It should come as no surprise that those vendors long established as offering software reengineering tools are prominent among Y2k tool vendors. This presentation will also include a discussion of what does and does not work when tackling Y2k remediation projects. And of course, there s the added dimension of Europe s simultaneous conversion of software systems to the Euro dollar. There are some difficult problems that need to be addressed by the research community. The largest of these is the problem of Y2k s impact on infrastructure.
Infrastructure is defined as any piece of equipment containing an embedded microchip.
Everything from digital watches to biomedical equipment have been shown to fail due to the inability of some microchips to accommodate the Year 2000. The difficulty comes in finding out which infrastructure systems will fail and which systems will not be affected. The only difference is the microchips contained within each system. Organizations need an effective and efficient means of winnowing good infrastructure systems from the bad. The final topic of this tutorial will discuss the future of software maintenance and reengineering in the aftermath of the Year 2000 problem.