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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 Olympic event. [13 Aug 2008]
Superfast London Olympic network gets underway
News A network capable of streaming the equivalent of 50,000 DVDs every second is being built for the London 2012 Olympic games. Paul Deighton, CEO of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, says the network needs to... [31 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Black said that eventually "threat prints" could be developed by analysing potential targets, such as the London 2012 Olympic Games, and developing a model of potential terrorist behaviour. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference... [04 Jul 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News On the other hand, the investment into Beijing's infrastructure and the environment for the upcoming Olympic Games has sharpened the city's competitive edge, she added. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for... [27 Jun 2008]
The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics
News Getting the technology behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games up and running has been more of a marathon rather than a 100m sprint. But each Olympic Games has its own requirements, explained Patrick Adiba, Atos Origin executive vice president of... [08 May 2008]
Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008
Case Study The contract Atos Origin has with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the largest IT contract in sport and Beijing will be the fourth games where the company has run the IT infrastructure - the first being the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt... [16 Apr 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News The organisers pledged to make the event the most environmentally friendly Olympic Games ever, although no specific IT programmes have been laid out yet. In the face of all that economic gloom however, many retail and leisure organisations lit the... [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. Ofcom's chief executive, Ed Richards, said in a statement: "We can't see it, hear it or touch it but radio spectrum is absolutely essential... [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... [31 Oct 2007]
Photos of the month - October 2007
Photo Pictured here is Atos Origin's account manager for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Rob Price, who gave a presentation to delegates on how the company intends to develop new tech talent as part of the Games' regeneration theme. [31 Oct 2007]
Photos: UK tech leaders gather for the CIO Forum
Photo Atos Origin is the official technology supplier to the Olympic Games and work has already started on the preparations for London 2012. Here's Tony Hallett, editor and site director of silicon.com, as he welcomes delegates to the fourth annual CIO... [16 Oct 2007]
London 2012 to promote local tech talent
News The Olympic Games IT is delivered by the official technology supplier Atos Origin with a team of around 3,500 people - 80 per cent of whom are volunteers. Work has already started early on the IT project for the London 2012 Olympic Games even... [15 Oct 2007]
Beijing 2008 Olympics IT testing underway
News Tests on the IT infrastructure behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games begins this month, a full year before the event opens on 8 August 2008. To minimise this risk all the Olympic volunteers - IT and non-IT - go through rigorous police background... [01 Aug 2007]
London 2012 embraces web 2.0 and green IT
News The London 2012 Olympic Games organisers are exploring energy-saving green IT initiatives and embracing web 2.0 technologies such as social networking for the event. Organisers have also set out to make London 2012 the most environmentally friendly... [01 Aug 2007]
Visa to launch 'wave and pay' cards in UK
News Sandra Alzetta, Visa Europe Senior VP for consumer market development, said the aim is for a cashless Olympic Games in London in 2012. Visa is planning to introduce contactless 'wave and pay' debit cards to replace low-value cash transactions... [24 Nov 2006]
