Daily Archives: March 25, 2011

Millions go into IT for World Cup and Olympics

Brazil is spending about R$ 1.07bn ($644.8m) in information technology and communications (ICT) projects underpinning the World Cup and Olympic Games events that will be taking place in the country over the next few years. 

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SAP issues challenge to local competition

This week, IT Decisions attended the SAP Forum in São Paulo and spoke to their most senior local executive, Felix Feddersen, the senior vice president for SAP Latin America.

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Getting LinkedIn Brazil

Popular business networking tool LinkedIn sent representatives from Canada and the US to host a workshop in São Paulo yesterday. The event was focused on speaking to their users in Brazil and gaining feedback on any local differences in networking … Continue reading

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Rio Olympics raises IT legacy concerns

There are concerns that the Rio Olympic Games may not generate a meaningful legacy from a technology and telecommunications standpoint, delegates heard at an event about the technical needs for the upcoming sporting events in Brazil.

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