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ZDNet UK's list of top 10 IT failures

As you might imagine, I'm a sucker for failure trivia. ZDnet UK has compiled a list of the top ten IT disasters of all time. Although I question the inclusion of some items on the list, it's worth a peek: 1. Faulty Soviet early warning system...

Tags: Software, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Centre, Airbus, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Laptop Computer, Russians, Airbus A380, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-11-27

(Photos: On board the Airbus A380)

(Photos: On board the Airbus A380)No Doubt...It's all about numbers. Numbers=dollars!!Does anyone remember when the 747 was new?The original ones used to have a lounge on board with a bar, I beleive that it was upstairs. Now, all of the airlines pack the people like sardines and have recently...

Tags: Corporate governance, Airbus A380, Airbus, board, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-10-26

Airbus A380 lands in U.S. (Photos: Airbus A380 lands in the U.S.)

Airbus A380 lands in U.S. (Photos: Airbus A380 lands in the U.S.)Will it be?Wouldn't bigger just mean they can cram more people on it while maintaining the same comfort level as a 747?I dunno about comfortI dunno about comfort - usually they just pack more people in.It's incredible to seethis...

Tags: photograph, Airbus A380, Qantas Airways Ltd., Airbus

Discussion threads 2007-03-20

Additional Resources

Numbers show Obama plan won't work

Numbers show Obama plan won't workMany families of four ....... have a single wage earner making only minimum wage. You and Obama are the ones that are fudging. besides any cost placed on the business is passed on through the goods and services offered making us even less...

Tags: Financial Planning, Obama, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Open source as industrial policy

Open source as industrial policythe EC patriots will bring M$ downwith the EU commision spearheading the the fight against the M$ beast, Linux will level the field and force M$ to compete on merits.Now is the time to prevent an Apple monopoly[i]"The Commission must do its part," said Kroes. "It...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, industrial policy, software

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results

Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial resultsWhat's going on?Apple has just released successful results that ordinarily exist only in someone's business fantasies. They exceed their own targets and Analysts estimates in ever product category, and are poised for unprecedented major software and hardware introductions this year. They have amassed...

Tags: Sales strategy, Notebooks, financial, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

Questioning IT

This is the 13th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. There are, very broadly speaking, two main approaches to managing IT open to board members and senior non IT executives. In the first of these you ask no difficult...

Tags: Information Technology, Board, Board Member, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-04-11

IT failure at Heathrow T5: What really happened

Anyone having the misfortune to pass recently through Heathrow's new Terminal 5 knows the huge project debuted as a case study in full-blown systems failure. Most reports have focused on stranded customers, a crazed supermodel, and Queen Elizabeth's grand opening speech, which called the terminal "a 21st Century gateway to...

Tags: Software, CIO, Baggage, British Airways Plc., Information Technology, Problem, Terminal 5, BA, Vanderlande Industries, Vanderlande, Bags, Paul Coby, Airports Authority, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-07

In-flight Internet cleared for take-off

I've been skeptical of plans for in-flight broadband access. Let's face it, the airlines don't have a great track record here. No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks. And Boeing's Connexion service--once offered by a few international carriers--is gone. But this time it may finally happen. ...

Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Wall Street Journal, Flight, JetBlue Airways Corp., Boeing Co., Equipment, Satellite, Virgin America, Aircell, U.S. In-flight Broadband, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-03-13

Was Heathrow 777 crash caused by poltergeists?

Was Heathrow 777 crash caused by poltergeists?Fuel system probably contains softwareSoftware is everywhere in modern airplanes and automobiles and just about everything else.Also, if it was a problem with damaged or worn hardware failing, it could be that the self test and diagnostics software in the plane failed to detect...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Heathrow 777, software

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?

European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?Fine is for the pastThis fine is for the past and has nothing to do with their current 'openness'!I'm gladI'm so glad Microsoft have suddenly changed and decided to makes these moves purely out the goodness of their own hearts.Who knows if the...

Tags: Servers, European Commission, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Emergency landing...I bet it needs an extra long runway so where will it land in an emergency ???RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)The concord failed why will this be profitable?RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Cool concept, hard to imagine foreigners...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Best Cars, aviation, foreigner, aircraft, Cool Concept, Airbus

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Fly the green skies at Mach 5

The European Union has launched in 2005 its Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies project LAPCAT. Several companies worked on this €7 million EU-funded project. For example, Popular Science reports that Reaction Engines Limited has designed an hydrogen-powered hypersonic airliner simply dubbed A2. This plane would fly at Mach 5...

Tags: Hydrogen, Plane, Concorde, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-31

Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load

With the arrival of the latest standardized energy efficiency benchmark from SPEC, we have a good way to measure server efficiency.  In light of the recent controversy over flawed energy efficiency studies that have unfortunately been touted by so many in the press instead of SPEC, I thought I'd offer some more in-depth analysis...

Tags: Performance, Java, Workload, Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Analysis, Intel Corp., Energy Efficiency, SPEC, Neal Nelson, Performance Management, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-23

China's now building commercial airliners?!¿@!¡

China's now building commercial airliners?!¿@!¡I think China will ultimately be very successful in airliners.To be sure, Chinese companies have made some big errors this year: Lead in children's toys, tainted pet food ingredients, and releasing pre-production automobiles for safety testing that kill all of the passengers in ordinary crashes. But,...

Tags: Boeing Co., airliner, Airbus

Discussion threads 2007-12-21

JetBlue launches in-flight Wi-Fi

A couple of weeks ago, I flew a 17-hour flight from New York to Bangkok. I had books, movies, music, and three horrific vegetarian meals. I also had a laptop, but no way to connect to the Net. Getting online onboard has been promised for years—remember...

Tags: JetBlue Airways Corp., Service, E-mail, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Online Communications, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2007-12-10

Photos: On board the Airbus A380

The first Airbus A380 was delivered to Singapore Airlines and one of its first stops was at Sydney Airport where ZDNet Australia staffers climbed aboard. by CNET News.com

Tags: Board, Airbus, Photograph, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-10-26

Markets need good information

I could be described as a "fan" of free markets, though that isn't really the proper term to describe it. You can't be a fan when it is the only working option, and though political leaders frequently pop up that make noises about creating a state control system that works,...

Tags: Information, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, John Carroll

Blog posts 2007-10-23

Microsoft finally bows to EU antitrust measures

Microsoft finally bows to EU antitrust measuresROTFLMAO[i]If you can't compete whine to the courts.[/i]... and that's exactly what MS did. Alas, they didn't get what they wanted.Please. An Abacus competes with Windows and Wins!Windows is a horrible failure. After years of success (due to mis-information, illegal OEM contracts, unethical...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, strategy, Abacus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Spyglass

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

News to know: Spam standards; Oracle Fusion re-org; YouTube filters

Notable headlines: David Berlind: Does payback on email alone make Google Apps' $50/yr. worth it? (Docs, etc? That's icing). Note to all anti-spam vendors: Why your solutions stink and standards are needed instead. Dennis Howlett: Oracle re-org confirmed, Fusion leader ousted. ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., YouTube Inc., Airbus, Standards, AJAX, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Corporate Communications, Java Development Tools, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Marketing, Development Tools, Software Development

Blog posts 2007-10-16