The main event: the Year 2000 problem

Article Abstract:

The Year 2000, or Y2K, problem is causing worry in governments and elsewhere. The Dept. of Defense in the US is said to be less ready for the two zeros in its computer programs than various US governmental agencies, such as that for Social Security. Medical equipment, elevators, heating systems and telephone exchanges may have problems. Money spent is money that could have been spent on new software work. Spending is not so large as to impact the GNP of the US seriously according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, but some companies are affected financially. Huge profits are going to SAP, NetVersant Technologies and software groups in India as they work to fix programs. General Motors (GM) is fixing its software, at a cost of perhaps $500 mil, but its suppliers likely will not be ready for 2000, and that will impact GM. The problems, GM finds, are not in general-use computers, but in embedded microcontrollers in manufacturing systems.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, General services, Market information - general, Product information, Government domestic functions, Financial management, India, National Security, Defense Administration & Finance, Applications Software Pkgs (Micro), Information Systems & Theory, Editorial, Computer software industry, Software industry, Economic aspects, Year 2000 transition (Computers), Applications software, United States. Department of Defense

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Add-ons add versatility; the desire for enhanced graphics is bringing new and improved processing, storage, manipulation, and display systems to market

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The growing market for workstation add-in-on hardware is being driven largely by the desire for enhanced visualization capabilities, though the ability to improve workstation performance without replacing the entire system has also been a market force in these recessionary times. The desire for improved visualization capabilities has resulted in several product trends in the past year: graphics boards with substantially faster drawing performance, add-in boards with one or multiple coprocessors for improved processing performance, high-capacity and reliable disk systems and arrays with fast throughput and prices as little as $2 per megabyte and monitors and input devices with ever higher resolution. Example product introductions in each of these categories are briefly described.

Electronic computers, Computer terminals, CPUs (Central processing units), Buyers Guide, Coprocessors, Upgrading (Computers), Workstations (Computers), I/O devices, Workstations, Trends, I/O Device, Add-In/On Devices, Mass Memory, Coprocessor, Microprocessor Upgrade, LAN Adapter

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Magnetic storage: the medium that wouldn't die

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The number of bits that can be placed on each square centimeter of magnetic disk continues to rise. In Apr 2000, researchers at Fujitsu Ltd, in Tokyo, announced that they have devised a way to pack 8.7 gigabits onto a square centimeter, which beats IBM Corp's record of 5.4 gigabits per centimeter. Industry experts say disk storage density is likely to continue doubling at least until 2005. A researcher says there are no alternative technologies on the horizon that dislodge magnetic recording from its market niche.

Computer Auxiliary Equip, Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Nonmanufacturing technology, Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Rigid Disk Drives, Analysis, Technology overview, Computer peripherals industry, Computer peripherals, Disk drives, Hard disk drive, Hard disk drives, Magnetic media, Magnetic storage media

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