Larger organisations are particularly at risk including banks and insurance companies.
To get round the problem, Safetynet is urging companies to check for this date anomaly during their normal Y2K testing and to talk with their software suppliers. It's a view endorsed by the UK's largest independent software testing consultancy, Tescom. News that the Four Nines Bug could cause pre-Millennium carnage was welcomed by some computing journalists who claimed that the market for sensationalist Y2K stories was drying up. The Four Nines Bug should mean we can continue to avoid doing any real work for a little while longer. The Reg Newsletter To receive our daily news digest free of charge, just enter your email address below and click the 'Subscribe' button.