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Y2K Problem When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999, many date-dependent devices could fail to recognize the year 2000. Even long before that, some systems will already be in difficulties. The problem is quite unique in that it has a totally immovable deadline: every company will need to ensure that its systems are corrected and operating by that time. The problem is hardly a new one for any- one in business, and many progressive, for- ward-thinking organizations have surely started addressing the matter. Many com- puters and software applications in use today, around the world and in all indus- tries, will report date information incor- rectly from January 1, 2000. The problem is quite extensive in scope and can be present at any level within a system, e.g., hardware.; built-in operating system (BIOS) in PCs, with machine date; operating system; development tools and languages; application software; third party packages and development; data interfaces; and embedded chips. Inmarsat Takes Action The management and staff at Inmarsat are all well aware of the pending problem, and it is a problem that may not only affect the functions within Inmarsat, but much more seriously, the ability to communicate and to utilize the more than 100,000 Inmarsat terminals that are in use world- wide — at sea, on land and in the air. Considering that several Inmarsat systems form major elements in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), the issue may easily also become a matter of life and death for those depen- dent on the services provided. The initial steps to handle this major issue were taken in late 1996 and in April 1997, Inmarsat established a project with the objective of ensuring that all its key systems are compliant with the Year 2000 date change. The main purpose is to ensure that all systems are able to handle date information before, during and after January 1, 2000, including, but not limited to, accepting date input and performing cal- culations on dates or portions of dates. All systems must function accurately and without interruption before, during and after January 1, 2000 without changes in operation associated with the advent of the new century; They shall respond to two-digit year date input in a way that resolves the ambiguity as to the century in a disclosed, defined and pre-determined manner; and They shall store and provide output of date information in ways that are unam- biguous as to century. They will also man- Success Model As part of the Year 2000 Project, Inmarsat is using the following 5-Level Compliance Matrix to help determine overall compliance of both internally-pro- duced products and services as well as those supplied by third-parties: Level 5 All business critical systems are compli- ant. They have been tested and compli- ance can be demonstrated. Test: Show me a list of your business critical systems and I'll choose some for you to demonstrate to me. Level 4 All business critical believed to be compliant. systems are They have been partially tested but compliance cannot yet be demonstrated. Note: Even if an organization's appli- cations are fully compliant, if the underly- ing hardware/software is non-compliant it cannot be demonstrated. Test: Must show Level 3 compliance plus application test results. Level 3 All business critical systems are being made compliant and a detailed plan showing that no business critical systems will fail on or before 1/1/2000 is avail- able for review. Test: Let us review/audit your plans. Level 2 All business critical systems have been identified and plans are being produced to make them compliant. Test: You should be able to show us the results of your audit and first-cut plans. You should have a budgetary estimate of compliance costs exclusive of legal recov- ery. Level 1 Business critical systems have not been identified. Test: Not at level 2 or higher. Two years ago, with a couple of col- leagues, Lars Brodje formed Satpool in Gothenburg, Sweden. Satpool is a leading provider of maritime communication and IT-solutions to the international shipping industry. Tel:+46 31 709 15 50. Fax+46 31 709 40 02. • SAILOR SALES AND SERVICE AGENTS ANTILLES (NETHERLANDS) Radio-Holland Caribbean N V Curacao N.A Phone: +599 94 612577 • Fax: +599 94 612723 ARGENTINA SEN S.R.L. Buenos Aires Phone: +541 361 1496 Fax: +541 361 2606 AUSTRALIA Rubin Marine