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YouTube channel takes Olympics global
News For countries like the United States, where exclusive rights to content have been bought, YouTube will use IP geo-blocking to prevent access to the channel.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Video, Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Summer Olympics, International Olympic Committee, NBC, China, U.S.
Beijing marks 100-day countdown to Olympics
News International Olympic Committee officials voice confidence in the organization of this year's Games, as China continues to gear up for the global sporting event.
Tags: Green IT, Business applications, Software engineering/development, Atos, Xinhua News Agency, International Olympic Committee, China, Beijing, information technology, Olympic Games
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Insight perspective London has a vision of using technology to deliver a successful 2012 Olympics. But, asks Ovum analyst John O'Brien, will the credit crunch stop the city from fulfilling its dreams?
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, contactless payment, social networking, International Olympic Committee, British Airways Plc., Deloitte LLP, billing, information technology, Olympic Games
Report: China to require censorship software
News Government to require all PCs sold in China to be shipped with software that blocks access to certain Web sites, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Business applications, Web sites, Regulations, Blogger, Microsoft Windows Live, International Olympic Committee, Flickr, China, Internet, Web Site
Video piracy's Olympic showdown
News Beijing is finally tackling video piracy as China wants to prove it can protect the lucrative broadcasting rights for the Summer Games.
Tags: Piracy, Video, Web sites, Piracy, Copyright Protection, intellectual property, software, International Olympic Committee, NBC, China
The digital Olympics: beyond the TV
News Players in the online ecosystem are conspiring to get viewers to abandon their TVs for the Olympics by offering more comprehensive coverage of the event.
Tags: Video, Bandwidth, 3G (Third Generation), Starhub, Event, Mobile, TV, India, Akamai Technologies Inc., Live Streaming
London Olympics puts IT on a diet
News Each part of the computing infrastructure will be streamlined to minimize redundant equipment and energy consumption, says Games chief integrator.
Tags: Diagnostics and monitoring, Server platforms, Atos, Monitoring System, London Olympics, London, Silicon.com, International Olympic Committee, security alert, Beijing
NBC's silver lining in the cloud
News The U.S. broadcaster is set to air 2,200 hours of Olympic Games coverage online, and is adopting a shiny new interface to help users sift through all of that content.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Web browsers, Advertisement, CIO, technology company, International Olympic Committee, NBC, Olympic Games, Los Angeles
Where IT commands the Olympics
News From the Technology Operations Center of Beijing 2008, experts ensure critical tech systems stay in top form to support the upcoming Games.
Tags: Hardware, Software, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT project management, Atos, Security, Information Security, International Olympic Committee, information system, information technology
Olympic officials warn China on Net access
News Beijing is notorious for the limits it places on who sees what on the Web. Ahead of this summer's games there, the IOC wants to ensure that journalists aren't hemmed in.
Tags: Personal broadband, Web sites
2012 London Olympics: 2,000 IT volunteers needed
News Planning for the technology infrastructure that will underpin the London Olympic Games in 2012 includes the need for thousands of volunteer IT staff.
Tags: Workplace
China to launch home-grown 3G by Olympics?
News Chinese officials have insisted that the country will have a third-generation mobile network up and running by the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation)
All eyes on virus protection at Athens Olympics
News As the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens approach, keeping the official network free of virus attacks is top priority.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards
Atos clinches new Olympics IT deal
News The IT services provider extends an existing agreement that now includes technology operations for all Olympic games until 2012, and outlines its plans for further growth in the Asia-Pacific.
Tags: Business plans, Business development/management
Lenovo-branded wheels set in motion
News PC maker is all set to market Lenovo-branded products outside of China, starting with a new branding campaign to win over the small and midsize market.
Tags: Personal Computers, Marketing, Sales channels, SMB
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