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...system at the heart of the story....
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...In 2019, the High Court ruled that Fujitsu’s Horizon IT system contained bugs and errors that had erroneously flagged account shortfalls....
...2019–2021: Two landmark court cases A pivotal ruling by the High Court in 2019 finally forced the Post Office to accept that the Horizon accounting system developed by Japan’s Fujitsu had bugs that meant...
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...Journalists at Computer Weekly and Private Eye exposed questions about the Horizon IT system, operated by Japan’s Fujitsu, more than a decade ago....
...It has recently blocked the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers as well as seeking to sideline Microsoft’s Windows operating system....
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...Labour 1998-2010 Concerns first emerged about the accuracy of the Horizon computer system developed by Japanese company Fujitsu in 1998 when Harriet Harman, then secretary of state for work and pensions...
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