FORT WORTH, Texas - EDS and Educational Employees CU's unused Y2K disaster plan helped the CU continue to operate in real time after the CU's headquarters were severely damaged by a tornado that devastated parts of Fort Worth (see related story page 23.) Who would have thought that anybody would have been thankful for the Y2K computer glitch? Leaders at Educational Employees CU here certainly are. "Thank god for Y2K," said Bob Rogers, Chairman of Educational Employees CU. The credit union's unused Y2K recovery plan finally got a workout. It helped the credit union coordinate efforts and get systems back online. EECU's data processor, EDS, also was key to keeping the credit union running in real time. EDS sent a team in to help move computers to a branch that was not damaged by the tornado. "We immediately moved the servers and by 2 a.m. (the night of the tornado) everything was hooked up, and by 4 a.m was going," said Dana Rowlett, president of EDS' credit union division. "The ATMs worked through the night in a positive balance mode." The EDS team was in-touch with key credit union contacts throughout the night after the tornado hit. "It was a seamless transition," said Rowlett.
EDS, Y2K plan help EECU weather tornado damage
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