RE: FAA Computer glitch

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Subject: RE: FAA Computer glitch
From: Mike Moore (mike.moore@alacourt.gov)
Date: Thu Nov 19 2009 - 14:11:48 EST


Dave,
I've found that the only time folks mention particulars about hardware or software is when it bashes mainframes and can be used to procure funding for a huge redesign. 

Mike Moore
IT Manager
Alabama Judicial Datacenter
300 Dexter Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-954-5025

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of David Stuart
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 01:08 PM
To: VSE Discussion List
Subject: RE: FAA Computer glitch

According to the news this morning, yes, it is/was the computer that handles flight plans.  They didn't say what type, vendor, or anything else about the computer itself.  

Probably one of those really ancient mainframe things ;)

Dave 







Dave Stuart
Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst
County of Ventura, CA
805-662-6731
David.Stuart@ventura.org>>> "Kevin Corkery" <kcorkery@live.com> 11/19/2009 11:01 AM >>>
Isn't the computer that handles the automated flight plan stuff a Flex-ES
system?
I guess nobody wanted to admit "it's a bad dongle" ;-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of
Robert Payne
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:59 PM
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Subject: RE: FAA Computer glitch

They recite the words, but don't know the song.



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU]On Behalf Of
Mike Moore
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:56 PM
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Subject: FAA Computer glitch


Hmmmmmm...

According to the news:

Some flights were more than two hours behind schedule. Airports around the
South also reported delays and cancel source of the computer software
malfunction was a "packet switch" that "failed due to a database mismatch."


Mike Moore
IT Manager
Alabama Judicial Datacenter
300 Dexter Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-954-5025


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