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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. See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to... [27 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 Olympic event. [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. But when the clock struck 8PM in Beijing, it was a... [12 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.08.08
Round-Up But it seems some techies are all but smashing Olympic records while simply carrying out their day jobs. In a company of 2,000 staff, spread over several floors with desks approximately five metres apart these star athletes could cover the Olympic... [01 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Testing times…
Comment It is essential that everybody understands and adheres to the processes we have agreed with the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee, and our partners. [21 Jul 2008]
First Virtual Communications Case Study - Chaoyang District Government
White Paper The Chaoyang District Government is one of four organizations responsible for soliciting landscape design schemes for the Olympic Forest Park and the Central Zone for the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing. [03 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. Hi-tech China - in pictures… Beijing Olympics 2008 diams... [27 Jun 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 Olympic sports across 39 venues. [23 Jun 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo This month silicon.com editor Steve Ranger visited China for a behind the scenes tour of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and its technology. Here is the Beijing National Stadium - also known as the 'Bird's Nest'. [30 May 2008]
Lenovo puts Olympic tech through its paces
News According to Alice Li, Lenovo's vice president of Olympic marketing, the Bocog (Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad) will, during this rehearsal, "hit the 'on' switch, implementing all the technology systems and look... [30 May 2008]
Qwerty vs touch, WFH, iPhone 2.0, Segway madness
News Also going large this month were behind-the-scenes photos of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues and IT infrastructure. Photos: Beijing Olympics 2008 - tech keeping the games on track This month the BlackBerry vs iPhone war reached near boiling... [30 May 2008]
Beijing 2008 Olympics IT gets ready for the big freeze
News Atos Origin is the worldwide IT partner for the Olympic Games, overseeing the infrastructure which features 10,000 PCs, 1,000 servers and 5,000 results systems terminals, as well as a suite of applications for managing the games and publishing the... [13 May 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 August. [08 May 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]
Photos: Beijing Olympics 2008 - tech keeping the games on track
Photo silicon.com has been given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues and technology infrastructure. These two giant venues are both located on Beijing's Olympic Green, which is also home to the team charged with making sure... [07 May 2008]
