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Chinook helicopter disaster: computer software failure or pilot error?

Special Report
Author: Tony Collins
Date: 28 May 2008

Chinook helicopter crash: was it computer software failure or a cause we'll never know? This article gives the background to the Chinook helicopter disaster with links to all the relevant articles published by ComputerWeekly and other useful web links.

Moving closer to the internet as an operating system

In Depth
Author: Arif Mohamed
Date: 23 May 2008

The internet is arguably evolving as an operating system in its own right, with IP, HTML, SMTP and other underlying protocols combining with online application frameworks such as SOAP, web services, Ajax, Ruby on Rails and mash-ups. Added to this are remote web-based storage services, and increasingly sophisticated online applications. The result looks like an OS operating in the 'cloud'.

Only 8% of North American developers target Vista

News
Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 20 May 2008

Only 8% of North American software developers are writing applications to run on Microsoft's Windows...

Sun-Intel introduce Solaris threading development technology

News
Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 12 May 2008

The Sun-Intel alliance has introduced Intel Threading Building Blocks (TBB) for the Solaris operating system using Sun Studio.

Sun gives away OpenSolaris operating system (OS) to developers

News
Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 06 May 2008

Sun is giving its OpenSolaris operating system to developers to generate more application development around it.

IT directors will delay Vista deployment, study finds

News
Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 02 May 2008

Few IT directors have plans to deploy Windows Vista this year and some are seriously considering skipping it until Microsoft's next desktop operating system is released.

Firms reluctant to deploy Windows Vista, study finds

News
Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 01 May 2008

Many businesses are reluctant to deploy Windows Vista, a study from the Corporate IT Forum (TIF), has found.

Microsoft revamps Live Search to take on Google

News
Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 01 May 2008

Microsoft has revamped its Live Search engine, expanding the types of searches users can run.

PC makers offer firms XP lifeline as Microsoft moves to axe OS in favour of Vista

News
Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 28 April 2008

Major PC makers are offering ways for firms to continue buying Windows XP after Microsoft officially cans the OS after 30 June.

Microsoft might reconsider shelving XP, says Ballmer

News
Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 25 April 2008

Microsoft might re-think its plan to phase out the Windows XP operating system by 30 June.

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