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Millions Stranded as US Passport and Visa System is Hit by a Mystery Glitch

posted by janrinok on Saturday July 26 2014, @04:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the it-happens-to-the-best-of-us dept.

present_arms writes:

Millions are hit by a mysterious bug at US passport and Visa reports International Business Times

From the Article:

Millions of people awaiting US travel documents have been left in limbo, as a major computer glitch crashed the United States global system for passport and visa services.

US State Department Spokeswoman, Marie Harf, says the glitch, which was first discovered on 19 July, has stalled the issuance of US passports and visas.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by present_arms on Saturday July 26 2014, @06:47PM

    by present_arms (4392) on Saturday July 26 2014, @06:47PM (#74238) Homepage Journal

    If i remember right IBM Mainframes run several instances so if one instance falls over one of the others pick it up with hardly a glitch being noticed.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Saturday July 26 2014, @08:00PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Saturday July 26 2014, @08:00PM (#74258)

    That's all very nice for the hardware. It's software or human factors that are almost *always* the problem.

    • (Score: 2) by present_arms on Saturday July 26 2014, @08:09PM

      by present_arms (4392) on Saturday July 26 2014, @08:09PM (#74262) Homepage Journal

      Amen to that

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      • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Saturday July 26 2014, @08:14PM

        by Nerdfest (80) on Saturday July 26 2014, @08:14PM (#74266)

        IBM software, especially that related to its mainframes makes it very easy to cause problems, and very difficult fix problems. It is however, very good for consulting profit margins.