The high profile software failures of 2011

Well we all know which smartphone brand they are referring to :rolleyes:
 
I recognized most of these stories 'cept the automobile ones
 
9. Telecoms glitch affects 47,000 customers’ meter readings and costs company NZ $2.7 million
After a software glitch that resulted in customers hitting their data limits early, some 47,000 customers, who were overcharged, were reimbursed by a New Zealand telecoms company in a NZ $2.7 million ($2.1 million or £1.3 million) payout.
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Johannesburg Municipality's 'new' SAPS-based accounting system makes the NZ effort a non-starter ... :)
 
10. Army computer glitches hinder co-ordinated efforts in insurgent tracking

An army computing system designed to share real-time intelligence with troops on the front line has hindered troops by being unable to perform simple analytical tasks. The $2.7 billion cloud-based computing network system runs slowly when multiple users are on the system at the same time and the system’s search tool made finding the reports difficult as the information mapping software was not compatible with the army’s existing search software.
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They overlooked the KISS principle :D
 
rrh said:
Johannesburg Municipality's 'new' SAPS-based accounting system makes the NZ effort a non-starter ... :)
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WhatSAP "Wuzzup"

"SAP" not "SAPS". Cape Town's one overrun it's budget to make it work. Seems like SAP is just more than what you budget for.
 
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