The 2004 Athens Olympics Network: Faster, Stronger- and Redundant

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INTRODUCTION

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 The case depicts the scenario of the

networking system at the ATHENS 2004 OLYMPICS. It shows how the networking system was designed and what all problems it dealt with. The case also depicts the system configuration of the software which was used to control and manage the activities at the Olympic games.

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COMPANY INTRODUCTION

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Atos is an international information

technology services company with annual 2010 pro forma revenues of EUR 8.6 billion and 74,000 employees in 42 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services.

With its deep technology expertise and

industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following market sectors: 7/2/12 Manufacturing, Retail, Services; Public, Health

ATOS ORIGIN INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION
TRADED AS Industry Founded Headquarters Key people EURONEXT ATO IT Consulting 2000 Bezons, France Thierry Breton ( Chairman and CEO) Outsourcing of IT services, system integration, consultancy 5.021 billion (2010) 74,000 (OCT 2011)

Services

Revenue
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Employees

Problems and Opportunities

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PROBLEMS:

PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

which can affect the security and speed of the systems. Various threats can be encountered such as : logic bombs etc.

The case depicts all the network related problems

Malicious software- viruses, worms, Trojan horse, Denial-of-service attack Hacking Unauthorized access to the system Physical Threats.
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OPPORTUNITIES
The solution of the network problem in this

scenario was the adoption of the GAME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM and INFORMATION DIFFUSION SYSTEM which managed all the real time data of the activities giving speedy and accurate statistics yo the commentators as well as to the audiences.
To prevent loss of important information back-up of

data were created.

They used VLANS( Virtual Local area network) to

simplify troubleshooting and to limit damage if any one 7/2/12 managed to break into the network.

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
System can be designed in various alternative

ways using the following concepts:

Biometric devices Digital surveillance Firewalls Intrusion detection systems

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OPTED SOLUTION
The solution of the network problem opted

in this scenario was the adoption of the game management system and information diffusion system which managed all the real-time data of the activities giving speedy and accurate statistics to the commentators as well as to the audiences.
To prevent loss of important and

confidential information back up of data 7/2/12 were created.

CONCLUSION
The above case highlighted the networking

issues of the information systems of the Athens Olympic games. The Atos Origin company made a great contribution by designing the network in a reliable and efficient manner,

So as to provide speedy and accurate

information to the audiences with proper control on the management of sensitive and confidential information.

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Thank you ~~~~~

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