Banks To Open: The Federal Reserve Board in Washington says banks don't need to close on December 31st, 1999, despite the millennium bug. The powerful Securities Industry Association has been lobbying for banking officials to make it a trading holiday.
Piercom Digital: Limerick-based Piercom has released its automated Year 2000 readiness software Piercom 2000, Digital Version for COBOL. It's designed and specifically tailored for Digital's Unix and Open VMS environments - info: email catherine.obrien@piercom.ie, http://www.piercom.ie
