ICL has supplied Ericsson with a company-wide Year 2000 compliancy strategy. Because there is a devolved company culture it was essential to find a solution which could be used across the company. Because of this the product set is being made available on the Web so that the companies across the world can access the various modules. There are comprehensive controls to ensure that the integrity of the database information is protected. The project entails a physical software audit of up to 25,000 UNIX servers, followed by checks against a Year 2000 compliance database.
Final reports detail the compliance status of the software applications.
Subsequently, the same solution is being used to assist change control during Ericsson's transition to the final server software 'build' for Year 2000.