So we have an internal MoD review with no external validation or public accountability, and we have no information regarding the yardsticks used, or indeed even what was measured. The system design also ensures that comprehensive hardware mechanisms will be in place to avoid any other safety or technical issues." This would provide continuity of operation and ensure that no data was lost. Aside from affirming that Win2k was "the lowest risk choice" and that BAE was on top of "residual risks" (Are these cookies? Spyware?), Ingram said: "The system design has built-in redundancy, with automatic, and transparent, switch-over to a back-up system if the primary system has a problem. The MoD effectively opted itself out of the OGC's government-wide deal with Microsoft two years ago, and is alleged to tell would-be contractors that Windows as its desktop standard is 'not negotiable.'įabricant also asked what systems had been put in place to cope with a failure, and what steps had been taken to ensure the Win2k CMS in the Type 45 was reliable. Register sources meanwhile claim that the MoD is one of the strongest supporters of Windows in UK government. This decision was made in the teeth of vocal criticism from some of BAE's own engineers, and a considerable amount of rolling of eyes elsewhere. This was carried out by the Ministry of Defence together with "specialist representatives" from QinetiQ and the Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL).Īs reported here, BAE's CMS subsidiary, AMS, has standardised on Windows for future CMS development, and this effectively means that any Royal Navy vessel BAE contracts for will use Windows. Responding to a question from Michael Fabricant MP, Ingram said that the selection of a CMS for the forthcoming Type 45 class of destroyer was the responsibility of contractor BAE Systems, but that the decision to use Windows 2000 had been subject to review. Windows 2000 represents the "lowest risk choice of operating system" for Royal Navy destroyer Combat Management, and "any residual risks associated with reliability well understood by the contractor", Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram told the Commons yesterday.
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