Since 1992, IBM has worked with the Olympic Committee to create the Olympic Technology Solution. This tool was written in object code for use in future Olympic games. The system works with 40,000 volunteers as well as countless home users. This requires the system to be truly human-centric and accessible. Part of the secret in achieving clarity of the user interface is to separate the various components of the system into separately accessed modules. Hence, users can focus on the Results System, the Press Information System, the Commentator Information System or the Games Management System. The Results System will deliver times to the 31 Olympic venues, pagers and the Internet. Hence, scoreboards and a Web Page will obtain their information from the same source at approximately the same time. The Press Information System and the Commentator Information System get not only the game results, but also personalized athlete profiles and other statistical information. The Games Management System handles all of the operational information for the games. |