2012 Olympic Games of London seems to refuse to use the software of increasing income. London CIO Pennell of IOC in getting green IT09 meeting say, increase income software compatible store too many risks in in application program. In order to realize the Olympic Games, needs to use the application software proved, but the large-scale application software can't run on the open standard. The London Olympics uses a little linux only under some exceptions, the large-scale software runs on windows.
Pennell thinks, the compatible question that the enormous difference of the hardware of the server causes, make linux not more efficient than the exclusive platform. It is named information system of Info 2012 that the organizer of the London Olympics is developing one, the expectation can reduce the printing and consuming of millions of paper than Beijing Olympic Games. It seems, IT group that the London Olympics needs one to be suitable for.
