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This digital document is an article from Security Management, published by American Society for Industrial Security on July 1, 1999. The length of the article is 569 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Domestic firms may be experiencing success in their efforts to address computer date transition (Y2K) issues but these companies ought to check if their overseas business partners have been able to achieve Y2K compliance. A new survey by a crisis response expert on 800 corporations in 31 countries on three continents indicates that 64% of European enterprises and 54% of Asian firms have stated that they will not be Y2K compliant by Sep 1, 1999.

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Title: Y2K: global warning.(computer date transition issue)
Author: Michael Gips
Publication: Security Management (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1999
Publisher: American Society for Industrial Security
Volume: 43Issue: 7Page: 15(1)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on June 21, 1999. The length of the article is 586 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: U.S. Senate Passes Y2K Liability Bill But Cuts Back Punitive Damage Limits.
Author: Steven Brostoff
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 21, 1999
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 103Issue: 25Page: 6

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on July 1, 1999. The length of the article is 5287 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Estimates of the legal cost of the Y2K problem range from $100 bil to $1 trillion. The seeds of the crisis were planted in the early days, by computer programmers of the 1960's, who decided to save money on computer memory by using only 2 digits to represent the year. Responsible business and government leaders have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Y2K preparedness. It is a crisis in corporate leadership and violation of fiduciary duty that such preparedness did not start in the early 1990s.

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Title: Y2K and the price of procrastination.
Author: Howard L. Nations
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1999
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 35Issue: 7Page: 51

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This digital document is an article from State Legislatures, published by National Conference of State Legislatures on March 1, 1999. The length of the article is 593 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Governmental Accounting Standards Board requires state governments to present auditors with their progress in solving the year 2000 computer problem (Y2K). The mandate results in a full disclosure of government actions which, in turn, elicits the qualified responses from elected officials, auditors and the public. A major concern for auditors is the potential litigation that may arise from the failure of governments to operate their computer systems fully.

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Title: Y2K snarls could show up on state and local audits.(year 2000 computer crisis)
Publication: State Legislatures (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1999
Publisher: National Conference of State Legislatures
Volume: 25Issue: 3Page: 8(1)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on January 4, 1999. The length of the article is 1169 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: First Y2K Suits May Start Flood.(insurance companies and year 2000 court cases)
Author: Trevor Thomas
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 4, 1999
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 103Issue: 1Page: 3(1)

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This digital document is an article from Risk & Insurance, published by Axon Group on June 1, 1999. The length of the article is 492 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Y2K.(Brief Article)
Publication: Risk & Insurance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: Axon Group
Page: 49

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on June 28, 1999. The length of the article is 831 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Time Is Running Out On Passage Of Y2K Liability Bill.
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 28, 1999
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 103Issue: 26Page: 30

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This digital document is an article from Leader's Edge, published by Michigan Association of CPAs on February 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1784 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The technical bulletin issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and the interpretation issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) serve as valuable supplements for Y2K implementation procedures. The GASB requires local and state governments to reveal the Y2K compliance status of their organization and the resources they have committed to address the problem. The SEC interpretation orders disclosures for municipal issuers.

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Title: SEC & GASB: are state and local governments passing the Y2K test?(Securities and Exchange Commission, Governmental Accounting Standards Board)
Author: Craig Foltin
Publication: Leader's Edge (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1999
Publisher: Michigan Association of CPAs
Volume: 2Issue: 2Page: 1(4)

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This digital document is an article from Florida Bar Journal, published by Florida Bar on November 1, 2000. The length of the article is 4685 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Florida's cabinet system Y2K and beyond.
Author: Kent J. Perez
Publication: Florida Bar Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2000
Publisher: Florida Bar
Volume: 74Issue: 10Page: 68

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on August 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1751 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: You're on trial. Your opponent? Y2K.
Author: C. Grant, III Dixon
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 1999
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 35Issue: 8Page: 78

