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Y2K War Not Over

By Staff, Metropolitan Computer Times.
January 09, 2000

Computer owners should continue with their Y2K vigilance because the Y2K threat is not yet over, National Computer Center (NCC) Director General Ike Seneres today advised the local market.

Seneres said that future Y2K related problems could come from viruses that are triggered by the year 2000, or from glitches in software applications that could not correctly respond to year-sensitive applications. "But there is really no cause for alarm, because Filipino computer experts in the government and private sectors have proven themselves to be capable in beating the Y2K problem," he clarified.

To address any Y2K-related problems in the coming days, the NCC has encouraged the government and private sectors to organize their own Incidence Reporting Teams (IRTs). Seneres added they plan to eventually support all these IRTs with a national network of computer emergency response teams, in cooperation with private sector volunteer Organizations.

Seneres today also encouraged the management of government and private organizations to purchase licensed anti-virus software as soon as possible. He said that organizations should not prolong their anti-virus decisions because delaying their actions could eventually cost them more money.

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-- John Whitley (jwhitley@inforamp.net), January 09, 2000

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Thanks for the post John! =)

-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), January 09, 2000.

good find john--i always appreciate your efforts. so if the BUG IS DEAD -- why are organizations setting up new efforts for reporting and monitoring??????? huh? this is second post of this type i have seen.

-- tt (cuddluppy@aol.com), January 09, 2000.

As usual, John, thanks very much for this added piece of information.

-- Richard (Astral-Acres@webtv.net), January 09, 2000.

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