We've compiled a collection of links to useful information and
resources on the Web for further reading about the year 2000.
National Computer
Board
http://www.ncb.gov.sg/ncb/yr2000/y2k/
The National Computer Board is a statutory board responsible for
IT policy and development in Singapore. Its mission is to drive
Singapore to excel in the information age by exploiting IT
extensively to enhance our economic competitiveness and quality of
life. Here's their Y2K Web Site on their efforts in getting
Singapore consumers and small businesses Y2K ready.
CNN Interactive: The
Year 2000 Bug
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/y2k/
This site contains an excellent interactive guide to recent
stories about the year 2000. It includes key dates for compliance
deadlines, a Y2K primer and a guide to what will/won't work across
industries and in your community.
CNET News Year 2000
Center
http://www.news.com/Categories/Index
/0,3,87,00.html?st.ne.nav..y2kidx
CNET provides daily news and commentary on the year 2000. The
CNET Center includes many links to other sites and resources about
the year 2000 issue.
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The End of the World
as We Know It? The Y2K Bug and Your PC
http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reports/Special
/Y2K/Main/index.html?st.cn.Y2K.cnt2.gp
The staff at CNET has created a highly informative article about
the year 2000 issue.
ZDNet Year 2000
Briefing Center
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/bcenter
/bcenter_287.html
The Briefing Center has loads of helpful resources, articles,
and information, most of which are from ZDNet's many on and offline
publications.
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ZDNet Year 2000
Challenge
http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/zdy2k/
ZDNet provides news, resources, and consumer alerts about the
year 2000.
The President's
Council on Year 2000 Conversion
http://www.y2k.gov/
This
site offers information on the year 2000 computer problem, including
the U.S. Federal government's efforts to prepare its computer
systems, links to information on Y2K compliance for critical sectors
of the economy and other Y2K resources.
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Year 2000 Global State
of Readiness and Risks to the General Business Community
http://gartner3.gartnerweb.com/public/static
/aboutgg/pressrel/testimony1098.html
This site contains expert testimony by the GartnerGroup, as
presented in October 1998, to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on
the Year 2000 Technology Problem.
The Internet and the
Millennium Problem (Year 2000)
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/
draft-ietf-2000-issue-06.txt
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) shares the results of
its investigation into the millennium problem as it relates to
Internet protocols.
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US Small Business
Administration: Help for the Year 2000
http://www.sba.gov/y2k/
The U.S. Small Business Administration offers many resources,
including a 5-step plan for small businesses to achieve year 2000
readiness.