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Continua Appears on Caspar Weinberger's World Business Review TV Series; Discusses World Standards for Y2K Training.


WACO Waco (wā`kō), city (1990 pop. 103,590), seat of McLennan co., E central Tex., on the Brazos River, just below the mouth of the Bosque; inc. 1856. It is a trading, shipping, and industrial center. , Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1999--

EnRol Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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:ENRL-News) is pleased to announce the appearance of Continua con·tin·u·a  
n.
A plural of continuum.
 Systems, Inc. on the television show, World Business Review.

EnRol Corporation is also pleased to announce the following Press Release put out by Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc.

QUOTE:

Boca Raton, FL -- Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. is proud to announce the appearance of Allen O'Neill, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey.  for Continua Systems, Inc. on World Business Review. The weekly television series focuses on technology and is hosted by Caspar Weinberger, chairman of Forbes magazine and Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration. Also joining in the discussion is Johns Banks, senior vice president of special projects for Continua. Dan Miklovic, senior research director for the Gartner Group, serves as industry expert on the panel. The topic of the discussion is Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant.

Y2K - Year 2000
 Recovery Solutions.

"Continua was selected to appear on the program because it set the world standard for helping small to medium enterprises achieve Y2K compliance," says Barry Reuben, the show's senior coordinating producer.

Continua Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of EnRol Corporation (NASDAQ: ENRL ENRL Enrollment ) and an active participant in the competitive IT and software development market. Continua's Y2K suite of software covers the entire spectrum of testing and fixing PCs, and identifying Y2K problems in PC-based software applications and data.

Companies must resolve functionality issues associated with the critical PC application clocks, in addition to embedded systems, before the effects surface in data. "Fixing this hardware is the part of the Y2K dilemma that is easily remedied," said O'Neill. He further stated that "in 99 percent of cases, there is no need for a company to purchase new computers -- a fix need only cost a few dollars."

The real danger of the Y2K problem lies in a company's software and data files. Once the software or data is corrupted, systems and business procedures associated with that data could become inoperable inoperable /in·op·er·a·ble/ (in-op´er-ah-b'l) not susceptible to treatment by surgery.

in·op·er·a·ble
adj.
Unsuitable for a surgical procedure.
. "Continua's program suite is designed specifically to enhance understanding and provide global support for this core Y2K issue," said Banks.

Continua's training program, which has now been adopted by the World Bank, is taught in multiple languages and reaches out to more than 120 countries, allowing business travelers to access expert help regardless of the time zone in which they are based.

"We're using the provisions of white papers, frequently asked questions, online video, fast-tracked training and step-by-step support that gives unparalleled support to clients," said O'Neill.

Panel expert, Miklovic, agreed with O'Neill when commenting on the preparedness of SMEs. "The real problem right now is the small to medium-sized businesses which operate (using) personal computers and small systems ... are not as prepared as the Fortune 500's are." said Miklovic. He added that the other problem is that businesses are connected via the Internet. "The Internet is a real double-edged sword. It's going to allow the propagation of data, which may be corrupt, from places that are not compliant," he added.

On an optimistic note, Banks said there is hope yet. "I think in September, common sense will prevail and people will realize there is a fix that's available (TimeBomb) that isn't a new equipment thing," said Banks. "We're already prepared and, with our sales force - that is growing by the day - we can approach and address this middle market that nobody seems to want to touch."

Continua also offers a simple hardware fix that's as easy as inserting the disk. The "TimeBomb" software program corrects Y2K hardware problems in a single computer or in a network. TimeBomb was designed to target, access and correct the CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , BIOS and Real-Time System clocks, and is among the few products on the market that address this issue correctly.

Taped in Washington, D.C., World Business Review currently airs on PBS PBS
 in full Public Broadcasting Service

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 as paid programming, and in prime business time slots in numerous Public Television markets, including San Francisco, New York, Denver and Miami. The weekly series can also be viewed on TWA, United Airlines or from any desktop computer via AENTV.

Individual videotapes or continuing education systems (via Indiana State University Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a campus at Evansville (opened 1965). ) are available by calling 1-800-WBR-1032 or by visiting www.wbrtv.com, which showcases featured topics and specific companies' technologies.
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