GPU Energy Reports No Y2K Problems During Rollover.Business Editors READING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2000 On what was one of the most anticipated and highly publicized pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. Adj. 1. publicized - made known; especially made widely known publicised evenings ever, GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. Energy reports that the rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. to Year 2000 has passed with no significant problems to the region's transmission and distribution system. "GPU Energy has been working on issues surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. Year 2000 since 1996," Carl Brooks, GPU Energy vice president of human and technical resources and executive sponsor of the Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 project, said. "We were confident that the rollover would be like any other evening for the electric utility industry." GPU Energy has more than 600 employees on-site across Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York and New Jersey. Another 300 employees are on stand-by. During a normal weekend, approximately 70 employees work to maintain the company's transmission system and answer customer calls. "Maintaining the integrity of our electric system and communicating with our customers, legislators and the media was our top priority," Brooks said. "The company's plan for the Year 2000 rollover was carefully designed and executed. We had the support of every employee in our effort to ensure that no significant Y2K-related problems occurred and our customers' needs were met." "On behalf of the GPU Energy leadership, I would like to thank our employees for their tireless efforts during the preparation for this event," Brooks said. "GPU Energy's successful rollover from 1999 to 2000 has proven our continued dedication to providing our customers with unsurpassed electric service." |
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