London, United Kingdom (UK PRWEB) December 13, 2011
SQS Software Quality Systems, worldwide leader in software quality specialist has compiled a list of the failures of the worst programs in 2011 that damaged the reputation of a negative financial position ($ ) and the stress caused to users ().
Phil Codd, Managing Director and Chief Market (Northern Europe, India and South Africa) in the comments of SQS: Our top ten list of 2011 shows that software defects cost businesses and consumers of large amounts of money. The worst thing is that people lose their jobs and sometimes their freedom because of software failures can be avoided.
elected by SQS consultants, software errors is based on years of this annual survey of major software failures over the past year, technical problems that generate massive fines in the banking and financial sector to the mass defective vehicle recalls. Our 2010 report also highlighted the failure information in the financial and automotive, and this year, both sectors are important in our top ten, taking four of the ten locations.
The main problem caused by software errors is a negative financial impact, and in almost all cases, consumers end up losing. Gaps in the quality of software solutions often lead to costly emergency and / or damage to brand reputation, but each of our 2011 ten examples of software failure could have been prevented by an effective strategy for quality management to identify and resolve any technical problems before they occur, it was concluded.
Best software fault
2011
giant financial services first fine of $ 25 million to cover the software failure cost investors $ 217 million – $ and
A software error in the investment model used to manage clients’ assets as a result of this international financial services giant that a fine of $ 25 million (? 15.7 million) by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company also had to pay $ 217 million (? 136 million), lost supporters when he said that market volatility rather than a software failure is to blame for the loss of your investment.
second computer system errors cause unavailability Asian banking facilities? -
problems in the computer system of one of the largest banks in Japan led to an ATM network nationwide of more than 5600 machines offline for 24 hours, the Internet Banking will be closed for three days, delayed payment of salaries of $ 1.5 billion (? 939 million) in the accounts of 620,000 people and a portfolio of more than 1 million payments processed approximately $ 9 billion (5?, 64 billion euros).
three ATM customers by giving them money benefits additional errors – $
Australian bank began giving large sums of money from ATMs in 40 cities. Company officials said they were operating in stand-by, who could not identify the account balances of customers.
four major blackout smartphones international experience? -
switch backup failures and led to network services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America goes down for 3-4 days. The blackout left millions without the services of e-mail messaging, instant Internet or reports, because of problems with the server in a data center in Slough.
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5 mistakes in implementing social networks tablets a few days after the delayed release -
Just hours after launch, these social networking sites, the long-awaited implementation of tablets already receiving reports of minor errors in the access to pages with icons on the panel issues post comments.
6? Wrongly arrested 22 persons in Australia due to flaws in the new courts NZ $ 54.5 million computer system – and $
A new NZ $ 54.5 million ($ 42.7 million or? 26.8 million) of the computer system linking New South Wales courts and allow documents to be submitted electronically leads to claims for unlawful detention and malicious prosecution after defects 3600 electronic data transfer of the courts of the database led police to the illegal detention of 22 people.
50,500 cars recalled
seventh after the failure of airbag-related software – and $
A flaw in software design and test approach cars, which meant airbags for rear passengers in case of accident law can not be installed, leading to the withdrawal of 47,401 vehicles the United States. UU. and Canada, Mexico and others 3099.
Remember eighth
a million cars running on fire and refers to the address -? And $
Japanese automaker was forced to conduct a worldwide recall of more than one million vehicles affected by a design flaw Allow glass cleaner residue to accumulate, which can reduce the electrical contacts and can switch result in an extension of the fire. The recall followed a worldwide recall 2.5 million for the same company because of poor design that allows vehicles to pass and positions of the fleet.
the failure of telecommunications
affects 47,000 customers ninth meter readings and costs of NZ $ 2.7 million of the company – and $
after a software failure that led to hit customers with preliminary data limitations, some 47,000 customers, who claimed, were paid by a telecommunications company in New Zealand in a payment of NZ 2 , $ 7 million (2.1 million or one? 1.3 million).
tenth? Computer failures Army to prevent a coordinated monitoring of insurgents
A computer system designed to share military intelligence in real time with the troops of the front-line troops is hampered by the inability to perform simple tasks of analysis. Not the $ 2.7 billion based on cloud computing network system is slow when multiple users on the system at a time, and the system of research reports of its findings difficult because information about the software compatible with cards the existing research software armys.
All figures are U. S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.
SQS Software Quality Systems
SQS is the global leader in software quality specialist with a focus on Europe. Founded in Cologne in 1982, the company employs over 2000 employees. With a strong presence in Germany and the United Kingdom, SQS has subsidiaries in other Egypt, Finland, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States. In addition, SQS has a minority stake in a company in Portugal and a cooperative venture in Spain. In 2010, SQS generated sales of € 162.9 million.
SQS is the first company to be listed for the primary purpose Deutsch (Alternative Investment Market) in London. In addition, SQS has a dual listing on the open market on the stock exchange of Frankfurt am Main Deutsch.
With over 5,000 projects under its
belt, SQS has a strong customer base including half of the DAX 30, about a third of the STOXX 50 and 20 of the FTSE 100 companies . These include, among others, Allianz, Beazley, BP, Centrica, Daimler, the German postal service, Generali, JP Morgan, Meteor, Reuters and Volkswagen as well as companies in all industries imaginable.
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