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| GartnerGroup Clarifies South Africa Year 2000 Readiness Leading Authority on Year 2000 Advises to Use Research Sensibly |
| Stamford, Conn., September 3, 1999…GartnerGroup released in August 1999 the latest version of its Year 2000 World Status Report. Recently, information about South Africa's year 2000 remediation progress was made public that is not reflected in GartnerGroup's latest World Status. South Africa's current status is listed with countries that have made significant progress in their year 2000 remediation. |
| GartnerGroup's Year 2000 World Status has become the global benchmark for clients from governments, enterprises and other organizations. Understanding the general progress toward compliance from particular industry sectors or geographies provides one important element of the risk assessment equations. While the World Status surveys provide a high-level indication of the progress of enterprises within a geographic region, this is not enough to assess the underlying risk exposure of a region. The Year 2000 World Status Update, like any world status report, should be used as only one of many factors in planning business activities. |
| As January 1, 2000, approaches, GartnerGroup urges prudent use of year 2000 updates and reminds the public that less than 10 percent of worldwide year 2000 errors will actually occur during the two weeks surrounding January 1, 2000. |
| The following fact sheet highlighting the report is made available as a public service. The most recent GartnerGroup Year 2000 World Status may be purchased at www.gartner.com. |
| About GartnerGroup As the world's leading authority on IT, GartnerGroup provides clients with a wide range of products and services in the areas of IT advisory services, measurement, research, decision support, analysis and consulting. Founded in 1979, with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., GartnerGroup is at the center of a global community serving Fortune 1000 companies from 80 locations worldwide. GartnerGroup's unique capabilities and resources help bring clarity to the direction of the world's hottest and most volatile industry. Additional information about the company is available on the World Wide Web at www.gartner.com. |
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