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News Indian IT company Satyam is promising to "transform" the way fans watch football on the back of its World Cup deal with the game's governing body Fifa. Satyam is discussing "transformational" changes to the televised football with Fifa as part of... [23 Apr 2008]
Fifa kicks off improved web services
News The world football association, Fifa, has signed two deals with Indian tech services company Satyam for an event management system and several other web services. The event management system (EMS) platform will be used by Fifa and local event... [03 Aug 2007]
IPTV for beginners
Comment Viewers around the world tuned in to watch the 2006 Fifa World Cup in record numbers using their PCs and other internet-connected devices. Though everyone's making big predictions for IPTV's uptake, the services are still a long way off. [04 Jun 2007]
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Versatility and the Competitive Advantage
White Paper In the summer of 2006, Germany hosted the 18th FIFA World Cup to decide the best football team on the planet. The challenge was to provide effective, efficient and secure around-the-clock communications to more than 15,000 on-the-move FIFA... [18 Apr 2007]
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Mobility and the Competitive Advantage
White Paper Since becoming a trusted FIFA World Cup partner in 2001, Avaya has helped bring the excitement of the world's most popular sport to an estimated total global audience of 30 billion fans. The challenge was to provide ultra secure around-the-clock... [18 Apr 2007]
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Flexibility and the Competitive Advantage
White Paper Avaya was one of a handful of providers as Official Convergence Communication Provider of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. The challenge was to provide highly flexible, easy to deploy and manage converged communications for the German Football... [18 Apr 2007]
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: A Celebration of Excellence
White Paper Avaya is proud to have been the Official Convergence Communication Provider of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. The challenge was to design, implement and manage an ultra reliable and secure, high-capacity converged communications network for over... [18 Apr 2007]
On the Road to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: A Continuing Tradition of Excellence
White Paper As official convergence communications provider for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Avaya is one of a handful of partners that have proven themselves able to rise any challenge and meet the uncompromising performance standards of the Federation... [07 Sep 2006]
Tech brands getting a sporting chance
Comment From the Vodafone Derby to the Fifa World Cup (brought to you in association with Avaya, Toshiba and Yahoo! Never has the criticism been stronger than with the Fifa 2006 World Cup staged in Germany this summer where 15 sponsors accounted for 25,000... [24 Jul 2006]
Zidane head butt leads surfers to malware
News Websense, which monitors web security threats, has found one website that looks like an official FIFA World Cup 2006 site but isn't. If you still have questions about Zinedine Zidane's World Cup head butt, be careful where you look for answers on... [18 Jul 2006]
UK hits 3.3 billion text frenzy
News Popular events such as major football tournaments and Big Brother have contributed to the continued growth in the number of text messages sent in the UK - with a new record being broken in May. According to the Mobile Data Association (MDA), 3.3... [27 Jun 2006]
Photos: Inside Fifa's World Cup IT operation
Photo One in three million: A ticket for the Fifa World Cup Finals in Germany. The venue holds the broadcast centre and Fifa's main IT command centre. Doug Gardner, World Cup programme managing director at Avaya, says the network his company has created... [20 Jun 2006]
World Cup 2006: Making IT happen
News But when you consider that budget is spent to support just one month's up-time it becomes clear why the Fifa World Cup Finals has been branded one of the world's largest - and most unique - IT projects. [20 Jun 2006]
Would-be World Cup pirates warned 'you're being watched'
News Baker & McKenzie sent out letters to websites warning them they will be monitored throughout the World Cup in order to protect the interests of its client Infront Sports, which is licensed exclusively by Fifa to broadcast World Cup matches by all... [09 Jun 2006]
World Cup security: Avaya poised to tackle DoS attacks
News Fifa's networking partner said today it was expecting hackers to launch huge denial of service attacks against the World Cup football network. The head of Fifa's IT Solutions project, Mike Kelly, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia that a... [09 Jun 2006]
