"Things are looking very good. This is consistent with, although on the bright side, of our prediction of few if any serious disruptions." - Bruce McConnell, director of the World Bank-funded International Y2K Co-operation Center.
"The more cautionary news is that only 10 per cent of the world's systems went to the gym last night. Ninety percent of them weren't exercising." - Howard Rubin, a leading Y2K expert in the United States, warning against Y2K complacency.
"It is very, very premature at this point in time to declare victory. We expected the infrastructure to be OK, but wait until next week to start drawing conclusions about how successful or unsuccessful we've been." - Peter de Jager, a Canadian Y2K pioneer.
News monitor column compiled by Conor Pope.
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