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2002 Stories
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
News
Chinook parents set to appeal to Europe
The parents of the two Chinook helicopter pilots labelled guilty of gross negligence over the Mull of Kintyre disaster are... Continue Reading
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October 31, 2002
31Oct2002
News
Government blocks judicial review of Chinook disaster
The Government has made it impossible for the families of two pilots blamed for the crash of Chinook helicopter ZD576 to seek a... Continue Reading
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October 13, 2002
13Oct2002
News
Jamie Gruener's position on API sharing
Key questions on API sharing answered Continue Reading
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July 24, 2002
24Jul2002
News
MoD refuses to concede error in Chinook verdict
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), citing a new series of simulations by Boeing, has refused to clear the names of two pilots blamed... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2002
18Jul2002
News
MoD will defy Lords and MPs and stand by Chinook verdict
The Ministry of Defence will defy two Parliamentary select committees next week by formally backing the verdict of negligence... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2002
18Jul2002
News
EMC and HP allow mix and match storage
Rivals EMC and Hewlett-Packard have agreed to expand a cross-licensing agreement for certain storage system application... Continue Reading
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July 02, 2002
02Jul2002
News
FTC suggests search sites disclose deals
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has suggested that search engine Web sites tell users when they are taking money from other... Continue Reading
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June 20, 2002
20Jun2002
News
MoD's Chinook tactics spark a constitutional row
Chinook: The MoD's actions over the crash of Chinook ZD576 could have legal ramifications Continue Reading
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June 05, 2002
05Jun2002
News
Peer urges Tony Blair to intervene over Chinook
Lord Chalfont, the head of a Parliamentary campaign to clear the names of two pilots blamed for a Chinook helicopter crash in... Continue Reading
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May 24, 2002
24May2002
In Depth
Essential contacts
The security arena is like every other aspect of the IT industry, suppliers and special interest groups come and go. However,... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2002
23May2002
Opinion
Who watches the watchers?
The Civil Aviation Authority must come clean about how it has policed Nats' computer systems Continue Reading
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May 02, 2002
02May2002
In Depth
Director's cut: Learning to spot winning technologies
Faced with a stream of new technologies it is vital that IT directors keep abreast of the latest developments and are aware of... Continue Reading
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April 29, 2002
29Apr2002
In Depth
The Heat is on
Since the 1960s, Moore's Law has described the progress of the IT industry but overheating could slow down the pace of change Continue Reading
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April 22, 2002
22Apr2002
News
European Parliament spam ruling angers ISPs
An influential European Parliament committee has voted to drop e-mail from a list of technologies, including fax and SMS... Continue Reading
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March 28, 2002
28Mar2002
News
Minister slams Chinook campaign in debate
In the week when he sent 1,700 troops to Afghanistan, defence secretary Geoff Hoon issued a blistering criticism of Computer... Continue Reading
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March 20, 2002
20Mar2002
News
MPs from all parties unite in fight to clear Chinook pilots
This week the Tories led an unprecedented all-party move to get the Government to clear the names of the pilots blamed for the... Continue Reading
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March 10, 2002
10Mar2002
News
September 11: How Merrill Lynch recovered
Merrill Lynch lost two data centres during the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York. The site is now functioning as a... Continue Reading
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February 14, 2002
14Feb2002
News
Industry recruits wrong people
UK industry could be recruiting candidates with the wrong personality type to be a success in IT. Continue Reading
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February 14, 2002
14Feb2002
News
Lords Chinook challenge
The Government expects to have a debate in the House of Lords on last week's select committee report on the fatal crash of... Continue Reading
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February 07, 2002
07Feb2002
In Depth
Lessons to be learned from Chinook tragedy
Since 1997, Computer Weekly has studied the IT-related lessons from the crash of Chinook helicopter ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre... Continue Reading
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February 07, 2002
07Feb2002
News
Victory! Lords confirm CW stand - software flaw could have caused Chinook crash
An historic House of Lords report has this week vindicated a five-year campaign by Computer Weekly for justice after the crash of... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2002
31Jan2002
News
Lords prepare to release Chinook verdict report
The House of Lords will publish a report next Tuesday on whether pilot negligence or a possible technical malfunction was the... Continue Reading
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January 23, 2002
23Jan2002
In Depth
Scale 21 conference will reveal key to IT success
The results of the largest ever survey of IT professionals and entrepreneurs are to be announced at the Building Britain's... Continue Reading