Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems)
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Countdown 2000
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems)
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Year 2000
Author: Nancy P. JamesPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149308562X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The new millennium. The Year 2000. Beyond Mayan prophecies, a more immediate danger loomed: Two-digit year date fields had been used by software programmers for decades to conserve expensive computer storage space. As a consequence, legacy systems reading “00” on January 1, 2000 would most probably interpret the date as 1900. Infrastructures critical to civilization—including heat, electricity, water and sanitation—were at risk, all complete unknowns. There was fear of an accidental nuclear arms deployment. There was fear of monetary systems being jeopardized, infrastructure collapse, internet security failures, and interruption of government-provided social programs. Banks experienced massive cash withdrawals while law firms worked overtime to develop novel litigation plans. Insurance enterprises worried. Year 2000: The Inside Story of Y2K Panic shares the untold story of the actors operating on the global stage responsible for managing computer hardware and software for Year 2000 compliance, thus keeping national infrastructures, finance, and commerce functioning. It turned out that the world did not end January 1, 2000. In fact, most people rang in the new year with the perception that nothing happened at all. This positive outcome was not a stroke of luck, nor was it because people overestimated or exaggerated Y2K risk. It was only possible because people across industries, from legal clerks to programmers to President Bill Clinton himself, worked tirelessly to offset disaster. But the Millennium did not pass completely harmlessly: it turns out that the United States, for a brief period, lost all satellite reconnaissance at 7:00 PM EST, December 31, 1999 (midnight GMT 01/01/2000). As a leading consultant and speaker on the challenges of Y2K during the lead-up to the new millennium, author Nancy P. James was directly involved in preparation for Y2K on the local and global stage. Using first-person experience, primary source documents outlining Y2K issues, anxieties, and the actions, influences, opinions, and strategies of those involved, James reveals the untold story of the behind-the-scenes scramble that made Y2K – seemingly – come and go, and offers stark lessons on how the global community can unite to face problems that challenge our world at large. James tells the contemporaneous story of those national and international Y2K actors who at the time did not know the outcome of the Year 2000 computer problem.
Countdown Y2K
Author: Peter de JagerPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
"For a book written about computers, and the management of technology, and the management of the people who have to manage the technology, Countdown displays unusual clarity and logic. Not only is the array of checklists and 'ask yourself' questions effective, they are also efficient." -Bruce Chapman, President, Discovery Institute Countdown Y2K Written by the experts who first sounded the international Y2K wake-up call, this complete update of the bestseller Managing 00 gives you the need-to-know facts about the most far-reaching computer glitch of all time. You'll find easy-to-follow explanations of the entire scope of the problem from the desktop to embedded systems, from the corporate backoffice to corporate liability, and from revenue loss to infrastructure failure. Emphasizing that the Y2K problem is much more of a management issue than a technical one, this straightforward guide gives you solid advice to ensure business continuity through and beyond January 1, 2000. Peter de Jager and Richard Bergeon also provide an updated picture of Y2K government activities and Y2K remediation progress worldwide. An extensive case study provides a snapshot of a hypothetical business in the process of evaluating Year 2000 risks. This and other valuable tools will help you formulate your own end-to-end Y2K survival plan. Countdown Y2K explains: * The background and current status of popular Y2K remedies * Commercial Y2K tools, outsourcing opportunities, and other solution resources * PC-based exposure and hidden dangers like the BIOS problem * Finding and inventorying embedded systems at risk * Testing procedures, including running a pilot program * Training and keeping your valuable Y2K staff * Evaluating Y2K risks from vendors and customers * International Y2K complications, like EMU * Legal issues and corporate liabilities * Triage, contingency planning, and disaster recovery Peter de Jager's Web site at www.year2000.com features current news and commentary, solution providers and staffing databases, and links to all relevant Year 2000 information.
Celebrate the Millennium
Author: Susan MogerPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590004879
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What is a millennium? All about calendars. Looking back: Where we've been. Looking ahead. Celebrate a New Year, a New Century, A New Millennium! Special events-2000.
Database Management System
Author: RP MahapatraPublisher: KHANNA PUBLISHING HOUSE
ISBN: 9382609148
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
Easy-to-read writing style. Comprehensive coverage of all database topics. Bullet lists and tables. More detailed examples of database implementations. More SQL, including significant information on planned revisions to the language. Simple and easy explanation to complex topics like relational algebra, relational calculus, query processing and optimization. Covers topics on implementation issues like security, integrity, transaction management, concurrency control, backup and recovery etc. Latest advances in database technology.
Finalizing Bank Preparedness for the Year 2000
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000
Author: Start Your Engines
Author: Mark ToddPublisher: Callaway Editions
ISBN: 9780935112481
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A kooky countdown of animals starting a remote control car race presents the numbers from ten to one.
Weekly Newspaper Service
Author: Carpe Mañana
Author: Leonard SweetPublisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310250129
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
A 'naturalization manual' to help Christians become leaders in the new world of postmodern culture. Through nine 'naturalization classes' Leonard Sweet, an 'outside the box' thinker, offers strategies for leaders to put their faces, not their backs, to the future.