From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.0 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00, LOTS_OF_MONEY,TO_NO_BRKTS_PCNT,XPRIO autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8f102ebb85cb416b,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-10 07:15:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.ems.psu.edu!news.cis.ohio-state.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!news.imp.ch!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: U.S. Businesses Lost Nearly $100b Due To Defective Software Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:35:25 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9if0av$hjo$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 994772127 18040 136.170.200.133 (10 Jul 2001 13:35:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Jul 2001 13:35:27 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9717 Date: 2001-07-10T13:35:27+00:00 List-Id: Just looking at the July issue of "Communications of the ACM" and notice a little news-blurb that claims that US businesses lost $100 billion due to defective software code in 2000. Some of the examples they cite include eBay shutting down due to flawed Sun code and Nike losing $100m because of supply chain management code being flawed. Naturally none of the information is specific enough to claim that "If only everyone would use Ada..." but I think it adds a piece of evidence to cite in arguing the case for Ada. $100 billion is starting to look like real money and if Ada could reduce error rates by - say 10% - well, you can do the math. I'd be glad to take it and retire. :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/