The
Albertville information system
relied on a central mainframe with a common d
atabase to store all athlete data and scores. Officials at the venues couldn't easily change how scores were collated or reported.
The
Barcelona games
used the opposite approach of autonomous venues, each with a database for individual sports. Separate databases led to discrepancies in data.
The
Atlanta games
will use the best elements of the Albertville and Barcelona systems. The results management system in each venue receives raw performance data and processes it into final scores according to the criteria for each sport. Scores are then distributed on-site to officials, the press, and spectators, as well as replicated to the central data center, which maintains data integrity.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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