ADVISORY/Y2K Experts Available for the Transition to 2000.

News & Assignment Desks, Y2K Journalists

ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 1999

It's Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000. You are working on a breaking story and need comments from Y2K experts. Who do you plan to call for quotes over the New Year's weekend?

Think ExpertSource.

The following ExpertSource Y2K experts will be available to field media inquiries over the transitional weekend. Please keep these names and numbers on hand, in case you need commentary for fast-breaking Y2K stories.

Expert: Leland Freeman
Company: President, Cutter Consortium
Description:. Freeman, who is also a spokesperson for the Cutter
Consortium, has been speaking internationally and writing about Y2K
issues for four years.
Keywords: post-Y2K issues, last minute problems, missing source code,
contingency planning, supplier issues
Phone: [phone]
Weekend Phone: [phone]  (cell phone)
email: [e-mail]
Availability dates: generally will be available throughout the
1/1/2000


Expert: Gil Lugo
Company: Florida Manufacturing Technology Center
Description: In addition to his own expertise on a broad range of
issues as they relate to manufacturing (such as Y2K, regulatory
standards and skills training), Lugo provides a link to 100
engineering, technological, education and quality experts all over the
state of Florida.
Keywords: Manufacturing technology, Year 2000/Y2K, Regulatory
Standards, Skills Training, Quality
Contact Info:
954-486-2006
Email: [e-mail]
Cell: [phone]
Availability dates: The best way to reach Mr. Lugo that weekend will
be by e-mail followed by cell phone.


Expert: Joseph Strazza
Company: WinMill Software
Description: Strazza founded WinMill Software three years ago and
has grown it into a leading East Coast provider of software consulting
and training services for Fortune 500 companies--including those in
the banking, financial services, accounting, corporate consulting,
communications, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries.
Area of Expertise: software product training, consulting, and sales
Keywords: Y2K, Year 2000, IT training, software, consulting, QA
testing
Contact info:
814-278-5177
212-850-0477
Email: [e-mail]

Expert: Gary Sutton
Company: @Backup
Description: Sutton is the CEO of @Backup, a San Diego-based Internet
startup that specializes in online data backup. Sutton is an expert on
Y2K, data backup and recovery issues and Internet terrorism.
Area of Expertise: Y2K, data storage
Keywords: Y2K, data storage, data recovery, online backup, internet
terrorism
Contact info:
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Weekend phone: [phone]
Availability dates: anytime

Expert: John Conley
Company: samsona.com
Description: Conley has been a computer programmer for seventeen
years, eleven of those in industry. Through Samsona Software, he
offers software development consulting, mentoring and training, Year
2000 planning, as well as sell applications and components for the
desktop and Internet.
Area of Expertise: Computer Software Design and Programming
Keywords: Year 2000, Software, Design, Objects, Components
Weekend phone:[phone]
Weekend e-mail address:[e-mail]
Availability dates:m-f 8am - 9am cst, sat-sun 7a-7p

Expert: John F. Mauldin, president
Company: Millennium Wave Online/Investments
Description: John Mauldin, author of How to Profit from the Y2K
Recession, and editor of the Year 2000 Alert (45,000+ subscribers)
has been touting lack of Y2K readiness and its predicted ripple
effects for the past year. He is a recognized expert and leader on all
investment issues regarding Y2K. He has lectured at numerous
investment conferences and testified before the Congressional Y2K
Oversight Committee.
Contact info:
Please direct all inquiries through Regina G. Purcell at 817-261-4497

Expert: Douglas J. Wells
Company: CIMCOR, Inc.
Description: Wells is an expert in plant floor automation, process
control, and Year 2000 related issues related to the factory shop
floor.
Contact info:
219-465-5978
e-mail: [e-mail]

Expert: Robert E. Johnson, III
Company: CIMCOR, Inc.
Description: Expert on Y2K manufacturing issues.
Weekend phone: [phone]
Weekend e-mail address: [e-mail]
Availability dates: December 29,1999 - January 7,2000

Expert: Michael Erbschloe
Company: Computer Economics
Description: Computer Economics is an independent research firm
specializing in helping IT and e-business decision makers plan,
manage, and control IT costs through advisory services, analyst
support, and innovative Web site, and printed reports.
Contact info:
760-721-1465
Weekend e-mail address: [e-mail]
Work phone: [phone] ext. 157
Work e-mail: [e-mail]
Availability dates: Any day.

Expert: Steven Davis
Company: DavisLogic, Inc.
Description: Davis is president of DavisLogic, LLC, and is a pioneer
in the field of Y2K risk management, event management, and community
preparedness. He is involved in numerous national and international
Y2K initiatives, and is in high demand as a speaker on these topics.
Contact info:
410-730-5677
Email: [e-mail]

Expert: Michael Aisenberg
Company: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, llp
Description: Attorney, member of working groups of President's Council
on Y2K on (1) computers, (2) civic preparedness, and (3) the
Internet.  Computer industry draftsman of Y2K liability law, and
information/disclosure act.
Contact info:
202-383-3413
[e-mail]
Availability dates: 12/29-1/02


Expert:  Ralph Losey
Company: Katz, Kutter, et al., P.A.
Description: Twenty years experience with computers and computer law.
General background in intellectual property law and commercial
litigation. Certified by the Florida Bar Association as a Mediator of
Technology disputes. Prepared for Y2K litigation.
*Legal issues only
407-841-7100
E-mail address:  [e-mail]


Expert: Dr. Selim Aissi
Company: Applied Dynamics International
Description: Expertise is in embedded systems (microprocessors
in manufacturing environments, appliances, automobiles, etc.)
Weekend phone: [phone]
E-mail address: [e-mail]
Availability dates: 11/20/1999 1/2/2000

Expert: Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D.
University of North Texas
Description: Kappelman has been conducting research and working with
Y2K program managers since 1995.
Contact info:
940-565-4698 (Phone)
Availability dates: All weekend.

Expert: Ed Paulson
Company: Technology and Communications, Inc.
Description: Y2K book author, engineer and business person who has
closely monitored Y2K activities for a number of years.
Contact info:
phone: [phone]
email: [e-mail]
Availability: Throughout the holidays and into mid-January.


Expert: Donald Fowler
Company: Mardon Century Experts, Inc.
Description: Developed the first ITAA Y2K project methodology
(for IBS Conversions). Currently provide consultation to Y2K service
providers and Y2K Expert services to one of the largest property and
casualty insurance companies. Keywords: mainframes, databases,
business languages, Personal Computers, LANs, communications
protocols, Y2K project experience, knowledge of Y2K tools and methods.
Contact info:
727-593-2570
Email: [e-mail]
Availability: for the week of Dec. 26 to Jan. 3:
cell number is 727-410-3399


Expert: Halim Dunsky
Company:   Y2K Community Project
Description: Dunsky has been following Y2K closely since May, 1998,
and essentially full-time since founding the Y2K Community Project in
August of that year. He understands the complex nature of the Y2K
situation.
Contact info:
360-221-7952
Availability: Will be in and out over the weekend

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