Y2K--A Common Cause

"Some older Scitex systems have had problems; many of them were based on PS2 and Whisper processors," he adds. "For example, IBM said PS2 is old technology and it wouldn't be upgraded. Scitex recommends Brisque processors to replace PS2 and is working with its customers to resolve these issues."

* The most overlooked aspect at this point is a company's supply chain. Utilities—electric, gas, water, etc.—seem to fall in the peripheral category, but remain critical systems. Maher feels a lot of companies haven't begun looking at whether these support systems will be in place.