http://www.silicon.com Results for Olympics en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39640950,00.htm Acer also launched a special edition of its Aspire 4810T and 1410 (pictured above) to celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics to be held in Vancouver. October saw silicon.com cast its eye over the top iPhone apps for business. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39623466,00.htm The two-way Tetra comms system has an important role to play during the London 2012 Olympics - with two Airwave networks being deployed, one for the emergency services to use, and a separate network for Games staff. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39607325,00.htm With just over 1,000 days to go until the start of the 2012 London Olympics, the team in charge of the Games' tech is poised for the real work to get underway. By the end of this year the consortium will have largely completed work on designing the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:46:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39481129,00.htm In London, work is already ongoing on the technology that will lay the foundations for the 2012 Olympics. The robot also stands next to a clock counting down the time until the winning host city for the 2016 Olympics is announced. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:13:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39465605,00.htm A technology roadmap for the Games, released today, details how Atos Origin, the London Olympics IT supplier, and its partners will prepare for 2012, building a network capable of streaming 6GB of sporting results every second to the watching... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:33:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39451670,00.htm It has scored key deals to power NBC's 2008 Summer and 2010 Winter Olympics sites. Microsoft kicked off its latest effort to challenge Adobe's Flash by launching Silverlight 3 at an event on Friday. The code actually made its debut a little early... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:09:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39450745,00.htm 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. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:09:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39442840,00.htm 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... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:25:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39441299,00.htm The Olympics is a case in point - we have a few thousand additional officers required in the East End of London to make sure the policing of the Olympics is safe and the event passes off safely. They're delivered on the street and not just the high... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39440342,00.htm Airwave CEO talks to silicon.com about the future of emergency services comms, the 2012 Olympics and data question marks O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone may loom large on most people's mobile radar but for the emergency services the name that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39439938,00.htm Emergency services comms company Airwave already has one eye on its Olympics legacy. The company, named earlier this year as a supplier to the London 2012 Olympics, will provide private mobile radio service for all Games venues. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:18:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/cio50-2009/gerry-pennell-39437239.htm Gerry Pennell is leading the team that will deliver the IT and telecoms backbone of the London 2012 Olympics Games, as well as providing the big screens, sound systems, timing and scoring technology. Pennell has a pedigree in managing IT for large... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:59:06 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39435177,00.htm 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... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 29 May 2009 16:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39435616,00.htm A final version will follow later this year but, in the interim, people can read the file here covering the various effects of the Olympics on London's spectrum use. The spokesperson pointed out that the public agencies' temporary surrender of some... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 28 May 2009 08:32:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39424713,00.htm Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of an internet attack on the 2012 Olympics, in a speech to delegates at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 conference in London on Tuesday. He said that those people defending disparate systems could be... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:56:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39409752,00.htm SVP of digital media at NBC Sports and Olympics, Perkins Miller, said his network will be using Microsoft's Silverlight to offer 720p HD streaming of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. As well as announcing the arrival of Internet Explorer 8... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39407418,00.htm 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... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39405227,00.htm The IT network will also support online services for use by visitors to the London 2012 Olympics, with two venues, the O2 dome and Greenwich Park, falling within the London borough. Greenwich Council has replaced almost all of its PCs with thin... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:19:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39403695,00.htm This is kind of like the Olympics, except fewer muscles and more neckties. You may be shocked at this revelation but trade show keynotes can be rather dusty affairs. At the best of times, they lack as much interest as the Round-Up's savings account. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:21:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39402349,00.htm Virtualisation is one option being considered by the Games' 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... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:59:01 +0000