Solving the Year 2000 Problem [Hardcover]

James Keogh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 1997

Will your organization's computer programs run the way you need them to on January 1, 2000? The time to find out is NOW! This timely book gives a brief yet thorough explanation of what the Year 2000 Problem is, how it came about, and why you need to begin addressing the problem today. The author effectively discusses the costs involved to correct it -- a single mid-size company which began corrective measures on January 1, 1997, will spend an estimated $3.6 to $4.8 million -- and the dangers of not correcting the problem at all. By offering a complete planning process to handle the change to the year 2000, this valuable book is every business executives', IT directors', IS managers', and programmers' guide to successfully solving the Year 2000 Problem.



* Features a complete overview of what the Year 2000 Problem is and expert analysis on how it will affect any operation that uses computers
* Provides thorough discussion of Safety Blankets for staff-built software, off-the-shelf software packages, vendor software, outsourced systems, and more
* Arms the reader with a checklist of issues to start addressing the problem
* Identifies the type of help available and where to find it
* Equips the reader with a complete methodology for exterminating the year 2000 bug from any system

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

On New Years day, 2000, millions of internal computer calendars will read the date as 1/1/00. But the computer won't know that "00" indicates the year 2000 and not 1900. The result could be sheer chaos for accounting and all date tracking, followed by financial disaster. Even cars and refrigerators with computer components may be affected. Jim Keogh examines the frightening scope and complexity of the Year 2000 Problem and shows how businesses, organizations, government agencies, and financial institutions can protect against catastrophe--one computer at a time.

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Praise for Solving the Year 2000 Problem!
"Jim Keogh's book is . . . approachable and enjoyable . . . Keogh treats the Y2K problem seriously but cheerfully. Information managers need to understand the Y2K problem before they can fix it. This book provides basic information unburdened with minutiae."
--BYTE MAGAZINE
"If your boss is one of the many business people who still does not believe the Y2k problem is serious, give him a copy of Keogh's book and ask him to read the first chapter. . . . In that chapter, Keogh provides a very clear, non-technical explanation of the Y2k problem and how and why it affects your business. . . . While your boss is deciding what to do, you can use the remaining six chapters to prepare a management plan that will put your firm on a fast track toward a solution. . . . Most important, if this book gets your boss to put you to work on the problem, it will have saved his business -- and your job."
--THE TIMES UNION (Albany, NY)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (February 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125755600
• ISBN-13: 978-0125755603
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,951,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but inaccurate, May 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Solving the Year 2000 Problem (Hardcover)

I agree with the reviews that mentioned that this book is simple and that it contains good anecdotes for presentations. But it is simple to a fault: when he actually starts trying to provide solutions like his "bridge program" on p170, most of them have terrible errors ("IF this two digit number is greater than 99, THEN...", etc). I recommend Ulrich and Hayes "The Year 2000 Software Crisis" instead.

2.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful introduction to Y2K, but little more., April 9, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Solving the Year 2000 Problem (Hardcover)

As a Y2K professional, I had high hopes for this book - it was the first 'mass market' book that I had run across regarding the Year 2000 dilema. After reading nearly 100 pages of little but potential horror stories for January 1, 2000, I had no more Y2K project management insight than I could get (for free) from Peter DeJager's home page, www.year2000.com. I was, however, siezed by the urge to immediately clean out all of my bank accounts and hunker down in a remote wilderness cabin with a manual can opener (no damn computer chips in an electric can opener standing between me and my spagettio's) and my Y2K compliant shotgun.

"Solving the Year 2000 Problem" presents a plethora of fodder for marketing presentations. Anyone in the Y2K seminar business should be buying caseloads of this book and passing them out as freebies to potential clients. But don't be tempted to buy this book on the basis of constructing a Y2K project. It doesn't quite cut the mustard in that regard.

I would recommend the following book as a primer for Y2K project management:

"The Year 2000 Software Crisis: Challenge of the Century", by Wm. M. Ulrich and Ian S. Hayes, published by Yourden Press Computing Series.

5.0 out of 5 stars tHE BEST BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GRASP THE YR2K ISSUES., March 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Solving the Year 2000 Problem (Hardcover)

I don't think there is any book that can match this in simplicity, clarity and professionalism.
Jim keogh is the best writer on the subject.