olympic in comment and analysis
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Comment ODA chairman John Armitt has admitted to more challenging times ahead, with difficulties in securing private sector funding for the £1.4bn Olympic village and media centre. Likewise, the IT for the Games' venues is... [09 Oct 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.09.08
Round-Up Boris was on the radio, harrumphing something about the capital becoming a 'wi-fi' city ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. The Round-Up doesn't have much call to use public payphones nowadays, not being a heavy breather or... [26 Sep 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Closing ceremonies
Comment As public attention shifts to London and 2012, Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, breathes a sigh of relief in his exclusive silicon.com diary. Follow the link for more on the... [27 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Producing results
Comment Despite the nerves and apprehension, all the hard work seems to be paying off, says Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his exclusive silicon.com diary. Follow the link for more... [19 Aug 2008]
Is BlackBerry taking a leaf out of Apple's book?
Comment The latest leaked pictures to crop up online purport to show yet another device, this one named the BlackBerry Javelin (timely Olympic theme), which appears to be a Bold lite, presumably aimed at hurling RIM right into... [14 Aug 2008]
Editor's Blog: Tech goes for Olympic gold
Comment I was lucky enough to visit Beijing a few months back and got to see the tech taking shape - and I'd recommend you look at a photo story we published in the run-up to the games showing the tech underpinning the whole gigantic... [13 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Live coverage
Comment Certainly not an unfortunate encounter between a lawn mower and a network cable, says Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his exclusive silicon.com diary. Given the extensive... [12 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.08.08
Round-Up Now the Round-Up is no Olympic guru but it's pretty sure the competitors in the four-yearly event cover the distance slightly faster than that. But it seems some techies are all but smashing Olympic... [01 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Testing times…
Comment Yet two major tasks remain to be completed, says Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his exclusive silicon.com diary. When new members join the team, the first step for them is... [21 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Serious games
Comment The only way to find out is tough testing, says Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his exclusive silicon.com diary. This final technical rehearsal took place for 35... [23 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: The race to get the Olympic tech ready
Comment I had a fascinating if rather rushed 46 hours in Beijing recently, getting a sneak preview of the 2008 Olympic venues - and meeting the IT team tasked with getting the technology infrastructure ready for the opening on 8... [08 May 2008]
2008 Olympics - the IT ground work in China
Comment For example take the Olympic venues - if you leave it two or three weeks you can see massive changes. Huawei's director of corporate communications, Fu Jun, says: "The Olympic Games is an exciting honour... [31 Jul 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 3
Comment Post-interview, Susan and I have a couple of hours to kill before the big interview of the day with two men from the Olympic Committee and Atos Origin. In May 2006, silicon.com senior reporter Dan Ilett travelled to... [08 Jun 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 2
Comment Part of the city is being revamped for the Olympic Games in 2008. This is his warts-and-all diary, which appears daily this month. For in-depth coverage of this fact-finding trip inside China, including analysis and... [08 Jun 2006]
3GSM Diary: The chillin' house, out of Africa and Olympic efforts
Comment Let's get the important diary entry out of the way first. For Craig David, it may have been early but the young singer - and I disclose here that I'm no fan - gave a fine performance on the morning of the third day. [16 Feb 2006]
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