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Update for IT
Executives: September 1, 1999 1. STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS Offers Meetings for CFO's, Human Resource Execs. 2. Upcoming Webcast: Y2K LIABILITY LAW 3. ITAA Calls for Careful Scrutiny of Local Telecommunications Competition 4. ITAA Launches InfoSec Web Site 5. Summit to Highlight IT in Latin America 6. Section 508: New Regulations Coming for Federal IT Vendors on Access for the Handicapped. 7. State and Local Government Solutions Knowledge-Sharing Web Portal Introduced 8. ITAA's HR Alert: Y2K Weekend Study Webcast 9. Directory of Information Security Solution Providers to Publish in October 1999. 1. STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS Offers Meetings for CFO's, Human Resource Execs. ITAA's
Strategic Solutions'99, October 24-27, will offer IT executives the
opportunity for high level networking and access to educational materials
and information.
In addition to keynoters on the edge of IT issues and practices,
Strategic Solutions at the Westin LaPaloma Resort in Tucson, Arizona will
feature opportunities for Chief Financial Officers and Human Resources
VP's to network and share information on topics specific to their fields.
The ITAA CFO Roundtable on Sunday, October 24, 1999 will bring together
financial executives from the software, enterprise solutions and IT
services industries for information-sharing and networking opportunities
with your peers. The format includes a day of group discussions and
presentations on strategic topics facing CFOs in the IT industry, a CFO
Golf Outing, a reception and group dinners. PricewaterhouseCoopers
(http://www.pwcglobal.com) is a CFO Roundtable sponsor.
The ITAA HR Forum taking place on October 23-24, 1999 will focus on
"Strategies for Employee Retention." Many past participants have expressed
interest in discovering how to cope with rapidly increasing turnover
rates. The HR Forum will explore the IT industry skills shortage and how
to create programs to retain employees from orientation to retirement. As
an added bonus, HR Forum participants will receive a complimentary copy of
the 1999 Compensation and Billing Practices Study (retailing for $500)
produced by HR Forum co-sponsor, Specifics, Inc.
Companies may use STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS as a focal point for holding a
corporate retreat or strategy meeting with company executives, and
corporate sponsorships are available. ITAA Contact: Barbara Dunlavey. HR
Forum and CFO Roundtable contact: Nathan Ridnouer.
2. Upcoming Webcast: Y2K LIABILITY LAW 3. ITAA Calls for Careful Scrutiny of Local
Telecommunications Competition The August 31st hearing by the New York PSC will entertain oral
arguments from 22 companies and advocacy groups as to whether Bell
Atlantic should be allowed to offer long-distance services pursuant to
Sections 252 and 271 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Immediately
following the hearing Bell Atlantic is expected to file a request with the
FCC to provide inter-LATA services within the State of New York. Under
that law, Bell Atlantic must demonstrate that it is treating its own local
market competitors fairly before it can qualify to enter the long distance
market.
"ITAA believes that safeguards against incumbents from using their
monopoly power to impede competition from new entrants are needed. The
high tech industry's experience is that when incumbents lack competitive
incentive, they move more slowly to make advanced telecommunication
technologies available," said ITAA President Harris Miller. "ITAA supports
including competitive telecommunications providers, including facilitating
entry by competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and other providers
into incumbent markets."
"New York State consumers deserve the full advantages of
telecommunication choice. While the long distance markets are
unquestionably competitive, local telecom services are not so. The state
Public Service Commission must vigilantly protect the state's businesses
and individual consumers against incumbent foot dragging and other excuses
intended to thwart open telecommunications markets," added ITAA Vice
President and Counsel Mark Uncapher. ITAA contact: Mark Uncapher.
4. ITAA Launches InfoSec Web Site ITAA believes that the protection of corporate information and
technical infrastructure will be a major focus of attention in the
business world in 2000 and beyond. Through ITAA's Information Security
(InfoSec) Program, the Association has begun the process within industry
and government of raising awareness of these issues, building
relationships with representatives from vertical industries, and working
together to establish best practices to ensure the security of information
and infrastructures.
