"Bring on the New Millennium"; UI Systems are Ready for the Year 2000.NEW HAVEN New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1999-- The United Illuminating The United Illuminating Holdings Corporation (UI) is an electricity distributor for southern Connecticut. It currently serves roughly 320,000 customers in 17 municipalities in the Greater Bridgeport, New Haven, and Lower Naugatuck Valley regions. Company has completed the necessary upgrades to its critical systems and they 100% Year 2000 compliant a. 1. (Computers) having dates fully and properly represented, and not susceptible to failure due to the year 2000 bug. . "As of June 30, we have verified that 100% of our mission critical systems and applications are Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 ready," said Frank Marini, UI's Director of Information Resources. "Y2K is a serious issue and we're quite confident that our prudent planning efforts will eliminate or minimize any potential problems associated with the turn of the century and providing power to our customers." For UI, critical Year 2000-related systems are those business processes that could have a significant impact on safety, reliability, revenue or regulatory compliance. System reliability, ensuring that the lights remain on is a major component of those critical operations. UI began preparing for the Year 2000 in 1997 by creating a companywide Y2K project team to identify, prioritize and correct deficiencies in its systems. Company representatives also joined forces with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), a Norwich, Connecticut-based information technology world leader. Together, the two companies established a series of comprehensive procedures to address the issue and prepare for the pending changes. "We don't expect any major problems," continued Marini. "But as a responsible business, we will take steps to have comprehensive contingency plans in place which will include the availability of experienced personnel being on duty on the night of December 31 to ensure that `Lights out is NOT an Option.'" For the remainder of 1999, UI will continue to work with other utilities in the region and on a national level on integrated contingency planning efforts for the Year 2000. UI representatives will also continue to share information, test processes, equipment and applications with its vendors, suppliers and business partners to help ensure Y2K readiness. UI is a New Haven-based regional distribution utility that provides electricity and energy-related services to more than 313,000 customers in municipalities in the Greater New Haven Greater New Haven is the metropolitan area whose extent includes those towns in the U.S. state of Connecticut that share an economic, social, political, and historical focus on the city of New Haven. It occupies the south-central portion of the state in a radius around New Haven. and Greater Bridgeport areas. UI's World Wide Web address is www.uinet.com and the company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol UIL UIL - User Interface Language . This year 2000 Readiness Disclosure is made pursuant to The Year 2000 Information and Disclosure Act of 1998. |
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