athens in comment and analysis
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity
Comment First drafted on flight BA633 from Athens to London and finished on BA093 to Toronto a week later. And so the biggest security prize to date goes to Athens. Unfortunately, Athens staff... [29 Apr 2008]
Olympics diary: Super Saturday and the wrap-up
Comment We have time to see some of the sport events as well as a little bit of time to enjoy the Athens sun. For us, the Athens 2004 Olympic Games will end with the final curtain of the Closing Ceremony. By 8am... [01 Sep 2004]
Olympics diary: Stressed to the limits
Comment Once given the official sign-off, the data is sent direct from the venue to Info 2004, the Athens 2004 website, the world newswire services as well as to the printers for print distribution (all results are printed and... [25 Aug 2004]
2008 Olympics - the IT ground work in China
Comment And unfortunately for the IT teams, it is not possible to recycle old IT systems from Athens or Turin and slot them into Beijing. Hore would not comment on the IT costs for the Games but said they are similar to... [31 Jul 2006]
Leader: Do UK IT staff have the Olympic spirit?
Leader We have also just passed a crunch date in the construction of key architecture for the Athens Games that will take place this August. But as silicon.com visited Athens this week to see what the event... [20 May 2004]
Olympics diary: Ready, set... all systems go
Comment A dedicated team within the TOC is responsible for security monitoring - ensuring that nobody is trying to access the Athens 2004 Olympic IT network illegally. It's 7am at the Technology Operations Centre (TOC) - mission... [18 Aug 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Instant delays
Comment Written while flying from London to Greece on BA632 and dispatched from a free wi-fi service in Athens. Just over a year ago I undertook the complete renovation of an old house. It is now largely complete and, of course,... [16 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Eating your own dog food
Comment Copy dispatched via a free wi-fi hotel service in Athens. Written at London's Heathrow airport after a confused journey through the newly opened Terminal 5. If I could be God for a day there are many things I would put... [14 Apr 2008]
Devil's Advocate: Freeing up software
Comment The Greeks of Athens created a civilised society that has continued to be admired over thousands of years. Should Windows be available to copy, free of charge? Should any software with a commanding market share? [12 Jan 2004]
The Electronic B@zaar: Part 1 - the evolution of e-trade
Comment It was once the world's main trading route, opened by China under the Han dynasty in the third century bc to enable trade with Athens and Rome. ** From the Silk Road to the e-Road ** The world is experiencing a complete... [07 Aug 2000]
Will's Web Watch: easy, easy, easy...
Comment Essentially, the easyGroup now has a strong brand, diversified from its airline roots - though that business is still responsible for the largest share of online transactions - but in theory it could now be a case of taking anything that... [20 Apr 2005]
Beijing Olympic diary: Closing ceremonies
Comment We processed 80 per cent more competition data for media and news agencies worldwide than in Athens in 2004. As public attention shifts to London and 2012, Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner... [27 Aug 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket ¦ Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Athens and roam ¦ Video: CIO... [24 Apr 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Serious games
Comment I am pleased with where we are because if you look back at the Athens Olympics we're better prepared than we were at the same point before those games. Just 46 days remain until the start of the Beijing Olympics. [23 Jun 2008]
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