The Year 2000 Software Problem: Quantifying the costs and Assessing the Consequences

In this new book, Capers Jones offers a framework for examining the effect that the year 2000 problem will have on your company, placing this timely issue into a practical business perspective. The Year 2000 Software Problem explains what it will cost to address this impending issue, quantifying the expenses by country, industry, programming language, and application. The book further examines the expected results of not achieving year 2000 compliance and estimates what the damages and recovery costs will be.

Highlights include:
An executive overview of the year 2000 problem and why it is significant
A discussion of the impact of repairing databases, repositories, and data warehouses
An explanation of the litigation risks and liability issues associated with this problem
A description of the important topic of year 2000 testing

The information contained in this book will allow you to fully understand what needs to be done to minimize the risks and problems that the year 2000 problem will inevitably bring. The author's pragmatic approach allows you to assess the scope of the problem, identify the appropriate solution strategy, and test and measure the effectiveness of your solution implementation.

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