Liberated from mundane functions, in-house staffers will be able to focus on more critical issues. Outsourcing can sometimes bring an added bonus. A partner specializing in information technology may provide excellent, unexpected solutions and ideas. As a result, we can alert clients to new options and fresh technology that they wouldn't find on their own or might not even realize they need. Millennium Compliance Carol P. Conway offers a few tips that are equally applicable whether your firm does its Y2K upgrading in-house or via outsourcing.
Some software is more vulnerable.
Proprietary software written specifically for a company or industry is particularly prone to Y2K complications. This is especially true if the software was written prior to 1993. In general, DOS-based systems are at higher risk than Windows environments. Some software is less vulnerable. Quickbooks, Office 97, and new versions of Netware and Windows NT that run on Pentium computers are usually already compliant or else are readily upgradeable.