Peter de Jager is a South African-born Canadian computer engineer, best known for his Y2K early 1990s outcry warning,[1] and was the namesake of the de Jager Year 2000 index that began trading on the American Stock Exchange in 1997.[2][3]
De Jager co-authored "Countdown Y2K: Business Survival Planning for the Year 2000[4] and periodically writes for Canada's Municipal World magazine, focusing on Change Management.[5][6]
De Jager said: "In 1977, I started as an operator with IBM. First day on the job, I noticed that our systems were using two-digit years. When I brought it up to management, management said, 'Don't worry about it, it isn't going to happen for another 23 years so relax.' I did."[7]
In 1993[8] de Jager wrote a three-page[9] item titled "Doomsday 2000"[10] about the effects of simple date calculations, and "testified before Congress in 1996."[11][9] His initial estimation of "the cost of fixing Y2K at between $50 billion and $70 billion"[12] was subsequently reported to have been too low:[13][10] Numbers like "only" $200 billion[14] to over $300 billion[15] proved more correct (for world-wide expenditures), with $120 billion by USA firms.[3]
De Jager registered and built www.year2000.com,[8] a website he later sold.
Part of his "we don't know in advance what will fail, ... so we have to fix everything" message was quoted by The New York Times in the summer of 1998, which listed examples of cascading effects on "smoke alarms, lighting systems and even thermostats in individual apartments." Fears of elevators that would go up and not come down were reported.
Although de Jager was quoted as not owning "a single share of any year-2000 stock" and that he "never mentioned a vendor from the stage"[16] his year2000.com website had "a list of Y2K consultants and experts;"[8]Forbes magazine wrote that he "makes money selling advertising on his Y2K web site."[3]
In 2009, the Lifeboat Foundation presented de Jager with its Guardian Award, with this citation: "The 2009 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award has been given to Peter de Jager on the tenth anniversary of Y2K which he helped avert. This award is in recognition of his 1993 warning which alerted the world to the potential disaster that might have occurred on January 1, 2000 and his efforts in the following years to create global awareness of the problem, and the possible solutions. His presentations, articles, and more than 2,000 media interviews contributed significantly to the world’s mobilization to avoid that fate."[17][18]
De Jager and his wife, Antoinette, have two sons.[16]
Referencesedit
^Feder, Barnaby J. (October 11, 1998). "Private Sector; The Town Crier for the Year 2000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 29, 2021. the information-age equivalent of the midnight ride of Paul Revere
^Beth Piskora (March 1, 1997). "The Dow decimal system". The New York Post. p. 26.
^ abcMichael Noer (March 12, 1998). "Y2K fear merchants". Forbes. from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^Peter de Jager; Richard Bergeon (1998). Countdown Y2K: Business Survival Planning for the Year 2000. ISBN978-0471-32734-9.
^"Shifting into leadership mode". from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^"Somebody will fix it by then". January 2000. from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ abcJay Romano (August 16, 1998). "Dealing With the Y2K Bug". The New York Times. from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ abEric Andrew-Gee (December 28, 2019). "Y2K: The strange, true history of how Canada prepared for an apocalypse that never happened, but changed us all". The Globe and Mail. from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ abCory Johnson (December 29, 1999). "Y2K Crier's Crisis". TheStreet. from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^Dominique Deckmyn (January 1, 2000). "Have we learned nothing from Y2K?". Computerworld. from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020. wrote one of the first warnings about Y2K in Computerworld (Sept. 6, 1993)
^and Gartner Group's "could cost $300 to $600 billion" too high on the upper number.
^report about testimony before the United States Senate's Y2K committee: "Leap Day Had Its Glitches". Wired. March 2000. from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^"Y2K: Overhyped and oversold?". from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ abBarnaby J. Feder (October 11, 1998). "The Town Crier for the Year 2000". The New York Times. from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^"Peter de Jager Named Lifeboat Foundation 2009 Guardian Award Winner". Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^Robert J. Sawyer. "Peter de Jager receives Lifeboat Foundation's Guardian Award". Retrieved March 15, 2023.
