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Y2K Fixes Improving Worldwide

GartnerGroup releases report on worldwide status of Y2K compliance efforts

Every country in the world is now making plans to fix its computer Y2K problems according the recently release GartnerGroup report on year 2000 compliance efforts. Businesses are moving dollars into fixing the computer Y2K problems and away from e-business spending and as year 2000 spending on Y2K fixes diminishes, the GartnerGroup projects that e-business will become the main driver of IT spending.

In 1998, enterprises were planning to finish their year 2000 fixes by mid-1999, at which time they planned to invest in e-business. Now, the report says year 2000 compliance efforts are lasting through the fourth quarter of 1999 but significant progress is being made.

According to the "Year 2000 World Status, 2Q99: The Final Countdown", the following countries have made significant progress with year 2000 compliance:

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

China

France

Germany

India

Ireland

Israel

Japan

Mexico

Russia

South Africa

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

No longer are there any countries that have made no remediation at all says the report. Every government covered in the report has made some compliance effort.

According to the report, the following sectors have made significant progress worldwide with year 2000 compliance:

Food Processing

Government Services

Heavy Equipment Manufacturing

Hospitality

Insurance

Investment Services

Medical Instruments

Retail

Semiconductor

Software

According to its press release, the GartnerGroup has 800 analysts in 80 locations around the globe creating a year 2000 knowledge base that spans thousands of clients and client projects.

Source: GartnerGroup

DATE: 9/03/99

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