Applied Gaming Solutions Ready For Y2K - Company Comfortable Going Into Next Millennium.CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1999-- Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc. (AGS AGS American Geriatrics Society. ) is pleased to announce that the on-line lottery system implemented in August of this year, in Hanoi, Vietnam is Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 ready. The computerised backbone of the on-line lottery system in Hanoi, the three IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) RS/6000 model 240 workstations were manufactured Y2K compliant Capable of correctly processing any data that deals with a date beyond the year 1999. See Y2K problem. and IBM confirms that they are ready for the transition into the new millennium. AGS' supplier of lottery terminals and game software, Automated Wagering International (AWI AWI Armstrong World Industries, Inc (Lancaster, PA) AWI Australian Wool Innovation Limited AWI Agency for Workforce Innovation (Florida) AWI Animal Welfare Institute AWI American War of Independence ), a subsidiary of Anchor Gaming (Nasdaq: SLOT), reports in its Year 2000 Compliance Statement that: "Automated Wagering International Inc. is committed to delivering the highest quality products and services to its customers and has embarked upon a millennium compliance program to ensure that these standards are maintained through the critical millennium change period." The government of Vietnam recently reported that all its major branches consisting of oil and gas, post and telecommunications, banking, aviation and power have completed between 80 - 95% of the volume of work to deal with the Y2K issue. The Vietnamese Y2K Steering Committee's scheduled completion date for the all Y2K issues affecting the power and telecommunication sectors is November 30, 1999. The Vietnam Posts & Telecommunication Corporation, a government organisation, also reported that the Y2K bug is not as serious in Vietnam as in industrialised Adj. 1. industrialised - made industrial; converted to industrialism; "industrialized areas" industrialized industrial - having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation" countries, the number of computers likely affected is small. Due to the relatively low reliance on high technology equipment and embedded systems the impact of the potential Y2K problem is expected to be very limited. "Y2K concerns have always been an important element during the installation of the on-line system for the Construction Lottery of the Capital-Hanoi, all Y2K safeguards have been implemented. All aspects of our systems meet or surpass Y2K standards," said Jib Phelan, Vice President Lotteries, Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc. Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc. is a leader in providing comprehensive, integrated on-line lottery products around the world. AGS currently provides technical support for the on-line lottery system run by the Construction Lottery of the Capital-Hanoi in Vietnam. AGS is also licensed in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan with several other licenses pending. AGS common shares trade on The Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). under the ticker AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers . For further information, please visit our website at: www.ags.ca, or contact: -0-
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