External linksedit
Peter de Jager autobiography, 20 years after Y2K
May 03, 2024
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Peter de Jager is a South African born Canadian computer engineer best known for his Y2K early 1990s outcry warning 1 and was the namesake of the de Jager Year 2000 index that began trading on the American Stock Exchange in 1997 2 3 De Jager co authored Countdown Y2K Business Survival Planning for the Year 2000 4 and periodically writes for Canada s Municipal World magazine focusing on Change Management 5 6 Contents 1 Y2K 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksY2K editDe Jager said In 1977 I started as an operator with IBM First day on the job I noticed that our systems were using two digit years When I brought it up to management management said Don t worry about it it isn t going to happen for another 23 years so relax I did 7 In 1993 8 de Jager wrote a three page 9 item titled Doomsday 2000 10 about the effects of simple date calculations and testified before Congress in 1996 11 9 His initial estimation of the cost of fixing Y2K at between 50 billion and 70 billion 12 was subsequently reported to have been too low 13 10 Numbers like only 200 billion 14 to over 300 billion 15 proved more correct for world wide expenditures with 120 billion by USA firms 3 De Jager registered and built www year2000 com 8 a website he later sold Part of his we don t know in advance what will fail so we have to fix everything message was quoted by The New York Times in the summer of 1998 which listed examples of cascading effects on smoke alarms lighting systems and even thermostats in individual apartments Fears of elevators that would go up and not come down were reported Although de Jager was quoted as not owning a single share of any year 2000 stock and that he never mentioned a vendor from the stage 16 his year2000 com website had a list of Y2K consultants and experts 8 Forbes magazine wrote that he makes money selling advertising on his Y2K web site 3 In 2009 the Lifeboat Foundation presented de Jager with its Guardian Award with this citation The 2009 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award has been given to Peter de Jager on the tenth anniversary of Y2K which he helped avert This award is in recognition of his 1993 warning which alerted the world to the potential disaster that might have occurred on January 1 2000 and his efforts in the following years to create global awareness of the problem and the possible solutions His presentations articles and more than 2 000 media interviews contributed significantly to the world s mobilization to avoid that fate 17 18 Personal life editDe Jager was born in South Africa in 1955 De Jager and his wife Antoinette have two sons 16 References edit Feder Barnaby J October 11 1998 Private Sector The Town Crier for the Year 2000 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved August 29 2021 the information age equivalent of the midnight ride of Paul Revere Beth Piskora March 1 1997 The Dow decimal system The New York Post p 26 a b c Michael Noer March 12 1998 Y2K fear merchants Forbes Archived from the original on January 27 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 Peter de Jager Richard Bergeon 1998 Countdown Y2K Business Survival Planning for the Year 2000 ISBN 978 0471 32734 9 Shifting into leadership mode Archived from the original on February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 Somebody will fix it by then January 2000 Archived from the original on February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 Brian Becker Marley McDonald 2023 Time Bomb Y2K Video Motion picture 1h 20m HBO a b c Jay Romano August 16 1998 Dealing With the Y2K Bug The New York Times Archived from the original on February 28 2020 Retrieved February 26 2020 a b Eric Andrew Gee December 28 2019 Y2K The strange true history of how Canada prepared for an apocalypse that never happened but changed us all The Globe and Mail Archived from the original on January 1 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 a b Cory Johnson December 29 1999 Y2K Crier s Crisis TheStreet Archived from the original on February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 and the Canadian parliament Dominique Deckmyn January 1 2000 Have we learned nothing from Y2K Computerworld Archived from the original on January 27 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 wrote one of the first warnings about Y2K in Computerworld Sept 6 1993 and Gartner Group s could cost 300 to 600 billion too high on the upper number report about testimony before the United States Senate s Y2K committee Leap Day Had Its Glitches Wired March 2000 Archived from the original on November 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 Y2K Overhyped and oversold Archived from the original on February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 a b Barnaby J Feder October 11 1998 The Town Crier for the Year 2000 The New York Times Archived from the original on April 14 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 Peter de Jager Named Lifeboat Foundation 2009 Guardian Award Winner Retrieved March 15 2023 Robert J Sawyer Peter de Jager receives Lifeboat Foundation s Guardian Award Retrieved March 15 2023 External links editPeter de Jager 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