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The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics

News The systems are designed, built and operated by Atos Origin, which has the world's largest sports-related IT contract - running from Salt Lake City 2002 right through to London 2012. That number will drop to zero again three months after the games...

Tags: infrastructure, servers, olympic

[08 May 2008]

India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...

Photo Tech millionaire Nathan Myhrvold commissioned London's Science Museum to make him a version of Charles Babbage's famous Difference engine, a machine designed to mechanically calculate polynomial functions.

Tags: hyderabad, robots, bangalore

[29 Apr 2008]

Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008

Case Study Although the Beijing Games hasn't even happened, Atos Origin is already preparing for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2012 London summer Games. Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos Origin, it's...

Tags: security, servers, infrastructure, olympics

[16 Apr 2008]

Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping

Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping

Photo This is the Discover section of Nokia's new store on Regent Street in London which opened its doors in February. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas silicon.com took a look at what shopping in the future might be like at the Retail Business Show in London.

Tags: heathrow, mobile world congress, android, rfid

[28 Feb 2008]

ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000

News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. A is for Act

Tags: id cards, government, biometrics, identity

[26 Feb 2008]

ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers

News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. A is for Act

Tags: id cards, no2id, card, cards

[20 Feb 2008]

Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff

News Photos: Zoom in on London from the air… Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC

Tags: moon, space, nasa, message

[19 Feb 2008]

Dell sees the future - and it's mini!

News Photos: Zoom in on London from the air… In a sign that the convergence trend is even reaching technology's stalwarts, Dell has hinted its customers could force it to release a laptop with an eight-inch screen.

Tags: dell, mobile, smart phone, screen

[08 Feb 2008]

ID cards? One in four says no!

News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo According to the ICM poll, 25 per cent of those surveyed thought it was a "very bad" idea - up from 17 per cent in September last year. Opponents of the ID card scheme said the survey of just...

Tags: no2id, id cards, government, london

[06 Feb 2008]

Apple, open source and SaaS tipped to be tech future

News Photos: Zoom in on London from the air… Gartner's five-year forecasts are out and there are plenty of trends which could prove worrisome for Microsoft - namely the research firm's prediction Apple will double its US and western Europe market share...

Tags: gartner, microsoft, apple, stories

[01 Feb 2008]

ID cards: What's the latest?

News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo Confused about where it's going? Or where the whole project started? The project has never been far from the pages of silicon.com - so here's the pick of our coverage on the government's...

Tags: id cards, biometrics, hmrc, governement

[29 Jan 2008]

Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards

News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. A is for Act

Tags: id cards, government, bae systems, biometric

[25 Jan 2008]

Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs

News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. A is for Act

Tags: id cards, students, public sector, government

[24 Jan 2008]

Top 10 retail IT stories of the year

News London 2012 embraces web 2.0 and green IT It hasn't exactly been a bumper year for conventional retail - soaring debt, an increasingly depressed housing market and a weak dollar all contributed to less-than-record returns for many brands.

Tags: iplayer, retail, bbc, ibm

[19 Dec 2007]

Ofcom grapples with 2012 Olympic spectrum

News Ofcom has published a consultation document on the spectrum requirements for the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the eyes of the world on London during the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, Ofcom will play a crucial role in ensuring that...

Tags: olympics, spectrum, ofcom, london

[30 Nov 2007]

Credit crunch hits tech contractors

News And with huge projects on the way - such as the London 2012 Olympic Games and the capital's Crossrail network - the demand for IT skills in these areas will continue to rise. The proportion of tech contract workers in the financial services sector...

Tags: contractor, london, engineering, olympics

[31 Oct 2007]

Photos of the month - October 2007

Photo silicon.com's Tim Ferguson went along to a demo of Microsoft's Surface technology in London this month. St Pancras train station is nearing the end of a 10-year renovation project which will see it become London's Eurostar terminal next month.

Tags: photos, zune, virtual worlds, games

[31 Oct 2007]

Photos: UK tech leaders gather for the CIO Forum

Photo Atos Origin's account manager for the London 2012 Olympics, Rob Price, told delegates about how the company intends to develop new tech talent as part of the Games' regeneration theme. Atos Origin is the official technology supplier to the Olympic...

Tags: cio jury, cio50, neil cameron, paul coby

[16 Oct 2007]

London 2012 to promote local tech talent

News The project to deliver the technology behind the London 2012 Olympics will try to develop new talent from the region as part of the regeneration theme of the Games. Because it is a high-risk environment, the Olympics IT volunteers are usually...

Tags: atos origin, cio forum, london 2012

[15 Oct 2007]

Mobile rail ticketing 'on track in Midlands by 2012'

News UK public transport giant Go Ahead Group has pledged to have 50 per cent of journeys on its London Midland rail franchise bought through smartcard technology by 2014.silicon.com Public Sector He said 20 per cent of tickets would be on smartcard...

Tags: oyster, smartcard, mobile, transport

[02 Aug 2007]

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