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Five Enduring Government IT Failures – Costly consequences go on and on

February 7, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Lest we forget our legacy in failed IT systems, Robert N. Charette takes us for a survey of some special governmental IT failures. It is in the current IEEE Spectrum (02/07/19) and here

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Finanace, IT Failures, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Boeing, CAL DMV, California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV Reinvention Strike Team, Fujitsu, IBM, NHS, Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation System, SBInet, Secure Border Initiative Network, UK FiReControl Project, UK National Health Service

ARS Technica on the Death of the IEEE 1394 FireWire

June 22, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

ARS on the Death of the IEEE 1394 FireWire Richard C. Moss – Jun 22, 2017 Good, bad, I’m the guy with the plug From our “Brief history of the USB,” here’s a quick summary on the pros and cons of FireWire’s tech: FireWire had a few advantages over USB in its time. FireWire devices … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Science, Thinking about Tagged: 1394, Apple Computer, FireWire, IBM, IEEE, INTEL, SONY

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