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The United Kingdom: Sitting Out the Euro Dance for Now.(Martin Ryan, Director of the Solutions...

Martin Ryan, Director of the Solutions Division for IMI's European operation, ICT, discusses the probable impact of the Euro conversion and Y2K systems management planning on UK MIS operations. He indicates that Euro testing is replacing Y2K as a cutting edge MIS concern, and notes that many companies are lagging far behind in terms of their preparations for the impending currency conversion. According to Ryan, the UK-based companies that are now becoming interested in Euro conversion efforts are insurance firms, with such financial products as pensions, life insurance policies, and home eq

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