testing nears, frustration is mounting among CIOs and project managers over the failure of software vendors to meet deadlines and deliver on promises. […]

This year will be crunch time for industrywide year 2000 compliance efforts, and the smart companies are looking at the problem comprehensively. "The pressure is mounting, and the more this […]

Companies that are just beginning-or haven't yet begun-their year 2000 bug-hunt face rapidly diminishing options. "People that haven't begun to deal with the problem are in denial, and those who […]

It's big, it's ugly, and it's getting more expensive with each passing day. If you, like an estimated 40% of corporate America, are still stalling on year 2000 planning, expect […]

Editor's note: Every developer, large or small, is confronting the challenge presented by Year 2000 compliance. Networking-leader Novell Inc., in this Project 2000 white paper, outlines the themes and strategies […]

Users should seek to minimize financial risk and responsibility As the millennium nears, users scramble to make the needed adjustments and replacements to prevent what some prognosticators describe as a […]

This probably isn't the first piece of information you've picked up on the Year 2000 crisis; it's been pretty big news this year. Chances are, however, if you're still reading […]

Many tools promise to help fix your year 2000 problem by analyzing or automatically correcting noncompliant date fields. But finding the right one in the maze of product offerings can […]

Many CIOs face a real challenge when dealing with the year-2000 problem. But the task may be even greater for the executives who manage IT for the nation's 50 states. […]

Do you remember all the concern and spending around Y2K? The Y2K equivalent for 2002 will be business continuity planning and the security, disaster-recovery, infrastructure and storage products associated with […]

Richard: As we have raced into the infotech future, we have left a number of unattended orphans in our wake. Punched card processing keeps walloping along in the bowels of […]

A central repository for managing workforce schedules and IT budgets was just what the doctor ordered for Wilmington Trust. Using the PlanView IT management system, the bank has gotten a […]

In this final issue of the year, we look back at some of the seminal developments that defined the Internet and e-business, and we look ahead to the trends that […]

December 22, 2000uring the first year of the new millennium -- or, for all you sticklers out there, the last year of the 20th Century -- we received many mixed […]

Now that the Y2K bugs are eradicated, E-business is clearly the beneficiary of technology investment. As companies maneuver to deepen their E-business initiatives, survey results indicate that three in five […]

Like most people in IT, you're probably glad to put Y2K behind you. Requests for new systems that were on hold are getting the green light. The hottest tickets for […]

With all due respect to the Monday-morning quarterbacks, conspiracy theorists, second-guessers, and those who can't appreciate a beautiful bouquet because a fallen petal consumes their attention, the IT profession deserves […]

Free at Last! We know the world survived the transition to 2000, but what about insurance industry IT executives? Peggy Bresnick Kendler reports. Q: How did Y2K go for your […]

Now that the Y2K scare is behind us, it is time for the channel to step in and take advantage of the next major computing opportunity: W2K, or Windows 2000. […]

I hate the end of the holiday season. It's not just because I miss the the eggnog and champagne (my head only hurts a little bit now), but because I've […]

Now that the Y2K disaster has been successfully averted, a new general media frenzy will start. It will center on the lack of Y2K-related problems. There will be inquiries as […]

I really was looking forward to writing a post-Y2K Armageddon column. Not that I was hoping for problems per se, but you understand a writer's thirst for good copy. And […]

No longer behind the Y2K eight ball, IT departments are chalking up for a new game: e-business. Although they continue to work on application problems caused by the Year 2000 […]

The Y2K bug refuses to go away without a fight. An increasing number of system glitches surfaced as last week wound down. About 30% of people surveyed by InformationWeek Research […]

Sometimes I wonder why anybody works in the IT department. If computers fail, you get yelled at. If Internet or dial-up connections fail, you get yelled at. And now, if […]

The lack of major Y2K computer glitches denied hackers and virus writers cover to launch attacks as the world passed into 2000, according to IT managers and security experts. But […]

As the smoke of Y2K clears, IT managers are moving quickly to stamp out the remaining flames-and preparing to explain why the fire wasn't larger. Through the first business days […]

Information technology managers and consultants are on the defensive following the Y2K non-event. They collectively met one of the biggest organizational challenges in history, so this should be their finest […]

Boston-So it's over. Now what? Post-Y2K fallout could be anywhere from annoying to devastating, depending on who you ask. Irv Segal, director of SysGen Inc., Skokie, Ill., which sells a […]

The moment of truth is almost upon us. Well, sort of. The truth is that Y2K is not about a moment at all. Oh sure, some things will break on […]

It was an innocent enough phone call; at least I thought so at the time. In retrospect, I should have known better, considering who was on the other end of […]

As we head into the homestretch for Y2K, lots of sensationalist scenarios are floating around the media. That's why the federal government has set up a Y2K Rumors page on […]

Boston - Distributors are softening the blow of Y2K-related sales shortfalls with increased sales in other areas. At Avnet Inc.'s Computer Marketing Group, sales to dot.com companies and mission-critical applications […]

Most people receive jury notices with a certain amount of dread. Hundreds of Philadelphia residents got that feeling deep in the pit of their stomachs last week when they saw […]

Be on the lookout for viruses, worms, and Trojan horses timed to hit at the end of the year. "Hackers see Y2K as a symbolic event," warns Terry Milholland, CIO […]

Special From InformationWeek - It all comes down to this. Across the country, companies of all sizes are rehearsing plans for New Year's weekend, the final days before the year […]

Americans love conspiracy theories, and many assume Y2K is a government plot for some nefarious purpose. IT professionals know there's a Y2K problem and seem to have a pretty good […]

When you're going out on a special job, you want to make sure you've got the right equipment. But most IT managers are treating Y2K monitoring on New Year's weekend […]

There's nothing like a deadline to create a feeling of panic-or to cause a cry for help. IT managers at companies that still haven't finished all their Y2K remediation are […]

Quite a number of IT executives are going to be very unhappy when the new year comes around. Contrary to what you might think, it's not because they failed to […]

On my way home from work the other day, I stopped at the bank to get some cash. While I was waiting for the ATM to dispense the money, a […]

Some companies are shifting their year 2000 focus to determine whether their insurers will reim-burse them for the cost of remediating their systems. Since U.S. firms have spent more than […]

Look at the calendar: Jan. 1, 2000, is a mere 60 days away. Whatever decisions you've made to prepare your company's network and computing infrastructure for the year 2000 are […]

I've gotten a lot of questions lately about independent verification and validation (IV&V) vis-a-vis Y2K. Here are some of the best questions, along with my answers. An attorney client recently […]

Somewhat surprisingly, more than one in 10 VARs surveyed by CRN last month said they did not expect their small- and midsize-business clients to become Y2K-compliant before the end of […]