So what ? This big bad bug of December 1st 2000 that was threatening the 'start-ups kingship' ? For the moment, not worse than the one of January 1st 2000…
Cannes, December 1st, 5.30 am. Not yet well woken up, with a cup of coffee, I connect my laptop at home. So what ? This big bad bug of December 1st 2000 that threaten all of the CICA companies ? As terrible as the Y2K bug which had terrified the whole planet ? Was this one absolutely real, as the transfer of power between the former and the new manager has been firstly very short (only ten days) and then rather a point of conflicts ?
Immediate answer : the site of Sophianet.com is loading normally. As a part of servers are located in the International Center for Advanced Communication (CICA) in Sophia Antipolis, that's the best evidence that the CICA is still on duty; that the computer system, rather complicated, did not blow out at 12.00 pm, when the transfer of power was done between the CI COM organisation team, the one that have maintained the good running of installations for more than five years, and the new manager Carillion Services.
'That's midnight at the CICA !'
In the e-mail box, a mail from the new team addressed to all of the CICA companies. Here is the text :
'THAT'S MIDNIGHT AT THE CICA !
You've noticed that for 15 days, in a tight collaboration with the regional council, we mobilized, nights and days, for those first hours to be the best.
We enjoy being responsible for managing this exceptional site, accompanying your life at the CICA and we hope our contribution to the running and to the influence of this center will be what you expect from us.
The CARILLION SERVICES team'
'THAT'S 00.20 AM AT THE CICA !'
Then, another mail, send to the center as a whole as well. This time, a mail from a company, the evidence that a lot of people was connected last night. Emmanuel Galera, a former member of Respublica who created his own firm of 'unionism of contents'. As well, here is the text just as it was :
'THAT'S 00. 20AM AT THE CICA !
For a few days, the DOT451 team is working very hard in order to open a new page of the… DOT451 history.
You noticed that, in a tight collaboration with the CICA COFFEE MACHINES, we mobilized, nights and days, for our first customers (GIACOMELLI, E-LASER, UP-E…) to discover the extent of the DOT451 POWER '2 BURN YOUR WEB'
We enjoy announcing you that new developments that allow to position DOT451 as THE E-CONTENT PROVIDER partner, to provide you a more intelligent Internet and we guarantee you that our contribution to the running and the influence of your companies will be what you expect.'
As I drank another cup of coffee, with my mind at ease for the moment about the continuity of the CICA computer system, I'm thinking that, certainly, some people don't waste any time. Yes indeed, the Net economy is firstly a speed economy…