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FAA glitch shines spotlight on troubled telco project

jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:00 GMT

The outage of a computer system used by airline pilots to file flights plans in the U.S will likely prompt a closer look at a $2.4 billion telecommunications system that has run into numerous problems in the past.

Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7

gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:00 GMT

Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced on Wednesday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.

Update: Computer glitch causes flight delays in U.S.

ken_mingis@computerworld.com (Ken Mingis) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

A computer system used by airline pilots to file flight plans in the U.S. suffered a glitch this morning that caused flight delays, according to news reports.

NSA helped with Windows 7 development

gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:00 GMT

The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.

NASA: Astronauts use robotic arm to inspect shuttle heat shield

sharon_gaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT

One day after blasting off into space, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis is using a robotic arm to inspect the shuttle for damage while getting ready to dock with the International Space Station tomorrow.

Obama said to be close again to naming cybersecurity chief

jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:09:00 GMT

The Obama administration is once again reported to be close to naming a White House cybersecurity coordinator.

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