EarthWeb Launches Y2KInfo

Posted on December 15, 1998

EarthWeb announced the debut of Y2KInfo, an online Year 2000 resource geared towards Information Technology (IT) professionals. The new online service contains hundreds of Y2K resources for IT professionals such as tools, information and services. Specifically, Y2KInfo covers such topics as financial impact assessment, code remediation and validation, Year 2000 compliance management for networks and conversion management.

"The potential impact of the millennium bug on hardware, software and databases is recognized worldwide," said Bill Gollan, Senior Vice President, EarthWeb Inc. "With Y2KInfo we hope to offer a wide range of solutions for all levels of IT professionals, from the hands-on bug fixer to the CIO managing implementation strategies."

EarthWeb will officially launch Y2KInfo with a series of online discussion forums hosted by several distinguished Year 2000 experts and authors. The discussion leaders include Ed and Jennifer Yourdon, co-authors of Time Bomb 2000, Bill Ulrich, co-author of The Year 2000 Software Crisis: The Continuing Challenge, Ian Hayes, co-author of The Year 2000 Software Crisis: The Continuing Challenge and The Year 2000 Software Crisis: Challenge of the Century and Bruce Webster, author of The Y2K Survival Guide.

EarthWeb Inc. is a leading provider of Internet-based online services to the Information Technology (IT) community worldwide. Through its flagship service, developer.com, and its other integrated business-to-business online services including Datamation and ITKnowledge, EarthWeb addresses the needs of IT professionals for content, community and commerce. EarthWeb is a publicly held company with headquarters in New York City.