The millennium countdown: a practical guide to preparing your business for the year 2000
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1998
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| Beschreibung: | VI, 144 S. |
| ISBN: | 0749428872 |
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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. WHAT HAS CAUSED THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM? 4
2.1 A problem ignored is a problem stored 4
2.2 Consequences 5
2.3 Some what if scenarios 6
3. FROM DENIAL TO ACTION 8
3.1 Is there a software engineer in the house? 9
3.2 My neighbor s problem is my problem 9
3.3 Outsiders will expect you to be taking action 10
3.4 Get your priorities clear 14
4. WHERE ARE PROBLEMS LIKELY TO ARISE? 15
4.1 Computer systems 15
4.2 Telephone systems 15
4.3 Transmitting data 16
4.4 Suppliers 16
4.5 The utilities 17
4.6 Customers 17
4.7 Embedded systems and automated processes 18
4.8 Companies selling computer
systems and automated equipment 19
4.9 Liability to third parties 20
4.10 Business premises and facilities 20
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iV II THE MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN
5. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW—AN ACTION CHECKLIST ... 22
5.1 Clear the decks 22
5.2 Put someone in charge 22
5.3 The checklist 23
6. HOW DO I KNOW WHEN
SOMETHING IS YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT? 27
7. THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN
BUYING NEW HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 29
8. CREATING AWARENESS OFTHE PROBLEM 30
8.1 You need to spread the word 30
8.2 ... but do it tactfully! 30
8.3 Don t forget your own people 31
9. CONTACTING SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS 34
9.1 Get to the right person 34
9.2 You need proper answers to serious questions 35
9.3 You may have to get tough with the utilities 36
9.4 Your campaign should have focus 36
9.5 And don t forget the paperwork 37
10. GETTING ON TOP OF YOUR OWN PROBLEMS 38
10.1 Appointing a Year 2000 project manager 38
10.2 Setting a budget 39
10.3 Timetables 40
10.4 Who should do the technical work? 41
10.5 What is the role of the outside IT consultant? 42
10.6 How do I find the right consultant? 42
10.7 Doing the inventory 45
10.8 Prioritize all applications 51
10.9 Check how you deal with
archived data and documents 52
10.10 Different kinds of applications
will need different tactics 53
10.11 The big decision: repair, replace, or scrap? 54
10.12 Working through the project with the consultant 56
10.13 Converting two digit dates 58
Contents 11 v
11. WHAT CAN GO WRONG WITH
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE — AND WHEN? 60
11.1 Different kinds of non compliance 60
11.2 When will things start to go wrong? 61
11.3 Illegal software 62
11.4 Shareware 63
12. DEALING WITH PACKAGE APPLICATIONS 64
12.1 So many applications, so little compliance 64
12.2 First actions 64
12.3 Leave plenty of time to set up a replacement 65
13. DEALING WITH CUSTOM APPLICATIONS 66
14. DEALING WITH DESKTOP DEVELOPED APPLICATIONS 69
15. DEALING WITH INTERFACE AND DATA PARTNERS 71
15.1 Transmitting data internally between
applications and systems 71
15.2 Transmitting data externally to and from data partners 72
16. DEALING WITH HARDWARE, OPERATING
SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND UTILITIES 74
16.1 Checking and fixing hardware 74
16.2 Operating system software 75
16.3 Back up software 76
16.4 Anti virus software 76
16.5 Maintenance and replacement machines 76
16.6 Facilities management and outsourced systems 77
17. NETWORK ISSUES 78
18. DEALING WITH AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT
AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 80
19. TESTING —THE KEYTO SUCCESS 82
19.1 The importance of testing cannot be overstated 82
19.2 The five test conditions your software
and systems need to pass 84
19.3 Check for this killer in your database files 86
19.4 Testing and interfaces 86
Vi II THE MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN
20. THE FINAL SAFETY NET—A CONTINGENCY PLAN 87
20.1 Nobody s perfect — so prepare for trouble 87
20.2 Make the human factor work for you 90
21. CONCLUSION 92
22. SOURCES OF HELP 93
APPENDIX ONE: UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION CHECKLISTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS .... 95
APPENDIX TWO: SAMPLE YEAR 2000
COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT 112
APPENDIX THREE: INC. MAGAZINE S
YEAR 2000 WEB LINKS 119
APPENDIX FOUR: SAMPLE YEAR 2000
VENDOR CERTIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE 121
APPENDIX FIVE: A CHECKLIST OF COMPUTER
SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS 126
APPENDIX SIX: AN OVERVIEW AND CHECKUST
OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND PROCESS
CONTROL SYSTEMS 128
APPENDIX SEVEN: RETAIL CHECKLIST 137
ABOUTTHE AUTHORS 141
INDEX 143
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