world war ii in news
Bletchley Park future under colossal threat
News The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during World War II, is under serious threat from the "ravages of age and a lack of investment" unless the government steps in to provide vital funds. [24 Jul 2008]
Bletchley Park restoration short on funds
News Historic Bletchley Park needs a financial helping hand to save several buildings used by World War II code breakers. Bletchley is home to a rebuilt version of the legendary Colossus code breaking machine which cracked the Nazi Enigma code and... [30 May 2008]
Computing museum at risk of being thing of the past
News The plea coincides with an appeal from the UK's other computing museum at Bletchley Park, which houses a rebuilt version of the Colossus World War II codebreaking computer, for sponsorship and funding. [01 Apr 2008]
German beats Colossus codecracking computer
News In an ironic twist, a team from the UK operating a World War II codebreaking computer has been beaten in a cipher-breaking contest by a German. In the Cipher Challenge, a competition run by the National Museum of Computing last week, the cipher... [19 Nov 2007]
Revealed: Strangest business tech emergencies
News World War II bombs discovered in a nearby building site caused one company to evacuate all staff, while another was forced to implement disaster recovery after a cleaner unplugged the main server to use a vacuum cleaner, according to a 2006 study... [27 Apr 2007]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News The lobby group said the advert contained an implicit claim that ID cards were useful to the implementation of Nazi policies across Europe during World War II, that ID cards had been used to control populations in occupied Europe and were closely... [30 Nov 2006]
Lords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News Independent Labour peer Lord Stoddart of Swindon, accused the government of undermining the freedoms won by those who had fought for the UK in World War II, saying the measures had "elements of a fascist state". [24 Jan 2006]
Creator of the integrated circuit dies
News He went into the Army during World War II but returned to Illinois to graduate in 1947. The device, about half the size of a paper clip, was the world's first integrated circuit. TI chairman Tom Engibous said in a prepared statement: "In my opinion... [22 Jun 2005]
Virus alert: Sober spreads hate mail
News However, in the same week that Germany and Europe celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the latest variant's sole purpose seems to be to distribute hate mail. Last week, antivirus firms warned that the previous Sober... [16 May 2005]
ID Card Bill clears Commons
News The Bill was passed with 224 votes to 64 as some Labour MPs joined with the Liberal Democrats in voting against the legislation that would force UK citizens to carry identity cards for the first time since World War II. [11 Feb 2005]
ID cards won't comply with data protection laws
News Thomas cited the example of the UK's previous paper-based ID card scheme during World War II, which was initiated to enforce three checks - draft dodgers, food rationing, and to identify non-British people. [17 Nov 2004]
Ernie: The fastest premium bonds machine in the north-west relaunched
News Ernie 1 was built by the team behind the World War II code-breaking Colossus machine. Ernie - the venerable computer in charge of randomly picking premium bonds winners - has been overhauled. National Savings and Investments (NS&I), which runs the... [17 Aug 2004]
Red Hat boss calls for 'caring, sharing' business world
News There have been cases before where putting selfishness aside led to broad, powerful benefits, he said, citing the Salk vaccine for polio and the Marshall Plan to boost the European economy after World War II. [04 Aug 2004]
Worm turns on Japanese Windows
News The document contains various key dates from World War II involving Japan and China, for instance, when Japan invaded Manchuria. A new variant of the Nachi worm has emerged that is apparently sending a political message to computers running... [13 Feb 2004]
WWII photos see web servers grind to a halt
News A website that claims to contain more than five million detailed aerial photos of major events during World War II has been crippled by demand on its first day. Allan William, head of the Evidence in Camera project, told Reuters: "These images... [19 Jan 2004]
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