Artarmon NSW Phone: +61 2 94392333 Fax: .61 2 94392278 a.m.i. sales O'Connor, Western Australia Phone: +61 89 337 3266 Fax: +61 89 314 2929 BAHRAIN Aeradio Technical Services Mina Salman Port Phone: +973 727790 Fax: +973 727811 BANGLADESH Graphics Communications Lid. Dhaka Phone: +880 2 89 2440 Fax: +880 2 883627 BELGIUM Antwerp Marine Radio Company N.V. • Antwerp Phone: +32 3 202 0499 Fax: +32 3 202 0493 BRAZIL O.L. Naval Ltda. - Rio de Janeiro Phone: +55 21 509 8667 Fax: +55 21 242 7934 BULGARIA international Marine Technologies Ltd. Rousse Phone: +359 82 228216 Fax: +359 82 822230 CANADA Radio Holland (Canada) Ltd. North Vancouver Phone: +1 604 293 2900 Fax: +1 604 293 2930 CHILE Serprotec Ltda. Valparadiso (Deep Sea) Phone: +56 32 232780 Fax: +56 32 212215 Simrad S A Santiago (Fishing) Phone: +56 2 235 1 068 Fax: +56 2 235 8732 COLOMBIA Eiectr6nica Maritimar Ltda. Cartagena Phone: .575 663 3789 Fax: +575 663 3643 CROATIA BELAM-Zastupstvo i Servis Rijeka Phone: +385 51 672343 Fax: +385 51 672179 CYPRUS A. P. Hadjipieros Ltd. Limassol Phone: +357 5 345972 Fax: +357 5 345973 ECUADOR Nautical del Ecuador Manta Phone: +593 5 628900 Fax: +593 5 628910 EGYPT Suez Electronics Free Zone S.A.E. Alexandria Phone: +20 3 4806899 Fax: +20 3 4804196 Suez Electronics Engineering & Trading Ltd. Cairo Phone: +20 2 2742911 Fax: +20 2 2745219 ESTONIA A/S RSTA Tallinn Phone: +372 6 312082 Fax: +372 6 312082 FAROE ISLANDS S.P Radio A/S Denmark Phone: +45 96 34 61 00 Fax: +45 96 34 61 01 (for further information) FINLAND ASPO Systems Oy Espoo Phone: +358 9 422155 Fax: +358 9 422908 Navidec Oy - Helsinki Phone: +358 9 7001 7780 Fax: +358 9 179 830 FRANCE Geolink Roquevaire Phone: +33 4 42 32 99 00 Fax: +33 4 42 32 94 95 SDM Electronique Sartrouville Cedex Phone: +33 1 39 146833 Fax: +33 1 39133022 GERMANY Elna GmbH Rellingen/Hamburg Phone: +49 4101 30100 Fax: +49 4101 301214 GIBRALTAR Electro Med Manna Bay Phone: +350 77077 • Fax: +350 72051 GREECE Marac Electronics S.A. Perama - Piraeus Phone: +30 1 43 14361 Fax: +30 1 43 14234 GREENLAND S.P. Radio A/S Denmark Phone: .45 96 34 61 00 Fax: +45 96 34 61 01 (for further information) HOLLAND Radio-Holland Marine B.V. Rotterdam Phone: +31 10 4283344 Fax: +31 10 4281498 Sailtron B.V. • Utrecht Phone: +31 30 2944741 Fax: +31 30 2937642 HONG KONG Radio Holland B.V. Kwai Chung N T. Phone: +852 24239007 Fax: +852 24805898 Hoi Tung Communication & Navigation Co. Ltd Phone: +852 25421262 Fax: +852 25431137 ICELAND Radiomidun Ltd. - Reykjavik Phone: +354 511 1010 • Fax: +354 511 1020 INDIA Elcome Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. • New Bombay Phone: +91 22 763 23 48 Fax: +91 22 763 23 51 INDONESIA PT Panorama Timur Jaya • Jakarta Phone: +62 21 475 6788 Fax: +62 21 475 1 688 IRAN Kaman Hormozgan Marine Engineering Tehran Phone: +98 21 222 8020 Fax: +98 21 222 4502 ISRAEL Alhout-Yam Ltd. - Haila Phone: +972 4 86 20804 Fax: +972 4 8627404 ITALY Compagnia Generate Telemar - Roma Phone: +39 6 3221800 Fax: +39 6 3240148 Generalmare est S.R.L • Chiavari Phone: +39 185 32 33 56 Fax: +39 185 32 27 31 IVORY COAST Optim Afrique - Abidjan Phone: +225 251843 Fax: +225 257937 Nautical Afrique • Abidjan Phone: +225 250136 Fax: +225 250137 JAPAN Kaigai Gijyutsu K.K. Yokohama Phone: +81 45 6647318 Fax: +81 45 6647320 KOREA Samyang Radio Co. Ltd.. Pusan Phone: +82 51 413 5000 • Fax: +82 51 413 5002 KUWAIT Elcome International Safat Phone: +965 2406822 Fax: +965 2406833 Commercial Co-Ordination Centre W.L.L. 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Lda. • Lisbon Phone: +351 1 39 20 940 Fax: +351 1 39 20 949 0ATAR Eastern Technical Services Co.. Doha Phone: +974 477412 Fax: +974 478282 RUMANIA Imsat Maritime SA Constanta • Constanta Phone: +40 41 639038 • Fax: +40 41 674356 RUSSIA Transas Marine Ltd.. St. Petersburg Phone: +7 812 567 2090 Fax: +7 812 567 1 901 Moretron Ltd - Murmansk Phone: +47 85 10144 Fax: +47 85 10144 SAUDI ARABIA Key Communication Development Ltd. • Dammam Phone: +966 3 8336940 - Fax: +966 3 8330728 SENEGAL Optim Senegal. Dakar Phone: +221 8234930 • Fax: +221 8229676 SINGAPORE Radio Holland Singapore. Singapore Phone: +65 8622218 Fax: +65 8622430 SOUTH AFRICA Cape Maritime Electronics (Pty.) 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Montevideo Phone: +598 2 924 77 89 Fax: +598 2 924 71 38 USA Radio- Holland USA, B.V. • Houston (Texas) Phone: +1 713 943 3325 • Fax: +1 713 943 3802 52 Circle 201 on Reader Service Card 52
