Resumen
Resolving the problem of Y2K compliance is a serious issue for the distributed enterprises. As organizations rely on distributed desktops for decision-making and productivity, risks associated with noncompliant desktops are receiving increased attention from the media, industry analysts, government officials and corporate leaders. Although most organizations have been aggressively correcting the Y2K problem on their central mainframe applications, many are only beginning to address the significant risks posed by errant desktop software, hardware and firmware. Since these distributed assets are critical to corporate productivity, organizations are vulnerable to significant risks if any of the distributed information technology assets cannot properly process four-digit dates. The majority of organizations do not have accurate asset information to identify noncompliant desktops, they have not determined which desktops to fix and in what order, and they have not developed a methodology to ensure that problems are corrected and not reintroduced into the enterprise. INSETS: Research Methodology and Demographics; The Status of Each Y2K Compliance Step.