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Ford Announced as 100th Company to Receive ITAA 2000 Certification

19 November 1998

Ford Motor Company Announced as 100th Company to Receive ITAA 2000 Certification

    ARLINGTON, Va.--Nov. 19, 1998--The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today announced that Ford Motor Company's Year 2000 operation received ITAA 2000 certification. ITAA 2000 is the industry's century date change certification program. The program examines processes and methods used by companies to perform their Year 2000 software conversions.
    Ford Motor Company, of Dearborn, Michigan participated in a rigorous evaluation of its approach to date conversion, with extensive analysis in eleven discrete process areas deemed necessary for a successful Year 2000 conversion. Certification indicates that Ford Motor Company's Year 2000 operation has the core capabilities needed to address the Year 2000 challenge.
    ITAA is the IT industry's leading trade group on the Year 2000 software conversion issue. The ITAA Year 2000 Task Force conducts a full program of Year 2000-related activities, all aimed at helping customers in government and the private sector respond quickly and effectively to the software conversion challenge. A separate white paper, vendor directory, buyer's guide and other materials on the Year 2000 issue are available on the ITAA home page. ITAA also publishes the Year 2000 Outlook, a weekly Internet-based newsletter dedicated to coverage of this issue.
    The Software Productivity Consortium, Herndon, Va., performs the technical evaluation of program applicants.
    ITAA consists of 11,000 direct and affiliate members throughout the U.S. which produce products and services in the IT industry. The Association plays a leading role in public policy issues of concern to the IT industry, including taxes, intellectual property, telecommunications law, encryption, securities litigation reform, and human resources policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the software, services, systems integration, telecommunications, Internet, and computer consulting fields. Learn more about ITAA and its positions on the issues by connecting to its home page at http://www.itaa.org.