Year 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. Start of the above-titled section of the conference proceedings record. The problem of year 2000 is not a trivial task of data transformation from two to four numbers. It can involve changes in data structures, procedure calls, communication protocols, user interface panels, database records, printing forms, etc. For these reasons, changes have to be performed non only in business- and managerialoriented applications but also in mission critical software, development frameworks, CASE tools, etc. Please note that, the first instances of the problem are already occurring in these days, this fact cannot be neglected delaying the time for solving it. These aspects are discussed and addressed by the papers of this session, confirming the complexity of problem and the fact that the solution is surely a very time consuming and error prone task. Thus, the related costs must be covered by benefits, etc. The papers represent an interesting and very useful collection of approaches for managing the Year 2000 problem. Some of these also report the point of views and the strategies applied by many organizations.