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Y2K Experts Poll Results to Be Released Conducted By CIO Magazine, ISACA, & Dr. Ed Yardeni's Y2K Center

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- An informal public-interest coalition of CIO magazine, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and Dr. Ed Yardeni's Y2K Center is presently conducting a Y2K Experts Poll. Results will be released at a news conference on Friday, June 18, 1999 at 11:00 AM. The news conference will be held at the Deutsche Bank in New York City -- 31 West 52nd Street on the 5th floor. [Limited seating. Advance credentials necessary.]

The Y2K Experts Poll is being conducted among Y2K professionals around the world, with first-hand knowledge of the Y2K problem. The survey specifically addresses Y2K corporate issues of readiness, confidence, third party failures, contingency planning, legal issues, economic impact, and the personal at-home actions of executives close to the process. Sample Poll questions include:

-- How far along is your organization in completing the Y2K problem?

-- Will any of your mission-critical systems fail or malfunction as a

result of Y2K?

-- On the basis of an assessment, rate your confidence in your electricity

service?

-- Personally, how does your overall assessment of Y2K compare to three

months ago?

-- Personally, do you plan to stockpile extra food at home; have extra

cash at home; and how will Y2K influence your stock investments?

-- Personally, indicate the likely economic impact of Y2K.

Poll results are expected to help the public and their policy officials assess the readiness of organizations around the world.

Y2K Experts Poll partners joined together to create the poll as leaders in the technology industry and experts on the Y2K issue. CIO Communications, Inc. was formed in 1987 to help chief information officers (CIOs), information technology (IT) executives and other senior management executives succeed in their enterprises through the use of information technology. The company publishes CIO magazine, a publication of International Data Group (IDG). Dr. Ed Yardeni's Y2K Center is a public service of the Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank Securities. ISACA is a recognized global leader in Information Technology (IT) governance, control and assurance with more than 20,000 members in 100 countries.

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), June 16, 1999

Answers

Here is the Russ Kelly Expert Poll results as of today:

Russ Kelly Poll

Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), June 16, 1999.

Here is the CIO Y2K site. Nothing on there yet.

Year 2000 Research Center

-- Brian (imager@home.com), June 16, 1999.

Ed Yardeni discusses this poll during his interview with Gary Beach of CIO Magazine here: T-200 Action Day

Requires RealAudio.

-- Mac (sneak@lurk.hid), June 16, 1999.