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US: Mechanical Issue Causes Shuttle Train Service Disruptions At Atlanta Airport

The train shuttling passengers between concourses at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport experienced a mechanical issue on Monday morning, October 7, leading to service disruptions.

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airports Hit By Global IT Issue - Spain

Images of Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport after today's incidents due to computer problems, on July 19, 2024, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Andalusian airports are recovering normality by manually developing computer systems after having suffered the effects of a global incident that affects companies around the world, and that has also had consequences on airlines and international airports, Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-TIANJIN-JINGWEI HIRAIN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An employee holding a computer is on a video conference at the Tianjin R&D Center of Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies Co., Inc. in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 26, 2024. Since the beginning of this year, the Tianjin factory of Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies Co., Inc., located in the Xiqing economic and technological development zone in Tianjin, has been receiving continuous orders. The factory resumed work ahead of schedule on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year. Jingwei Hirain is a leading enterprise in the field of automotive electronic systems headquartered in Beijing. In 2016, the company relocated its production factory to Tianjin and achieved rapid development, capitalizing on the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Local authorities in Xiqing actively provides a favorable business environment for the company, offering various supports such as optimizing approval processes, establishing regular communication mechanis

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton delivers his speech during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atmosphere during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton delivers his speech during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron during the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, at Loft Sevigne showroom in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Will Support Struggling Atos To Save Jobs

File photo - French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector Emmanuel Macron and Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton at Loft Sevigne showroom for the presentation of Atos' Bull Sequana, the world's most efficient supercomputer, in Paris, France on April 12, 2016. A first exascale-class computer, Bull Sequana is capable of processing a billion billion operations per second while consuming 10 times less energy than current systems. - The French government will be there to support the activities of Atos and the tens of thousands of jobs employed by the struggling IT services group, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after Atos shares plunged around 29 %. On Monday, Atos said it would drop plans for a rights issue due to "changes in the market environment" and added it had started talks with its banks about refinancing its debt. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China says Chinese hacker allegations of 'grave concern'

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smile during a walk at a Beijing park on Aug. 27. Wen dismissed allegations that his government has ties to Chinese hackers who are reported to have broken into German government computer systems. (Pool photo)

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Engineer recalls developing 'online system' for 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former IBM systems engineer Toru Takeshita recalls in an interview at his home in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, how he worked to develop an online computer system for instant reporting of scores at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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Mizuho Bank to consider merging with trust bank

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2013, that his bank may consider merging with Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. in April 2016 or later, once their computer systems are integrated.

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BTMU reports ATM malfunction as it introduces new computer system

TOKYO, Japan - A malfunction prevents transactions by customers using cash cards issued by former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi branches at automated teller machines at Seven Bank in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on May 12. The trouble occurred as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ introduced a new computer system integrating the computer systems of its founder banks -- the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank -- at some of its branches the same day.

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Hostile environment dominates workplace for computer engineers

TOKYO, Japan - Computer and systems engineers face increasing pressure to work longer hours in view of the country's shift toward an information society with businesses remaining active 24 hours a day.

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PC makers unveil new models for Windows Vista

TOKYO, Japan - New personal computer models designed for Windows Vista, the latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems, are on display at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Major Japanese makers will put their new models on the market on Jan. 30 when Microsoft is due to begin offering Vista to consumers.

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Japanese developer devises OS for nonstandard characters

TOKYO, Japan - Displayed on a computer screen is a list of Nonstandard kanji characters are often found in names of people and places as well as literary works. University of Tokyo Professor Ken Sakamura, the developer of the Tron computer operating system, said March 10 he has developed a technology to show nonstandard Japanese kanji characters even on Western operating systems such as Windows and Macintosh. ''The new technology can drastically save energy... A big company will be able to cut costs by several hundred million yen a year,'' Sakamura said.

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Clarion to launch PC for car Dec. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Clarion Co. said Nov. 25 it will launch a car-mounted personal computer (PC) system, CADIAS, on the domestic market Dec. 1. The product is based on Windows CE for Automotives and incorporates a car navigation system, car stereo and DVD player. The PC can be connected to the Internet via mobile phones or personal handy phone systems, enabling a driver to download maps and traffic information while operating the car, the company said.

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Mizuho chief admits prior computer tests insufficient

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Holdings Inc. President Terunobu Maeda tells the House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee on April 24 that computer tests prior to the April 1 launch of the two Mizuho group banks were insufficient and that this was a factor behind the problems plaguing their computer systems.

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Computer glitch causes utility bill chaos in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Karim Osman, 49, shows to the media Jan. 19 the copy of a utilities bill of nearly S$40,000 which he received from Power Supply Ltd. It turned out that a glitch in the computer systems at the state-run monopoly for electricity and the one-stop billing agency for all utilities such as water, piped-gas and garbage collection, has resulted in months of delays and errors in utility billing.

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Computer student neither denies, admits launching virus

MANILA, Philippines - Onel de Guzman (L), a 23-year-old Filipino computer student who could be the author of the ''Love Bug'' virus that crippled computer e-mail systems worldwide, meets the press in Manila on May 11. He neither confirmed nor denied he wrote or unleashed the program. He did admit he had prepared a thesis proposal, ''Email Password Sender Trojan,'' but he stressed that because the project was rejected by his computer school, he did not develop it further. His sister Irene is on the right.

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Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting April 9 of a panel of experts that is tracking how the private and public sectors are proceeding in tackling the year 2000 computer glitch. The panel heard a report that Japanese companies are making progress in fixing the Y2K bug but are slow in drawing up plans to deal with possible disruptions of their computer systems.

