Monday, October 12, 2009
Bad IBM ?
Air New Zealand is threatening to ditch IBM as its main information-technology provider after a massive failure caused its computer system to collapse, delaying up to 10,000 travellers, according to an internal e-mail leaked to the media Monday. The failure knocked out the airline's computers for five hours Sunday, forcing check-in staff to write boarding passes and luggage tags by hand and preventing potential passengers from making bookings online. Bruce Parton, the general manager of Air New Zealand's short-haul airlines group, told Radio New Zealand that the problem was caused by a power failure followed by a delay in getting a back-up generator running.
What the hell IBM has in common with power failure and backup generator ?
Air New Zealand is responsible for power supply.
However the following has something with IBM.
The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers
One of the companies that received a request from the Justice Department was Tampa, Fla.-based T3 Technologies Inc., which in January lodged a formal complaint against IBM with European antitrust regulators and is suing IBM in the U.S. alleging antitrust abuses.
What the hell IBM has in common with power failure and backup generator ?
Air New Zealand is responsible for power supply.
However the following has something with IBM.
The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers
One of the companies that received a request from the Justice Department was Tampa, Fla.-based T3 Technologies Inc., which in January lodged a formal complaint against IBM with European antitrust regulators and is suing IBM in the U.S. alleging antitrust abuses.
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