Its immediate objective should be to validate and bring to bear automated techniques for addressing in the most cost-effective and least time-consuming manner possible the most daunting challenge: Making the Nation's civilian (government and private sector) and military mainframe computers Year 2000-compliant.

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Change is very difficult, time-consuming and often the most expensive area of any enterprise software project.

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It is also the most time-consuming one to acquire.

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