2012
RSS 20122012 London Olympics IT partners shortlisted
News Accenture, BT Global Services, IBM and LogicaCMG have all been shortlisted for a contract to provide IT systems for the London Organising Committee (Locog) for the 2012 Olympic Games. A value has not yet been put on the contract but earlier this... [27 Sep 2006]
2012 Olympics are 'major win for UK IT'
News The 2012 London Olympics will demand major investments in IT for transport management, security and other areas of the public sector, according to a new report from Kable. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) has a projected... [17 Jan 2006]
2012 Olympics IT supplier sought
News The government has kicked off the hunt for a supplier to provide IT systems to support an Olympic Games in London - should its bid for the 2012 games be successful. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is seeking expressions of... [16 Jun 2005]
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 Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. [02 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. Work on the main IT infrastructure supporting the 2012 games won't begin until... [01 Aug 2007]
A Day in a Low Carbon Life 2012
White Paper What might it be like to lead a business in 2012? This whitepaper describes a day in the life of a fictional CEO four year ahead, preparing to face market analysts. The aim is to explore the challenges a company might face in doing business in a... [03 Jul 2008]
Global mobile TV a money-maker by 2012
News Global mobile TV revenues will exceed $6.6bn per year by 2012, as the potential market for the service grows tenfold. According to Juniper Research, mobile broadcast TV services will be available to 120 million mobile users in 40 countries by the... [19 Sep 2007]
VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The US government has approved a much-debated deal which grants internet domain name registrar VeriSign control over the dot-com domain until 2012. The US Department of Commerce has retained some management of VeriSign and has the final say-so over... [05 Dec 2006]
Ofcom grapples with 2012 Olympic spectrum
News Ofcom has published a consultation document on the spectrum requirements for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The consultation is seeking to identify what applications might need spectrum and whether they could more efficiently use what the regulator... [30 Nov 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. The Olympic Games IT is delivered by the official technology supplier Atos Origin... [15 Oct 2007]
GPS phones to triple by 2012
News The number of GPS-enabled handsets is set to more than triple during the next five years, analysts have predicted. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth [16 Jan 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News The widespread introduction of ID cards has slipped back by two years, leaked Home Office documents have revealed. The documents state cards will only be issued to most UK citizens from 2012 - two years later than previously stated for the crucial... [23 Jan 2008]
WiMax to rack up '54 million subscribers by 2012'
News WiMax is set to rack up 54 million subscribers worldwide within five years - but only if it can capitalise on emerging markets. A report from consultancy Senza Fili Consulting - WiMax: Ambitions and Reality - predicts the combined total of fixed... [20 Jun 2007]
2012 London Olympics: 2,000 IT volunteers needed
News Planning for the technology infrastructure that will underpin the London Olympic Games in 2012, including the need for thousands of volunteer IT staff, will begin ahead of the 2008 Beijing games. As part of its newly renewed outsourcing deal with... [06 Jul 2005]
Atos awarded 2012 Olympics
News Atos Origin has extended its IT services agreement with the International Olympic Committee through to 2012. It also affirms its commitment to the Asia-Pacific region with specific growth targets in hand. [05 Jul 2005]