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This digital document is an article from CMA Management, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2170 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Are you ready for PIPEDA? It hardly rivals Y2K as a hard deadline, but that doesn't mean you can put compliance off any longer. Jan. 1,2004, is almost here and the clock is ticking. What does your company need to know to be ready?(Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electric Documents Act)
Author: Kira Vermond
Publication: CMA Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 77Issue: 6Page: 34(4)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on September 7, 1998. The length of the article is 797 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Y2K Claims May Hinge On Top Court Ruling.
Author: Steven Brostoff
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 7, 1998
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v102Issue: n36Page: p5(1)

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Informative explanations of liability and computer law.
Perhaps outdated but offering ample food for thought is Sean Melvin's Y2K Business & Legal Survival Guide, which deals with handling the legal aspects of Y2K-related claims. The explanations of liability and computerlaw still apply.

Essential for anyone who needs to contest a ticket
Traffic Court is not about justice,it is about revenue.Books like this for the lay public are essential in protecting your rights.We listed this book on the sbrusa.com website as a recommended book for anyone who usesdrivers in their business (such as vending companies). ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Security Management, published by American Society for Industrial Security on January 1, 1999. The length of the article is 2087 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: An online survey of firms reveals that 17% of the 59 respondents have not conducted any Y2K testing while those who have been conducting tests have not included security operations in their studies. The potential for serious disruptions in security operations has also been reported by 29% of respondents. Other ancillary problems will also arise as well as problems posed by miscreants taking advantage of the situation. Thus, security managers should also consider Y2K compliance as a business protection problem and not just a technical problem.

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Title: Day of reckoning: companies complacent about the security implications of Y2K may be in for a rude awakening the morning of the new millennium.(includes related article on other dates that could cause trouble)(Cover Story)
Author: Michael D. Moberly
Publication: Security Management (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: American Society for Industrial Security
Volume: 43Issue: 1Page: 30(5)

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This digital document is an article from Florida Bar Journal, published by Florida Bar on March 1, 1999. The length of the article is 697 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Florida Bar/University of Florida alliance helps lawyers get ready for Y2K.
Author: John F., Jr. Harkness
Publication: Florida Bar Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1999
Publisher: Florida Bar
Volume: 73Issue: 3Page: 14

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This digital document is an article from State Legislatures, published by National Conference of State Legislatures on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 3047 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: State governments, the major parties and politicians are advised to prepare for the decennial process of redistricting. Redistricting involves the drawing of new district maps based on census data. The Constitution stipulates that districts must have equal populations. Preparations for redistricting is important since it can be subjected to numerous political and legal challenges. States can successfully implement redistricting procedures by working closely with the Census Bureau and by procuring the computer systems and technology needed for mapping.

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Title: Redistricting - the other Y2K problem. (legislative districts)(includes related articles on sampling techniques of the Census Bureau and National Conference of State Legislatures)
Author: Tim Storey
Publication: State Legislatures (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: National Conference of State Legislatures
Volume: v24Issue: n8Page: p19(4)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on September 17, 1998. The length of the article is 898 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Installation Trigger Should Apply On Y2K, Lawyer Says.
Author: Susanne Sclafane
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 17, 1998
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Page: 6(1)

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A unique new book that addresses for the first time all of t he critical legal, business and technical issues facing companies in their struggle to deal with the year 2000 issue: The Year 2000 Computer Crisis: The Law, Business, and Technology is co-authored by Michael D. Scott, a well-known technology lawyer, and Warren S. Reid, a Year 2000 systems consultant authority. The authors have put together in one place a thoughtful analysis of virtually all of the legal questions associated with the Year 2000 issue, including dealing with the claims and lawsuits that will likely be filed. In fact, this is the only publication to integrate all of the critical legal, business and technical issues facing companies in their struggle to deal with the Y2K crisis. The book is useful to both lawyers and non-lawyers, with or without technical experience, and provides a roadmap of the steps a company must take to insure that it uncovers and addresses all Year 2000 problems in a timely and thorough manner. ... Read more

