Olympics
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News There are now six million Oyster cards in use and TfL says the Oyster system could play a part at the London 2012 Olympics. While no decisions have yet been taken by the bodies behind the Games on how Oyster's... [19 Nov 2008]
Protecting the Beijing Olympics from hackers
News The security team behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have revealed how they found the real risks hidden within the millions of alerts they received every day. Faced with 12 million alerts per day the team at the Games' worldwide IT... [30 Oct 2008]
London Olympics fibre hub 'template for UK broadband'
News The London 2012 Olympic Games is set to turn the capital into a high-speed fibre network hub. The Olympic Park network and its links to 94 venues across the UK could become the template for a high-speed national network, according to Guy... [23 Oct 2008]
2012 Olympics 'like a digital Queen's coronation'
News How will you be watching the London Olympics? The Beijing games fuelled an explosion in internet traffic, with a total of 38 million video streams watched over the course of the 2008 Olympics and BBC... [23 Oct 2008]
Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 ready for action
News Microsoft also disclosed some numbers for the Olympics work it did with NBC. Overall, Microsoft said the Olympics helped boost Silverlight's US penetration by 30 per cent, the software maker said.... [14 Oct 2008]
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Comment London has a vision of using technology to deliver a successful 2012 Olympics. So where does this leave the IT plans for the Olympics? The London 2012 Olympics Organising Committee... [09 Oct 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.09.08
Round-Up What Boris did say was: "Actually, one thing I learnt from the Chinese [is] one thing we've got to do for the Olympics in 2012, we've got to have a wi-fi city. The Round-Up doesn't have much call to use public payphones... [26 Sep 2008]
Boris Johnson: 'London must be wi-fi city'
News Johnson told BBC London radio: "Actually, one thing I learnt from the Chinese [is] one thing we've got to do for the Olympics in 2012, we've got to have a wi-fi city. London may be one of the most wirelessly connected... [24 Sep 2008]
London Olympics gets new CIO
News A CIO has been appointed to deliver the technology behind the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Former Co-operative Financial Services executive Gerry Pennell will design, procure and run the technology programme before and... [15 Sep 2008]
Dell targets China, India with PC range
News See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. Dell unveiled several new computers yesterday made specifically for emerging PC markets like China and India. [28 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Closing ceremonies
Comment See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. Although smaller than the Olympics, it is still a big event with 20 sports and around 5,000 athletes.... [27 Aug 2008]
Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News Researchers put the rise down to the launch of the iPhone 3G and sales of TVs in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics. Online shopping revenues in the UK rose, month-on-month, by 11 per cent to £4.8bn in July. [20 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Producing results
Comment See photos of silicon.com editor Steve Ranger's visit to the Beijing Olympics' venues. See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. The Paralympic... [19 Aug 2008]
Editor's Blog: Tech goes for Olympic gold
Comment I'm a big fan of the Olympics. And to be honest I reckon silicon.com deserves a gold medal for its coverage of the Beijing Olympics so far. See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to... [13 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Live coverage
Comment Given the extensive preparations for the Olympics, what could possibly stop the technology working? See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. See... [12 Aug 2008]
