As a Public Service, Viasoft Offers Free Desktop PC BIOS Year 2000 Test and Fix; OnMark 2000 Product Downloads from Viasoft Web Site.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 1998--Viasoft, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS:VIAS VIAS Victorian Institute of Animal Science VIAS Visualization Information Archival/Retrieval Service (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) VIAS Vietnam Institute for America Studies ), a leading provider of business solutions to help companies manage and evolve their information technology assets, is offering a free download of its OnMark 2000(tm) basic input/output systems (operating system) Basic Input/Output System - (BIOS, ROM BIOS) The part of the system software of the IBM PC and compatibles that provides the lowest level interface to peripheral devices and controls the first stage of the bootstrap process, including installing the operating (BIOS) year 2000 solution from its Web site (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.onmark.viasoft.com/fix-it). The free software download tests and fixes potential year 2000 system hardware problems on personal computers (PCs). "The year 2000 problem Year 2000 problem, Y2K problem, or millennium bug, in computer science, a design flaw in the hardware or software of a computer that caused erroneous results when working with dates beyond Dec. 31, 1999. will create minor inconveniences for some and could potentially bring about a close in business for others," said Maurice Heiblum, Executive Director OnMark Solutions for Viasoft. "We are offering this free BIOS test and fix as a public service. Anyone with access to the World Wide Web can take advantage of Viasoft's leading-edge technology." The BIOS test and fix is part of Viasoft's OnMark 2000 family of software technology, an end-to-end suite of products designed to address each phase of year 2000 conversion on personal computer desktops and client/server applications. OnMark has been selling at a rapid pace since its release last February. The technology is being used on desktops in banking, insurance, securities and manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation as well as government agencies. "The truth is, the PC infrastructure has serious year 2000 problems. Two -digit date fields may cause errors in mortgage payments, insurance policies, pension plans, financial records and the like," said Rajeev Arora, Senior Marketing Manager, Distributed Systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. . "Old and new PCs may miscalculate mis·cal·cu·late tr. & intr.v. mis·cal·cu·lat·ed, mis·cal·cu·lat·ing, mis·cal·cu·lates To count or estimate incorrectly. mis·cal figures based on two-digit date fields. The key here is to understand how critical distributed systems are to your business and how your business would be affected should they fail." While most companies are attempting to solve the year 2000 compliance problems on their mainframes, very few are addressing the problem on their PCs. Industry analysts predict that the desktop millennium date change problem will cost between $10 billion and $42 billion to correct, for the estimated 240 million PCs worldwide. About Viasoft Viasoft is a leading provider of business solutions, consisting of integrated technology and specialized professional consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , designed to enable customers worldwide to cost-effectively manage and evolve their information technology assets. Viasoft's flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. are the Existing Systems Workbench(R), a comprehensive, integrated toolset that enables the management of existing mainframe computer systems; Rochade(tm) , an enterprise repository environment; and the OnMark 2000(tm) suite of tools for the desktop and client/server year 2000 challenge. Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Viasoft provides sales and service through regional offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Australia, Europe, the Asia/Pacific region and a growing network of international subsidiaries and distributors. For more information on Viasoft's products and services, please visit the Company's World Wide Web site at www.viasoft.com. The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, market demand and acceptance, the impact of competitive products and services, risks associated with results and timing of technology development and commercialization, the Company's ability to manage growth and acquisitions of technology or businesses, the effect of economic and business conditions including risks inherent in international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. and the ability to attract and retain technical personnel, risks associated with, as well as the Company's ability to manage, a consulting services business and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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