Y2K+11 and Mayan 2012 Compliant

Hard to believe that Y2K and the fear of planes falling out of the sky, nuclear reactors blowing up, all of our money which are now streams of binary 0's and 1's being erased from financial institutions, and civilization as we know it coming to an end is coming up on it's eleventh anniversary.  Billions of dollars were spent by companies in heading off this disaster and I was right in the middle of it all at Citation Texas Foundries in Lufkin Texas.  We spent our share of the billions of dollars - upgrading computers, networks, phone systems, PLC's, software, paying for outside audits, etc.  All told, I imagine we spent on the order of one million dollars on all of this - I do recall having to spend about $250,000 or so on a new PBX and then the outsider auditors demanded by our largest customers were anything but inexpensive.  I distinctly remember getting into a "discussion" with one of the auditors who was insisting that we replace all of the computers, running MS DOS, in the Laempe core making machines to something Y2K compliant.  Never the mind that the Laempe wasn't connected to the network and couldn't have cared less about the date.  In the end, in order to pass the audit, I had to replace all PC's running DOS anywhere in the plant that could not be certified as Y2K compliant with their proprietary software.  

I wonder if the people that headed to the hills to the hills with their "off the grid" generators, Meals Ready to Eat, and of course enough guns and ammo to defend themselves for the anarchy that was going to result from the global meltdown have returned to civilization?   They are probably restocking up for the next "end of times" coming up with the end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012.  Websites and soothsayers are already hard at work on this one... 2012 Official Countdown

December 21, 2012 will be the most important date for all of Humanity. The ancient Mayans created the Long Count calandar to mark this date as the beginning
of a new cycle for Mankind.

Let me assure you, since the Synchro32 software for metalcasters is not based on the Mayan calendar, it is already Mayan 2012 Compliant!  Perhaps we should have that in our adversting and marketing materials and on our website?

SYNCHRO32 IS MAYAN 2012 COMPLIANT!

Until next time, see you on down the road...

update from the support cave.....

Hello Again everyone.

Just a quick catch up this time before everyone starts winding down for the Thanks-giving & festive holidays for another year.

The training team have been flat out over the last few months, with training trips, and new sign-ups to the Synchro32 system, with our appointments diary screaming for air and threatening to file a law suit for harassment.

The Marketing team have been doing the usual top flight job in making sure our websites, E-flyers, exhibitions  et'al  are the success they always are.

The development team have brought a wealth of new features to Synchro this year, many of which I'm sure your already using in earnest.

And of course, the support trolls have been regularly whipped to ensure they keep bringing you only the very best support.

All in all, things are busy & fruitful here at Synchro towers, and hopefully, for our customers too.

Bye-bye for now... see you at Christmas.

No more exhibitions now until next year - just been an amazing year.

I was saying to some of our team today that these exhibitions are time consuming, expensive and demanding. But an essential part of doing business.

We now travel all over the globe with our exhibitions, meeting hundreds of people who work in the Cast Metal Industry. The Synchro team work hard and the results show in the lead quality and new Implementations. I can honestly say we have never been busier.
Synchro is well and truly a brand...and although I say it myself without the dedication of the people that work for this company we would not be half way on the journey we currently are on today.

Team Work.
Excellent