London Olympics 2012
From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics.
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One Olympic legacy: More working from home
Companies are going to continue with the flexible-working polices they put in place for the London 2012 Olympics.
Posted by Steve Ranger | September 26, 2012, 6:59am PDT
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2012 Olympics and tech: What will remain once the cheering stops?
Once the Olympic juggernaut has rolled out of London, people expect its biggest tech legacy to lie in comms infrastructure. But London 2012 may leave behind a more subtle change.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | August 6, 2012, 3:42am PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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UK tech has hit a 'purple patch' says George Osborne
UK Chancellor George Osborne says that large international tech companies are queuing up to invest in London's Tech City.
Posted by Nick Heath | August 3, 2012, 7:39am PDT
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Olympics 2012: Comms crunch hits cycling, tweeting get the blame
Communcations problems disrupted coverage of an Olympic cycling with tweeting and radio interference blamed. Organisers say they are working to avoid similar disruption during other events.
Posted by Nick Heath | July 30, 2012, 7:46am PDT
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London calling: More people at Olympics, more stupidity
According to security experts at Venafi, an estimated 67,000 phones will be either lost or stolen at the London Olympics.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | July 27, 2012, 6:18am PDT | Latest comment by RedPete
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London 2012: Olympic IT systems clear final hurdle
The Olympic IT infrastructure gets ready for operations - but are the rest of us ready for the disruption the games will bring?
Posted by Steve Ranger | June 21, 2012, 3:17am PDT | Latest comment by Gisabun
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London 2012: Tech systems face their most critical hurdle
The IT system underpinning the London Olympics will undergo a major test next week.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 17, 2012, 7:30am PDT
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Why cloud computing won't win gold at the London Olympics
The technology behind the London 2012 Olympic Games will be more about reliability than being cutting edge, which means no room for cloud computing.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 10, 2012, 8:47am PDT
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Tech rehearsal puts Olympics IT system through its paces
The IT systems supporting this summer's Olympic Games have been subjected to a barrage of tests to ensure they are ready to cope
Posted by Nick Heath | April 5, 2012, 12:48am PDT
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How sleeping pods will keep a datacentre awake during the Olympics
A UK firm has come up with an unusual way of beating the Olympic traffic congestion problems.
Posted by Steve Ranger | April 4, 2012, 6:53am PDT | Latest comment by PReinie
