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August 13, 2001
13
Aug'01
Rambus cleared of standards-setting charge
A US district court has set aside a jury verdict against Rambus, clearing the memory chip designer of allegations that it set...
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May 03, 2001
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May'01
Lords vote to undertake limited Chinook enquiry
The House of Lords, in an historic step, has voted to hold an independent inquiry into the RAF's verdict of gross negligence...
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May 01, 2001
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May'01
Lords call for Chinook crash inquiry
Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher was one of 132 peers who voted for a new inquiry over the fatal crash of Chinook ZD576 on...
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March 22, 2001
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Mar'01
Fraud Squad investigates Hackney benefit systems
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March 11, 2001
11
Mar'01
Government's Gateway guidelines delay NHS IT contract
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March 07, 2001
07
Mar'01
Digital scent idea granted patent
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December 04, 2000
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Dec'00
Sema troubles deepen
IT services company Sema yesterday postponed an analysts briefing into its disastrous performance and ordered an internal inquiry into share dealing by a... -
November 30, 2000
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Nov'00
Mull of Kintyre MPs call on Blair to end Chinook deadlock
Mull of Kintyre Group of MPs calls on the prime minister to clear the pilots of blame for the 1994 Chinook crash
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November 29, 2000
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Nov'00
Chinook tragedy demands reform
The Public Accounts Committee report into the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash vindicates Computer Weekly's three-year campaign for justice. It... -
November 29, 2000
29
Nov'00
MPs boost Chinook fight
At first glance, today's report by MPs of the PublicAccounts Committee (PAC) tells the story of flawed engine control software on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter
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November 22, 2000
22
Nov'00
Caught red handed by latest police IT
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November 15, 2000
15
Nov'00
Did MoD deceive RAF inquiry?
New information shows that the Ministry of Defence withheld information from an air chief marshal about software flaws that could...
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November 01, 2000
01
Nov'00
Blair criticised for failure to meet Chinook campaigners
Tony CollinsThe prime minister was criticised in the House of Commons this week for not meeting a delegation of senior MPs and peers over the...
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October 25, 2000
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Oct'00
MPs fight on for independent Chinook inquiry
As peers and MPs rally to the cause for a new independent inquiry, former defence minister Malcolm Rifkind is among those to criticise the reasons for the... -
July 19, 2000
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Jul'00
Blair steps into Chinook battle
Tony CollinsThe Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will personally look into the circumstances of the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of...
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June 28, 2000
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Jun'00
Bell champions 'mass of new evidence' on Chinook crash
Tony CollinsIndependent MP Martin Bell has told the House of Commons that a mass of new evidence has emerged over the possible causes of...
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June 21, 2000
21
Jun'00
Air chief marshall attacks Chinook evidence
Tony CollinsAir Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten has criticised evidence suggesting that the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash could have...
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June 14, 2000
14
Jun'00
Scotland backs Chinook crash report
The Scottish Executive has found that Computer Weekly uncovered new evidence over the reliability of the Fadec (Full Authority Digital Engine Control)...