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We are approaching February 29, 2000, which is generally regarded as the
second most critical Year 2000 rollover date, second only to the millennium rollover. A year divisible by 100 is not a leap year, unless it is divisible by 400. As a consequence, some applications that were programmed incorrectly will believe the date is March 1, which may cause system errors. During the millennium rollover Enron encountered Y2K related issues only with the bottom tier of applications and embedded systems that were ranked as "ordinary" or "low" in our triage processes. The problems that did arise were few and were quickly fixed. This is exactly what we were planning for and is a testament to a job done exceptionally well by all. In consideration of the few and minor problems Enron encountered on January 1, 2000, our procedures for the 29th will be curtailed. The goals for this period are to validate that all mission critical applications and embedded systems are functioning normally and to ensure that all problems are reported through the project office. We are not planning to reopen the Millennium Management Center nor do we plan to operate outside of normal business hours. Please ensure that each group that reported to you for the millennium rollover run through the same Y2K checklists for critical systems. For this exercise, however, we anticipate them reporting back to you on an exception basis only. If problems do occur, the nature, details and planned ready dates should be forwarded to Andrew Parsons (713 853-6665) or Bob Johansen (713 853-6842), who will report to management and monitor events. Also, be sure to route any inquiries from the press through the same public relations contacts that were used on January 1st. The key contact at Corp Public Relations is Karen Denne (713 853-9757). Thank you for your cooperation, Andrew 713 853-6665
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