One system is strictly an electronic archive for old information and is not used to support current operations. Executive sponsorship is provided by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. We are in the process of testing all business systems. Most of these applications are being moved from a main frame environment to AS400 machines and are now functioning on new operating and application systems. The Kent Distribution Center is in the final acceptance process and should be on line this Spring.
All data systems are new.
We are now surveying our suppliers. Kent Electronics does not distribute components that have built in logic at this time. Electronics is a custom contract manufacturer. Component parts that contain data logic are supplied by the customer or sourced to pre-approved manufacturers by the customer. Thomas J. McCarran has been appointed as the Year 2000 Project Manager.