http://www.silicon.com Results for World Cup 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://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39479723,00.htm In its Satyam incarnation, the company provided services to 185 Fortune 500 companies, including helping to provide a common technology platform to food giant Nestle and striking a deal with football's international governing body Fifa, to be the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39476534,00.htm Microsoft held its annual Imagine Cup competition in July and silicon.com had a look at some of the best systems developed to tackle world issues in the Embedded Development category of the contest. With the world going crazy for the iPhone, July... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:23:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39451674,00.htm Last week saw Microsoft hold the final of its annual Imagine Cup competition, where student developers are tasked with creating products using Microsoft tech aimed at tackling the world's problems. This slide is part of the presentation that third... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39449312,00.htm With next year's World Cup looming, the company is already preparing for the event, by building capacity. Betfair's new CTO is embarking on a radical overhaul of the gambling giant's development processes to allow the company to pounce on new... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:18:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60604408p,00.htm Evaluation was done over a benchmark dataset used KDD CUP'99. A lightweight network intrusion detection system is more efficient and effective for real world requirements. Higher performance may result if insignificant and/or useless features are... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:21:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/maximising-business-intelligence/cheat-sheet-business-intelligence-39162094.htm Well, if you know there are major events coming up, such as the World Cup, you might think to order in some extra crisps and beers for the couch potatoes out there. 'Business intelligence'? Is this just another oxymoron, like police intelligence or... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39428598,00.htm Photo credit: Nasa silicon.com's Tim Ferguson travelled to Portugal to see how 2004 European Cup winner, FC Porto, uses video security and networking technology at their Estádio do Dragão ground in Porto. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 11 May 2009 12:02:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39415818,00.htm Another among the most notable was The Guardian, which had a spoof story announcing it would become the first newspaper in the world to be published exclusively via Twitter, described it as "radically democratised news publishing, enabling anyone... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:29:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60571338p,00.htm China Unionpay (CUP) replaced a large mainframe application with an open system developed using Oracle WebLogic Suite and Oracle Tuxedo as well as processed approximately 13,556 transactions per second in a trial run, setting a new world record. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:22:56 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39375721,00.htm The Pulse demonstration uses the 2010 Ryder Cup, which will be held near Newport, as an example for the kind of event the technology could be used to keep an eye on. It shows a suspected criminal (with a red trail) being followed around the Ryder... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:48:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60524917p,00.htm While MSN had historical data from previous large-scale live events - such as LiveAID, the NCAA Final Four, and the FIFA World Cup - there was nothing to compare to the scale of this worldwide concert and it wasn't certain what to expect. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:28 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60432628p,00.htm The company needed to cost-effectively support spikes in Web site traffic due to World Cup. The most popular television station in France, TF1 offers a wide range of family-oriented programmes. TF1 deployed Juniper Networks DX 2200 application... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39258582,00.htm Back in July 1998 when Billie Piper ruled the singles charts, The Corrs and Beastie Boys ruled the album chart, and France was about to stuff Brazil in the World Cup final, silicon.com was born into a world where the internet was starting to make... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:49:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39255648,00.htm Just a week later France defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the 1998 World Cup.silicon.com's editor Steve Ranger said: "It's a great milestone for us to hit. Happy birthday, silicon.com - your favourite business and technology publication is 10 years old. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:21:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39201839,00.htm Indian IT company Satyam is promising to "transform" the way fans watch football on the back of its World Cup deal with the game's governing body Fifa. Photos: Introducing - the world's lightest mobile phone editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39170333,00.htm The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has beefed up its website to improve availability and speed for millions of tennis fans following the scores of Davis Cup matches online. The ITF runs the annual Davis Cup tournament, which sees nations... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:31:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39169754,00.htm Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club, winners of the Heineken European Cup in 2000 and former home of England 2003 World Cup Winners Ben Cohen and Matt Dawson, suffered a major data loss three years ago that affected the running of the club. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:30:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39166159,00.htm Moreover, if there's a large number of people in the same mobile cell attempting to watch the same thing - say a World Cup football final - the signal quality can degrade. The nascent world of mobile TV is awash with fiendish acronyms (more on... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:13:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39168042,00.htm Fifa's head of new media, Charles-Henry Contamine said: "It's basically the operational tool with which we manage the World Cup when it's going on.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Although the next World Cup isn't taking place until 2010, the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39167723,00.htm We probably won't know the scalability questions have been answered until a few multimillion-viewer households successfully make it through the World Cup or Super Bowl Sunday without a system meltdown. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +0000