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Technology and the <endeca_term>Olympics</endeca_term>: 2012 vs 1948

Technology and the Olympics: 2012 vs 1948

...in an exhausted, near-bankrupt condition following World War II — hosted the Olympics, which had not taken place since the infamous 1936 Games in Hitler... Read more

14 December, 2011 by Charles McLellan

Defence companies targeted in spear-phishing attack

...important initiative, so it's led by industry for industry," he said.Olympic GamesThe minister, who has responsibility for cybersecurity, also spoke about risks to... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Businesses left in dark over Olympic broadband crunch

...With the Olympic Games in London less than three months away, businesses have still not... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

London Olympics computer system begins testing

...has begun on the computer systems that will keep the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games running. Olympic chairman Lord Coe fired the starting pistol... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Rich Trenholm

UK airports to drop £9.1m eye-scanning tech

...but will be phased out at these airports after the 2012 London Olympic Games, the UKBA spokesman said. The IRIS recognition immigration system had totted... Read more

17 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Photos: London 2012 Olympic tech - inside mission control

...screen in the operations centre shows the number of serious faults affecting Olympic systems at any time. In the photo above, the TOC was being... Read more

11 October, 2011 by Nick Heath

Photos: Inside London 2012 Olympic Games tech lab

...IT staff put Olympics tech through its paces... This is the hub where the technology for... Read more

20 January, 2011 by Nick Heath

London 2012: Why the Olympics CIO is preparing for the worst

...be used to make payments at stores inside the Olympic Park. Broadband legacy The Olympic venues will be linked by a fibre... Read more

13 October, 2011 by Nick Heath

Photos: Offered - two Olympic Park buildings, one careful owner. Would suit tech companies

...for what type of businesses are expected to move in to the Olympic Park, the OPLC is keeping its options open. "We have to be... Read more

7 November, 2011 by Jo Best

Olympic Games' planners co-ordinate IT and security

...An information system to support security for the London 2012 Olympics is set to be in place by March. Named the National Olympic... Read more

26 November, 2010 by Kable
London 2012 needs IPv6 at the starting gun

London 2012 needs IPv6 at the starting gun

...importantly, event security. Lasting legacy of an IPv6-ready infrastructure Beyond the Olympics, the ultimate importance will be to the wider UK network infrastructure. If... Read more

4 September, 2011 by Axel Pawlik

O2 readies inner London Wi-Fi network for Olympics

...O2 hopes the service will help provide connectivity for visitors to the Olympics later in the year. A spokeswoman told ZDNet UK the plan is... Read more

6 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Can the cloud compete at London 2012?

Can the cloud compete at London 2012?

...keen to see every event and every replay at the London 2012 Olympics. The cloud seems to be an obvious choice to help deliver that... Read more

25 September, 2011 by Lori MacVittie
Down the sewer to inspect Geo's fibre

Down the sewer to inspect Geo's fibre

...However, as the lower system flows straight into the river where several Olympics events are to be held, the games organisers have ordered the overflow... Read more

28 May, 2011 by David Meyer

London 2012 Olympics could generate £250m for IT

...The London 2012 Olympics will create 5,000 jobs in IT and telecoms, generating £250m for... Read more

23 March, 2011 by Shelley Portet

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

7 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

10 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

12 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

19 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

20 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry