[geeks] Advanced Server 2000???

[Lionel Peterson]

Came across this quote on a software problem on cnn.com:

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The genesis of the problem was the transition in 2001 by Harris Corp. of the Federal Aviation Administration's Voice Switching Control System from Unix-based servers to Microsoft Corp.'s off-the-shelf Windows Advanced Server 2000.

By most accounts, the move went well except the new system required regular maintenance to prevent data overload. When that wasn't done, it turned itself off as it was designed to do. But the backup also failed. In all, the southern California system was down for three hours, though other FAA centers restored communications within seconds, Walker said.
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(See: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/10/05/software.disasters.ap/index.html)

Note: If the new (Advanced Server 2000 solution required regular maintenance, is it safe to assume that the previous system (Unix-based) did not? ;^)