THE COST OF DELAY The flawed operating systems that caused the "Millennium Bug" have been ignored for decades. In 1991, minor failures were reported, while the computer industry kept silent. In 1996, the first major failures were triggered in local government systems, the power industry and the business community. Now, economic and legal implications have begun to affect trading, and divestiture of at-risk areas is escalating. The cost of Millennium expertise and computer programmers is increasing steeply, because the supply has already run out. Each month of delay will increase your costs, and decrease the chances of a successful solution.

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