access control in photos
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo This shows one of the desks at BA's Heathrow Airport Control (HAC) centre which is now based in T5. Ground crew can use PCs connected to the IP network to access up-to-date information on flights, passengers who have checked in and luggage issues. [12 Feb 2008]
Photos: The Millennium Dome goes high-tech
Photo NEC has implemented a venue-wide RFID-based smartcard system to control staff access that is linked to the venue's time and attendance system. O2 customers will receive a variety of special offers including pre-sale ticket priority for concerts and... [22 Jun 2007]
Photos: The first Windows Vista computers
Photo It includes a matching white wireless keyboard and remote control, 2GB of RAM and a 200GB hard drive. Dubbed by HP as "the social hub of the home", the TouchSmart PC allows users to access emails, documents, movies and photos through touchscreen... [10 Jan 2007]
Photos: The secrets of BT Labs
Photo In the home the mobile phone can function as a remote control for the TV but when you go out press a button and the show is streamed via GPRS to the mobile instead. This mock-up includes phone, music games and internet access. [02 Oct 2006]
Photos: The tech secrets behind Wimbledon
Photo The data from the keypads is sent back to the IBM control centre at Wimbledon, where racks of ThinkPads - two for each show court - take that data and turn it into useful statistics which can be used by commentators and other systems. [03 Jul 2006]
Photos: Hong Kong's Octopus card
Photo Photo credit: Octopus and even access control in offices and apartments. The Octopus card was first introduced in 1997 as a public transport smartcard, much the same as London's Oyster card is now, but shareholders quickly recognised the potential... [29 Jun 2006]
Photos: Egypt follows Bangalore's offshore lead
Photo Here at the Xceed call centre they receive 18,000 applications per vacant position and riot police were needed to control the crowds at a recent recruitment day. On the high-tech side, access to computers and the internet is beyond a huge... [10 Feb 2006]
Photos: Inside the antivirus control centre
Photo Access all areas: F-Secure's headquarters is situated in the dockyard district of Finnish capital Helsinki.silicon.com visited to get the lowdown on how one player in the often secretive antivirus industry operates. [12 Sep 2005]
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