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A computer bug, virus attack, download error and many other unforeseen contingencies can make... Read more

11 January, 2011

A Year Ago: Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming

First published: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:40:27 GMT Read more

13 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming

If you live in East Northamptonshire, Rugby, Warwick, Charnwood in Leicestershire, Hart in Hampshire or Restormel in Cornwall...watch out! Read more

12 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Leap year computer bug on its way

...being warned their computer systems could become mangled by another date-related computer bug that will be triggered on 29 February. Action 2000, the government... Read more

22 February, 2000 by Will Knight

US Report: Armegeddon in 528 days?

...of hypothermia and starvation and be killed in civil unrest as the computer bug causes industrial shutdowns, a stock market crash and food riots. The... Read more

21 July, 1998 by ZDNet

April Fool: Timing's right for a virus

Change to Daylight Saving Time in the States could lead to a computer bug Read more

30 March, 2001 by Bob Sullivan

Leap year software bug: Another damp squib?

...that Action 2000 warned could be susceptible to the new leap year computer bug have not been affected, according to the manufacturers of these packages... Read more

29 February, 2000 by Will Knight

The A to Z of wireless

...system, launched back in 2002, has not been without its glitches - a computer bug was blamed for crashing the system during the morning rush-hour... Read more

11 August, 2009 by Natasha Lomas

VoIP boom driven by Y2K

...replace outdated gear with new Internet phone systems. The infamous Year 2000 computer bug forced companies to upgrade core telephone equipment known as private branch... Read more

21 October, 2004 by Ben Charny

Consumer electronics 'needs standards'

...the production of consumer products. "If it is an incident of a computer bug in mainframes or corporate information systems, it is possible for system... Read more

20 October, 2003 by Staff

New Outlook bug can sting with spam

Users don't have to open an e-mail for code to execute. A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook allows hackers to hijack hard drives by merely sending a message Read more

19 July, 2000 by ZDNet

Bug hunters find 'cookie' hole in IE

Computer bug-hunters have pointed out a way to snare personal information from... Read more

12 May, 2000 by ZDNet

Windows 2000 may be complete

...2000, or "W2K," will be a bigger disaster than the year-2000 computer bug, or Y2K. But once complete -- and assuming it works as advertised... Read more

15 December, 1999 by ZDNet

Local authorities face Y2K problems

...some will not have time to sort the problem out before the computer bug strikes. Yesterday representatives from the emergency services, transport, food and broadcasting... Read more

22 April, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

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