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[NMLUG] Microsoft software implicated in air traffic shutdown
- Subject: [NMLUG] Microsoft software implicated in air traffic shutdown
- From: SeanL at dpsabq.com (Sean Leffler)
- Date: Wed Sep 22 12:50:29 2004
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39167074,00.htm
The newspaper said that a Microsoft-based replacement for an older Unix system needed to be reset every thirty days 'to prevent data overload', as a result of problems found when the system was first rolled out. However, a technician failed to perform the reset at the right time, and an internal clock within the system subsequently shut it down. A back-up system also failed.
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