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The whole affair is really blown out of proportion because it is very understandable in layman terms. On the other hand, it seems that the Louvois pay system [1
by seren 12y ago
The whole affair is really blown out of proportion because it is very understandable in layman terms. On the other hand, it seems that the Louvois pay system [1] has cost about half a billion euros to French tax payers and does not work either. But since it is a complex sw product it is much harder to find an obvious culprit and it will be swept under the rug...
[1] http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logiciel_unique_%C3%A0_vocation_interarm%C3%A9es_de_la_solde#Co.C3.BBt http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logiciel_unique_%C3%A0_vocation...
- dwd 12y agoLots of blame to go around here, a few sackings but no one got sued. $1.2 billion dollars worth of software that probably still doesn't work as required. http://www.zdnet.com/au/ibm-should-have-been-disqualified-from-qld-health-payroll-tender-report-7000019026/ http://www.zdnet.com/au/ibm-should-have-been-disqualified-fr... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/states-health-payroll-change-was-adopted-untested/story-e6frgakx-1225888223958 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/states-health-pay...
- arethuza 12y agoHalf a billion Euros for a system that doesn't work - that's a bargain. Here in the UK our systems that don't work cost a lot more than that - £10 billion and counting: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/nhs-records-system-10bn http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/nhs-records-s...