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IT Cutbacks For 2012 London Olympics

Posted by timothy on from the just-crowdsource-the-whole-thing dept.

Slatterz writes "The IT backbone for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be cut. According to the Games' chief integrator, Michele Hyron of Atos Origin, each section of the computing infrastructure will be made more efficient in order to minimise redundant equipment and hopefully reduce energy consumption. Unlike the Beijing Games, the results will be relayed via the public wireless network which will be available in the Olympic Park — this means cutting out the 2,500 results terminals. The team of workers will deliver more than 1,000 servers, 10,000 PCs and 4,000 printers."

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  1. Re:Craplympics by Arimus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nope - he's right first time (Assuming he meant something produced by male bovines).

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    --- Users are like bacteria -> Each one causing a thousand tiny crises until the host finally gives up and dies.
  2. Re:Sick of trying to report a problem by k-macjapan · · Score: 1, Troll

    As off-topic as this is I have to say I agree 100% with you.