There were other Y2K-related problems. Microsoft experienced glitches that caused erroneous date displays on its Internet Explorer browser and Hotmail E-mail program. And although the U.S. government escaped major system woes, an Energy Department nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee was temporarily unable to exchange data with the department's headquarters. The good news is that no major Y2K-related outages were reported worldwide. But that doesn't mean IT managers are done with their Y2K work.
Businesses plan to continue monitoring their supply chains.