Bank Boston lends money to plenty of other businesses that must themselves tackle the millennium problem.

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According to Mr Iacino, this is the easy, if time-consuming, aspect of solving the millennium problem.

ECONOMIST: Financial technology: Beware the millennium | The

"The millennium bug is a global problem and we are trying to ensure we co-ordinate information about its effects, " he said.

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We must not lose sight, however, of the larger problem: The Millennium Bug's potential for devastation of an advanced, computer-dependent society like that of the late 20th Century United States is not confined to its national security apparatuses.

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Given the topic of this conference, it is important that we understand what it might mean if the United States is not prepared for the consequences of the Millennium Bug -- or "Y2K" -- problem that will, all other things being equal, afflict us 641 days now.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Protecting against the 'millenium bug'

The problem came to light during Endeavour's ride "uphill" in the penultimate month of the last millennium.

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