To access the site, visit http://www.itaa.org/infosec. ITAA Contact:
Douglas Sabo
5. Summit to Highlight IT in Latin America The Summit's focus will be The New Millennium: Innovation, Interaction
and Communication. Argentine President Menem and Uruguay President
Sanguinetti will be key speakers at the event. Other international public
sector additions to the program are the Honorable Mario Tagarinski,
Minister of State Administration (Bulgaria), Claudia Bello, Secretary of
Public Affairs (Argentina), Ana Kessler, Secretary of Small and Medium
Enterprises (Argentina).
Register online at http://www.cessi.org.ar/cessi/index2.htm. ITAA
contact: Sheila O'Neill.
6. Section 508: New Regulations Coming for Federal IT
Vendors on Access for the Handicapped. Section 508 will be implemented through the Federal procurement process
beginning August 7, 2000, and will mean new guidelines, standards, and
regulations for government suppliers of hardware, software, and systems.
The intent of the law is that no computer software or hardware can be sold
to the Federal Government that does not meet these new standards after
August, 2000, except for national security systems.
The Department of Justice has already received reports from the
agencies outlining how each agency plans to comply with the law. Justice
will compile these and prepare a larger report for the White House by
February 7, 2000.
In order to assess and respond to the potential major changes for the
IT industry that Section 508 prescribes, ITAA has formed a task group to
look at the implications and possible strategies for compliance. The first
meeting of the task group will be held after Labor Day. Bill Stover,
Symantec, has been named the Chair of this task group.
ITAA members are encouraged to join the task group to participate in a
coordinated industry response. ITAA contact: Danielle Germain.
7. State and Local Government Solutions
Knowledge-Sharing Web Portal Introduced A new project called the ITAA State and Local Government Solutions
Knowledge-Sharing Web Portal (The Portal) will be a "one-stop" information
resource for busy government officials who have pressing e-government
concerns. This new level of easily-available, comprehensive information
exchange will facilitate customer research and allow quicker mobilization
for analysis, decision-making and implementation in a neutral environment.
Upon hearing of the project, one National Electronic Commerce Coordinating
Council (NEC3) Board Member, said, "You guys should work on this. I can't
tell you the number of times I'm in a meeting and we're discussing...who
should we contact on this? or ...who's done this before?"
The Harvard Policy Group on Network-Enabled Services and Government
(HPG) will partner with ITAA on this project. The first version of the
portal has a target completion date of October 15. The continuing work
plan includes a core work team, a marketing team, a corporate advisory
council and a government advisory council. These panels will allow the
program to leverage the benefits of cross-boundary thinking throughout all
stages of the project.
ITAA member companies should supply the content information on their
government solutions by September 3rd via the questionnaire located at the
following URL: 8. ITAA's HR Alert: Y2K Weekend Study Webcast This study, conducted June 1999, shows that many of the 272
participating organizations have invoked special work rules that may
extend the "weekend" to include a period of time before and after the
Friday, December 31 to Sunday, January 2 weekend. Nearly half (47%) of the
responding organizations have policies in place to provide additional
compensation or time off to employees affected by these policies. The
practices addressed in this study reflect how organizations handle
business continuity and disaster recover -- both of which are key factors
to success. For further information, visit Mercer's Web site:
http://www.rewardsys.com/new/surveys/SurveyInfo.asp?SurveyID=39. ITAA
contact: Nathan Ridnouer.
9. Directory of Information Security Solution Providers
to Publish in October 1999. Each Directory listing includes the company location, key organization
contacts and a brief description of the services offered. Company listings
in the Directory are free. The directory will be organized with extensive
indexing and cross-indexing of resources by product and service categories
and functional environment/platform. Resources will be indexed in the
following categories: Vulnerability Analysis; Intrusion Detection;
Firewalls; Authentication Tools; Virus Protection; Access Controls;
Encryption; Training/Education; Virtual Private Networks; Biometric
Technology; Disaster Recovery Services; Computer Forensic Services; IT
Auditing Services; and Red-Teaming. The Directory will also be available
on ITAA's Web Site.
All company listing information must be submitted Friday, October 1,
1999, for inclusion in the hard copy edition of the Directory. ITAA
contact: Heidi Hooper.
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