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Comment Last week, online sports media received a boost when Sportal.com and Sports.com gained official International Olympic Committee (IOC) accreditation to cover the 2002 winter games. For example, Sports.com built and maintained the French Olympic... [14 Mar 2001]
2008 Olympics plans open source migration
News The 2008 Olympic Games could switch to a cost-saving open source technology platform under proposals to be considered by the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG). The open source move will be recommended by the International... [02 Dec 2005]
2012 London Olympics: 2,000 IT volunteers needed
News As part of its newly renewed outsourcing deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Atos Origin will now be responsible for all the IT systems and support in London after the city came from behind to defeat the favourite Paris in a... [06 Jul 2005]
Accenture wins London Olympic tech race
News The organiser of the 2012 Olympic Games in London has picked Accenture to run the event's back-office systems. These IT systems are provided by Atos Origin, the worldwide IT partner for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games for London 2012. [01 Nov 2006]
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]
The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics
News We are under tight cost constraints because the Olympic committee wants the cost of the games to be constant," he said. Getting the technology behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games up and running has been more of a marathon rather than a 100m sprint. [08 May 2008]
Compaq asked to replace IBM as Olympic sponsor
News Compaq has been approached by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a potential sponsor for the Olympic Games. The IOC's deal with IBM is due to end after the Sydney 2000 games and they are seeking replacements for the 38-year-old partnership. [27 Oct 1998]
IBM hands over Olympic torch to Sema
News Commenting on the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to choose the company, Sema Group CEO, Pierre Bonelli, called the deal a "unique opportunity to demonstrate our skills and experience in the management of long term complex... [07 Dec 1998]
Photos: The tech behind the Olympic Games
Photo Biometric fingerprint-controlled door locks will guard entry to the Olympics IT control room run by the International Olympic Committee's technology partner Atos Origin. The city of Turin close to the Alps in the north of Italy is gearing up to... [02 Dec 2005]
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]
Leader: Do UK IT staff have the Olympic spirit?
Leader So let's hope a decision about London - an issue for the International Olympic Committee next year, rather than eight years from now - doesn't fall down on matters of information and communications technology. [20 May 2004]
Nortel Network Case Study: Turin 2006 Winter Olympics
White Paper The Nortel IP Telephony network provides communications between TOROC headquarters, the international broadcasting and press center, the Olympic villages and the competition sites. The Organizing Committee for the Turin Winter Olympics (TOROC... [14 Jan 2008]
Atos awarded 2012 Olympics
News Atos Origin has extended its IT services agreement with the International Olympic Committee through to 2012. At a signing ceremony last week, the IT services provider and the IOC have extended an existing technology partnership where Atos Origin... [05 Jul 2005]
2012 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. The contract covers the internal back-office technology systems... [27 Sep 2006]
2012 Olympics IT supplier sought
News Suppliers interested in bidding have to contact the department by 8 July, by which time London should know whether any of the IT will be required because the International Olympic Committee will choose the host city on 6 July. [16 Jun 2005]
