kill this bug with for most medium and even smallenterprises. Any corporation with in house software developed to handleinventory or database control will almost inevitably have to deal withthis on some level which will involve a re-engineering or replacementsituation, and will probably be very costly in terms of both dollars andman hours, and could be even more costly in terms of potential downtime.This is further compounded by the magnitude of the problem - there willbe a worldwide shortage of people to deal with this problem.The only solution that will work for most is a multi-faceted one. Thestrategy for dealing with this problem must be well laid out well inadvance, and must be implemented before the absolute deadline of01/01/2000. Many information technology experts have already said thatthis deadline has in fact already passed and managers should now belooking at plans, which will include ways to minimize downtime at theturn of the millennium.From the entrepreneur's perspective this is a time which is full ofopportunities. There are several key applications which could bedeveloped as "plug and play" fixes, making use of existing data formatsfor conversion and implementing a system which repairs the date problemand adds functionality or speed in the process. The sheer magnitude ofthe effects will make the upcoming years very interesting in theinformation technology field. One thing that everyone can be sure of -there will be a swift judgment of your preparedness on December 31,1999, 23:59:59.99....
