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2012 Olympics may see Tube mobile coverage
News In Carter's view the London Olympics is an ideal opportunity to digitise the Underground. The London Olympics in 2012, which will be the most digital Olympics in history, seems a particularly good reason for the mobile network operators to work...
[June 18, 2009, 9:17]
IT gets set for 2012 Olympics
News A technology roadmap for the Games, released on Friday, details how London Olympics IT supplier Atos Origin and its partners will prepare for 2012, building a network capable of streaming 6GB of sporting results every second to the watching world...
[July 27, 2009, 15:53]
Cisco replaces Nortel in key 2012 Olympics role
Blog Nortel has been dropped as the official communications supplier for the 2012 London Olympics, and has been replaced by Cisco. Nortel was a tier 1 sponsor of the 2012 Olympics, but Cisco is apparently a tier 2 sponsor.
[July 10, 2009, 16:48]
BCS thinktank to help protect 2012 Olympics
News The BCS noted that the Internet Crime Complaint Center recently placed the UK second in the world for the number of perpetrators of cybercrime, behind only the US, and said online crime is likely to intensify ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
[December 16, 2008, 17:21]
IT suppliers shortlisted for 2012 Olympics
News A value has not yet been put on the contract but earlier this year Locog said it expects to spend £204m on IT systems, £63m on telecoms and £12.5m on Internet applications for the 2012 Olympics in London.
[September 28, 2006, 8:30]
IT suppliers shortlisted for 2012 Olympics
Talkback Following Accenture's shambolic withdrawl from the NHS contracts - do we really want them to be involved in the infrstructure for the Olympics?
[September 29, 2006, 11:16]
CIO appointed for London 2012 Olympics
News A chief information officer has been appointed to deliver the technology behind the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Former Co-operative Financial Services executive Gerry Pennell will design, procure and run the technology programme...
[September 16, 2008, 9:14]
Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm
Video At Infosecurity 2009, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that a co-ordinated attack on systems linked to the Olympics could have serious repercussions for Britain.
[April 29, 2009, 9:14]
Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm
News At Infosecurity 2009, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that a co-ordinated attack on systems linked to the Olympics could have serious repercussions for Britain.
[April 29, 2009, 14:40]
London Olympics to develop 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 Olympic Games. Because it is a high-risk environment, the Olympics IT volunteers are...
[October 15, 2007, 14:30]
Olympics digital radio system gets funding boost
News The Home Office has provided funds to boost the capability of the emergency services' digital radio system for the 2012 London Olympics. Under a contract agreed by the National Policing and Improvement Agency and Airwave Solutions, the service will...
[November 4, 2009, 7:33]
London 2012 to be boon 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 Role of IT in the 2012 Olympics shows that IT will be needed for far...
[January 17, 2006, 15:05]
Olympics tickets could double as cash, travel cards
News The London 2012 Olympics could be set to pioneer smart tickets that double up as contactless payment and Oyster cards. Research into a 'cashless' Olympics and the "feasibility of integrating systems for ticketing, ID authentication and transport...
[June 1, 2009, 8:48]
London 2012 embraces Web 2.0 technology
News Work on the main IT infrastructure supporting the 2012 games won't begin until after the Beijing Olympics next summer, but the London Organising Committee (Locog) is already looking at a range of interactive Web 2.0-based projects.
[August 2, 2007, 9:18]
London's Olympic Park begins to take shape
News Teams of techies and construction crews are working around the clock to transform this muddy construction site into an Olympics venue fit for the 21st century. BT recently revealed it is investing 640,000 man hours in building and testing the...
[March 19, 2009, 15:26]
London 2012 targets green-tech to cut costs
News Virtualisation is one option being considered by the organisers in order to cut the number of servers used at the Olympics. The London Games will also make greater use of remote information systems than any previous Olympics, streaming real-time...
[March 5, 2009, 15:26]
BBC to boost web-TV offering for London 2012
News The corporation laid out plans for London 2012 that will see it "significantly" increase its web-TV capabilities, with "many more" online video streams than the six it offered during the Beijing Olympics.
[October 24, 2008, 12:46]
Ofcom consults on London 2012 spectrum
News Spectrum allocation for the London Olympics was guaranteed as part of the government's 2004 bid to host the Games. Ofcom's consultation closes on 22 February next year and it will then work towards drawing up a draft spectrum plan for the London...
[December 3, 2007, 12:23]
UK cybercrime unit tasked with securing Olympics IT
News We are already seeing fraudulent websites exploiting the Olympics and we are considering what potential there is for hacking or extortion linked to DDoS attacks," she told ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, at the IT Directors Disaster Recovery...
[January 14, 2009, 10:40]
Schneier: Why are people terrified of Olympics?
Blog Security polymath Bruce Schneier told ZDNet UK that the hype over computer security around Olympics 2012 was "kind of silly". What is it about the Olympics that has everyone so terrified? The Canadians are also making a noise about the winter...
[April 29, 2009, 17:32]