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NEC's vector-based simulated annealing machine

NEC is making a full-scale entry into the quantum computing domain. From April to June 2020, the company will launch a co-creation service to solve combinatorial optimization problems, including the use of annealing machines that employ the SX Aurora Tsubasa vector supercomputer. Prior to this, the company will establish a new 20-person Quantum Computing Promotion Office in January 2008 to promote the development of applications and technologies through joint demonstrations with customers. The company plans to invest about 1 billion yen in Canada's D-Wave Systems for collaboration. On the other hand, the quantum annealing system will be based on a domestically developed machine jointly developed with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and D-wave, which will be a collaborative partner. The joint development with AIST is currently verifying the operation of a basic quantum cell. Photo taken on December 20, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Ushio Lighting's stereoscopic view with VR

The development of virtual space (VR) technology for business-to-business (B-to-B) is active. USHIO LIGHTING (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has developed the world's first system that allows two people to experience stereoscopic vision through VR at the same time. Two major printing companies have released VR systems that are linked to CAD data of houses and condominiums. With the newly developed system, a special program generates a total of four types of images necessary for VR stereoscopic viewing for two people according to the location information grasped by the sensor, and when projected on the wall, floor, or side using three 240 Hz projectors, highly immersive images can be experienced simultaneously from two directions. Image taken on November 29, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Logo of Adobe Systems Inc.

Adobe, Adobe, Adobe Systems, computer software, Photoshop, Photoshop, Illustrator, Illustrator, PDF, Acrobat, InDesign, InDesign, graphics Design, Corporate, Signage, Logo, Logomark = February 28, 2019, CP+ (CP+) 2019 Venue Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Elbit Systems logo

Elbit Systems, Elbit Systems, integrated defense systems, communications, computers, information, surveillance, unmanned flight systems, military communications systems, company, logo, logo mark = November 28, 2018, International Aerospace Exhibition Hall, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/ Kyodo News Images

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PC makers unveil new models for Windows Vista

TOKYO, Japan - New personal computer models designed for Windows Vista, the latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems, are on display at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Major Japanese makers will put their new models on the market on Jan. 30 when Microsoft is due to begin offering Vista to consumers. (Kyodo)

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China says Chinese hacker allegations of 'grave concern'

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smile during a walk at a Beijing park on Aug. 27. Wen dismissed allegations that his government has ties to Chinese hackers who are reported to have broken into German government computer systems. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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BTMU reports ATM malfunction as it introduces new computer system

TOKYO, Japan - A malfunction prevents transactions by customers using cash cards issued by former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi branches at automated teller machines at Seven Bank in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on May 12. The trouble occurred as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ introduced a new computer system integrating the computer systems of its founder banks -- the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank -- at some of its branches the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting April 9 of a panel of experts that is tracking how the private and public sectors are proceeding in tackling the year 2000 computer glitch. The panel heard a report that Japanese companies are making progress in fixing the Y2K bug but are slow in drawing up plans to deal with possible disruptions of their computer systems. ==Kyodo

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Mizuho chief admits prior computer tests insufficient

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Holdings Inc. President Terunobu Maeda tells the House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee on April 24 that computer tests prior to the April 1 launch of the two Mizuho group banks were insufficient and that this was a factor behind the problems plaguing their computer systems.

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Sharp unveils tablet-operated vacuum cleaner for office use

Sharp Corp. takes the wraps off a vacuum cleaner, operated by a tablet computer, in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2015. The Japanese electronics giant has developed the machine jointly with Amano Corp., a producer of cleaning and environmental systems, for use in offices and commercial facilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hostile environment dominates workplace for computer engineers

TOKYO, Japan - Computer and systems engineers face increasing pressure to work longer hours in view of the country's shift toward an information society with businesses remaining active 24 hours a day. (Kyodo)

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Engineer recalls developing 'online system' for 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former IBM systems engineer Toru Takeshita recalls in an interview at his home in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, how he worked to develop an online computer system for instant reporting of scores at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Japan railways to halt trains upon alert over N. Korean missile

Photo taken Feb. 7, 2016 shows a computer screen showing a message alerting the Japanese public of an apparent missile launch by North Korea, issued by the Japanese government's satellite-based J-Alert system. Roughly 90 percent of Japan's major train operators are prepared to halt services upon receiving a government alert over an imminent threat from a ballistic missile from North Korea, a Kyodo News tally showed May 9, 2017. This means such an alert could freeze the country's public transportation systems in an instant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese developer devises OS for nonstandard characters

TOKYO, Japan - Displayed on a computer screen is a list of Nonstandard kanji characters are often found in names of people and places as well as literary works. University of Tokyo Professor Ken Sakamura, the developer of the Tron computer operating system, said March 10 he has developed a technology to show nonstandard Japanese kanji characters even on Western operating systems such as Windows and Macintosh. ''The new technology can drastically save energy... A big company will be able to cut costs by several hundred million yen a year,'' Sakamura said. (Kyodo)

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Clarion to launch PC for car Dec. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Clarion Co. said Nov. 25 it will launch a car-mounted personal computer (PC) system, CADIAS, on the domestic market Dec. 1. The product is based on Windows CE for Automotives and incorporates a car navigation system, car stereo and DVD player. The PC can be connected to the Internet via mobile phones or personal handy phone systems, enabling a driver to download maps and traffic information while operating the car, the company said. (Kyodo)

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Computer glitch causes utility bill chaos in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Karim Osman, 49, shows to the media Jan. 19 the copy of a utilities bill of nearly S$40,000 which he received from Power Supply Ltd. It turned out that a glitch in the computer systems at the state-run monopoly for electricity and the one-stop billing agency for all utilities such as water, piped-gas and garbage collection, has resulted in months of delays and errors in utility billing.