It was worse... Seemed their Linux kernel could handle it. Who let the student toys out get of the student rooms?
Kees. "Matthew Donald" <matthew.b.don...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<CAAopba=7QkwAYc+ZHYwgHnQov_GE+enqsQ17xrT3RR=wsbn...@mail.gmail.com >... > It wasn't Qantas - the leap second problem was with Amadeus, which since > they provide reservation services to many airlines, is probably worse. > > Amadeus says it handles more than 3 million airline bookings a day through > > its huge data center in Erding, German<http://blog.travolution.co.uk/2010/09/inside-the-amadeus-nerve-ce ntr.php>y, > > where more than 5,000 servers process 1 billion transactions a day across > > its many travel businesses (see video overview<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQP6HKymuU> > > and infographic<http://new.amadeusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/amadeu s_data_centre_infographic_brandedv2.jpg> for > > more). In a media statement, Amadeus said it is investigating the cause of > > the systems crash and will "take any appropriate steps to avoid this > > reoccurring." The outage was the second this year for Amadeus' reservations > > systems, following an incident in January<http://www.tnooz.com/2012/01/30/news/amadeus-technology-outage-h its-major-airline-systems-and-agency-bookings/> > > . > > > On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Ed Gould <edgould1...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > The issue is being widely attributed to the "leap second", the one-second > > time adjustment for atomic clocks so they can synchronize with clocks based > > on the Earth's rotation. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/**2012/07/02/qantas_network_**down/<http:// www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/02/qantas_network_down/> > > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**-------- -- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
