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Blair joins campaign to beat Millennium bug

...and not Peter Mandelson, flag bearer of that other Millennium project, The Millennium Bug Campaign has produced a booklet to help raise awareness of the... Read more

23 January, 1998 by Marc Ambasna Jones

Getting ready for the year 2000

Have preparations for the Millennium Bug paid off? We won't really know for months, say experts... Read more

31 December, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

News Burst: Millennium bug will not bite

...Action 2000. Doom-mongers predicting national chaos as a result of the millennium bug may be in for a disappointing New Year as Action 2000... Read more

20 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Millennium bug thingy... wassat then

Not everyone is getting the message about the millennium bug. One Hong Kong woman is convinced it is a stomach upset... Read more

5 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Local authorities face Y2K problems

...red zone -- at severe risk of disruption as a result of the millennium bug. Payment of benefits, lifts in tower blocks and central heating in... Read more

22 April, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

A Year Ago: Blair stomps on millennium bug

Tony Blair today announced a £97M package to deal with the Millennium Bug, which, in a column for The Independent, he described as a... Read more

29 March, 1999 by Munir Kotadia and Richard Barry

Millennium bug: Good news for big business

...over 90% of large companies are finally getting to grips with the millennium bug problem Read more

16 November, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

Welwyn: Home to the world's first Millennium Bug Park

Welwyn businesses are to be showcased as guinea-pig Millennium bug case-studies. The UK government is adopting a new tactic to... Read more

4 November, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

Comet fights millennium bug with sticky logo

...attempt to combat customer fears of buying hardware not immune to the millennium bug Read more

13 June, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

Unravelling the top 10 founding myths of IT

There are certain stories that have been floating around the IT industry for years, which few people stop to scrutinise. We attempt to sort fact from fiction Read more

28 November, 2007 by Gary Flood

A Year Ago: 9/9/99 not a problem say bug experts

...9/99. While some are calling Thursday a dress rehearsal for the millennium bug, experts remain unconvinced. An Action 2000 spokesman believes the date has... Read more

4 September, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

A Year Ago: Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming

...Restormel in Cornwall...watch out! You may find yourself affected by the Millennium bug come December 31. These six borough and district councils have been... Read more

13 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Government falls victim to Y2K -- it thinks

...ZDNet UK News Tuesday that it has been the victim of the millennium bug -- although it is still confused about how to recognise exactly what... Read more

19 January, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Not quite bug free new year

...month and year ends and should not rely on temporary patches for millennium bug problems according to Marshall. Also see ZDNet UK News' report on... Read more

13 January, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Jane Wakefield: Welcome to the new millennium

Now that the millennium has passed with minimal disruption from bugs and viruses, can we look forward to a cooler, better future? Or does an Orwellian dystopia await? Read more

7 January, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

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