Re: Has the industry stalled?

From: Alvaro GP (alvarogp_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: 22 Oct 2004 09:57:42 -0700

John Wester [Group W] wrote:

> Gun Registry : Budgeted for CAD100Million, currently at CAD1Billion
> and not really working and still costing.
>
> http://www.cnsnews.com/ForeignBureaus/archive/200212/FOR20021204f.html
>
> Sainsbury's UKP3Billion Logistics System failure:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/sainsburys_v_accenture/
>
> Avis UKP30Million ERP system shutdown before it even started:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/21/avis_ends_it_project/

They should have used that new bull*** that Borland calls "Software
Delivery Optimization". According to Borland, it is such a wonderful
thing that you won't have any problems of complexity, budget, etc. any
more ;-)