For military, banking, air traffic control, nuclear reactor safety, and many other applications, the ability to continue operating in the face of hardware problems is utmost importance.

• 对军队、银行、航空飞行控制、核反应堆安全以及诸多其它方面的应用而言,当面临硬件故障时,可以继续操作的能力是至关重要的。