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Olympics ticket system crashes

November 1, 2007 Domestic ticket sales in China are halted after 8 million hits and 200,000 orders per second overwhelm the booking system. TAGS: Olympic Games

Lenovo preps for grueling Olympic tests

May 29, 2008 Most of company's hardware will be put to the test next month in an intensive tech rehearsal conducted by the Beijing 2008 organizing committee. TAGS: Lenovo, Olympic Games, training

Silverlight to shine in NBC's Olympics coverage

April 25, 2008 NBC's digital media group is counting down the days to the start of the Games in Beijing--and Microsoft will play a key role in online coverage. TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, live streaming, digital media, broadcaster, on-demand, coverage, agency, project, Microsoft Corp., video

Beijing starts IT testing for Olympics

August 2, 2007 Testing gets under way a full year before the event opens, with 500 worst-case scenarios to be rehearsed. TAGS: Olympic Games, Beijing, Atos, volunteer, information technology, IT infrastructure, event, PC

PDAs to track Olympic VIPs in Beijing

April 11, 2008 The EventTrack lets users send a message to transport organizers for pickup and drop-off, and also helps Chinese authorities keep track of guests. (From ZDNet Australia) TAGS: Beijing, guest, Olympic Games, organizer, PDA, security

Lenovo on track for 2008 Olympics in Beijing

March 26, 2007 Company is deploying at least 20,000 pieces of equipment to build tech backbone for events and game coverage. TAGS: Olympic Games, Lenovo, equipment, PC company, games

Lenovo wins Olympic Games deal

March 26, 2004 China's top computer maker expands its international push with an agreement to provide machines to the Winter Olympics in 2006 and Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. TAGS: Olympic Games, Lenovo, Beijing, Winter Olympics, China, Italy, outsourcing, computer company

Samsung network aims to keep Olympics on track

August 18, 2004 Cell phones and special network let officials and reporters access event results, medal counts, event cancellations and the like. TAGS: Olympic Games, athlete, Samsung Electronics, cell phone, brand, games

Gamers gather for 7th World Cyber Games

October 3, 2007 More than 700 players from 74 countries head to Seattle to compete in 12 different games.Photos: Gearing up for the games TAGS: tournament, Olympic Games, Korea, Seattle, video game, Counter-Strike, segment, U.S., games, China, gamer, video, TV

2008 Olympics could go open source

December 2, 2005 International Olympic Committee's tech partner proposes a switch to open-source tech for the Beijing games. TAGS: International Olympic Committee, Atos, Turin, Olympic Games, Beijing, Winter Olympics, open source, information technology, games, PC

Microsoft mixes it up at Web confab

March 10, 2008 Silverlight and IE 8 top the technology agenda at Redmond's Mix '08 developer event in Las Vegas. Broader release of IE 8 coming this summer Microsoft looking for a Silverlight bullet Ozzie outline... TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, Firefox 3.0, Olympic Games, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo! Inc., Las Vegas, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Firefox, CEO, developer, Microsoft Windows Vista, video

Boingo brings Wi-Fi to Olympics

August 6, 2004 The company will set up a dozen Wi-Fi hot spots at airports, hotels and conference centers in Athens. TAGS: Boingo Networks, Olympic Games, Wi-Fi, conference

AT&T Wireless, NBC make Olympic team

August 9, 2004 The carrier taps the network's coverage of the Olympic Games to deliver results, alerts and other data services to mobile subscribers. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, Olympic Games, mMode, text message, data service, coverage, handset, Samsung Electronics, broadband

Securing the gold in Athens

August 13, 2004 Despite age-old Olympic truce known as the ekecheiria, or "holding of hands," security experts aren't taking any chances. TAGS: Olympic Games, athlete, ID card, Atlanta, information system, video camera, tab, security, games, camera, video

EchoStar Dishes out 6-in-1 TV format

August 30, 2005 Tested during the last Olympics, the new feature, called Dish Home, lets users watch six channels at once. TAGS: Dish Network, interactive TV, EchoStar Communications Corp., Olympic Games, channel, TV

Internet radio loses Olympic match

August 16, 2004 Some Australian media outlets shut down their Net radio streams to avoid conflict with the International Olympic Committee. TAGS: Australian Broadcasting Corp., International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, broadcasting, Internet radio, station, Sydney, stream, radio, rule, games

Autonomy to power Olympic surveillance

April 23, 2004 Software from the company will help Greek security forces look for terrorists at this summer's games. TAGS: Autonomy Corp. plc, Science Applications International Corp., Olympic Games, U.K., monitor, security
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