Given the experience of our own Y2K efforts to date, I would expect to see costs rise further once all these Y2K programs are fully under way - ultimately pushing costs up within the Gartner Group range. Corporate efforts to deal with the Y2K problem are affecting economic activity in a variety of ways.
On the positive side, an important element in some Y2K programs is the replacement of aging computer systems with modern, state-of-the-art hardware and software.