Resumen
Preparing information systems for the 2000 date roll over was generally regarded solely as a necessary and costly endeavor. In the popular media and industry press, the focus was almost exclusively negative and reports generally addressed the Y2K issue as an operation cost organisations had to bear. Few discussions addressed the long-term organizational advantages to be gained from this experience, or the opportunity Y2K preparation presented for organizations. These shortcomings are addressed and the details of the gains achieved in the U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) are given in this article. Their experience is applicable outside of a military setting. CFC'S need for continual operation is also shared by commercial corporations in the financial and public utility sectors, as well as mass transportation hubs, such as international airports and shipping centers. CFC resembles a large, multinational corporation and has several information management systems and it operates in an environment that relies on support systems from multiple countries for infrastructure and basic processes.