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Better get it fast...
Review from Legal Information ALERT, page 12, April 1999, Vol. 18, No. 4. Reviewed by Lisa Mecklenberg, Electronic Services Librarian, State Law Library of Montana, Helena, MT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The Year 2000Computer Crisis: Law, Business, Technology. The Year 2000 is fastapproaching.Will you and your computers be prepared?The authors of thistimely book offer to help you answer that question by organizing their textin a logical, straightforward fashion.The book includes seven chapters,followed by a forms section, appendixes, a glossary, a bibliography, and anindex.The first chapter serves as an introduction to the technical issuesinvolved in creating a Y2K plan, with subsequent chapters focusing ondeveloping this plan, audits, the Y2K implementation process, contracts,Y2K litigation, and insurance. The fact that the intended audience islawyers highlights one of its strengths.By focusing on the legal aspectsof Y2K, Scott and Reid steer attorneys toward the production of appropriatecontacts, warranties, remedies, and performance standards.They alsosuggest ways to protect directors, officers, and companies from lawsuitsinvolving Y2K issues.To that end, the forms section is very good,featuring "Sample Year 2000 Compliance Agreements," a"Sample Complaint for Year 2000 Failures," and both hardware andsoftware inventory forms.Chapter 5, on contracts, contains helpful adviceon various Y2K agreements, including license agreements, supplieragreements, and Year 2000 consulting/remediation agreements. Scott and Reidalso address the availability of insurance coverage for Y2K liability, aswell as strategies, claims, and defenses that will be used by parties inY2K litigation.Both authors have a significant amount of practicalexperience in this area -Scott has 20 years of experience representing anumber of computer and software companies and Reid has served as alitigation strategist, an expert witness, and a special master in complexcomputer trial matters. Issued in looseleaf format, The Year 200 ComputerCrisis permits periodic updates as new Y2K developments occur -it includesa December 1998 update that expands the book by more than 200 pages.Anoteworthy feature is a series of checklists (i.e., awareness, assessment,implementation) to assist in the process of making a firm or business Y2Kready that are easy to follow and understand. The appendixes are also quietuseful, as several groups that have implemented the Y2K preparationprocedures outlined in the book are profiled.These include "A Year2000 Preliminary Analysis Report" prepared for the State of RhodeIsland and a Technical Note from the Federal Reserve Board on "TestingPersonal Computers for Year 2000 Compatibility."There is also ahelpful list of Year 2000 web sites. For those looking for a"hands-on," planning-to-take-care-of-the-office-crisis-yourselfguide to Y2K, this book may be frustrating, as it doesn't offer a nuts andbolts approach to making computers crisis-ready.For those, however, whowould like a comprehensive overview of the Y2K phenomenon and guidelines onhow to proceed with the handling of Y2K problems for clients, this bookwould be valuable.However, you better get it fast -many of theimplementation procedures for addressing Y2K problems should already havebeen initiated.It is also highly recommended for law firms, which mayactually have to litigate Y2K issues.

An enormously valuable tool to anyone assessing Y2K issues..
I was extremely impressed with the scope and quality of the book.Warren Reid is the most knowledgeable person I know with respect to the technical and practical business aspects of the Year 2000 problem and his willingnessto share his extensive experience and practical wisdom makes this book anenormously valuable tool to anyone assessing Y2K issues.Mike Scott hasalready established himself as one of the world's leading authorities oncomputer-related legal issues.By drawing on his many years of experiencewith the computer and multimedia industries, Mike provides legal andpractical insights into the Y2K legal issues that every lawyer involved inthe Y2K maelstrom will find extremely helpful....Congratulations onpublishing such a timely and useful work.

Entering the year 2000 is not going to be good for computers
I think when the year 2000 comes all tax payers are going to have to pay for the upage on the computers and I myself don't think that would be a good idea because they are going to raise a big arguement and lead to a badfight against the upage on this Y2K deal.It will go before a grand juryand loose the battle, then people will be mad.

Entering the year 2000 is not going to be good for computers
I think when the year 2000 comes all tax payers are going to have to pay for the upage on the computers and I myself don't think that would be a good idea because they are going to raise a big arguement and lead to a badfight against the upage on this Y2K deal.It will go before a grand juryand loose the battle, then people will be mad. ... Read more