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Super Bowl to be Super Secure Courtesy of Microsoft Surface

Posted 01/30/09 at 10:06:54 AM  by Paul Lilly

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With the New England Patriots having been unceremoniously knocked out of playoff contention in unprecedented fashion with an 11-5 record, most of you are probably so disgusted that you won't even bother to watch the Super Bowl. But for the rest of you, and particularly those of you planning to attend and watch the Cardinals finish off their storybook playoff run with one final (and one very shocking) victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers (that's right, I'm calling the Cardinals on this one) in person, Microsoft will be helping to keep you safe during the ensuing pandemonium.

NFL security VP Milton Ahlerich said earlier that Raymond James Stadium in Tampa will be "one of the safest locations you can possibly be" during the Super Bowl, which shows how confident he is in Microsoft's Surface. Security will be using Surface to coordinate security forces, giving them a display of a Microsoft Virtual Earth map of the entire region, along with the ability to quickly zoom and display a 3D image of the city with realtime resource tracking.

"We’re thrilled to be a part of the Super Bowl activities and supporting our long term customers here in Tampa," said Robert Wolf, President and CEO of E•SPONDER. "Our goal remains to provide the region’s first responders with easy-to-use, real-time collaboration tools to help protect the fans attending events throughout Super Bowl week and the game itself."

Party safely, Cardinal fans.

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TAGS: microsoft, Security, Surface, Sports, super bowl, football
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avatarLooks like it worked.

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:26am

Looks like it worked. Microsoft and not Mac kept the superbowl secure and the attendants safe.. Ha ha ha...

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avatarDon't be bitter One4!!!!!!!!

Submitted by Capper on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 8:20am

Don't be bitter One4!!!!!!!! Embrace the fact that the Steelers are the best football team in NFL history! The Hoodie will be long retired before the Pats win #6.

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avatarOn the surface......

Submitted by ghot on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 11:02am

 ....theSteelers gonna whomp on the Cardinals.....it just makes sense...unless of course, all this time that I've been saying that Pro football is rigged, I've been correct.  WHEN the Steelers win, they will be the 1st and only team to have 6 superbowl rings.   I think the ONLY thing that could possibly stop that would be a rigged game ^^

BTW I'm from Pitysburgh, could you guess?  As for MS providing security...lolololololol......MS can't even secure an OS let alone a stadium and what, about 500,000 people  lol

 Take efficiency, and edit out all the intelligence and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)

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avatarSteelers FTW!    im from

Submitted by xs0u1x on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 4:40pm

Steelers FTW!

 

 im from beaver falls :D

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avatari always feel better knowing

Submitted by xs0u1x on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 9:37am

i always feel better knowing that my favorite sporting event will be secured by microsoft.

 

 

 

........... 

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avatarSorry, if BSOD can appear at

Submitted by icebird on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 9:34am

Sorry, if BSOD can appear at the Chinese Olympics, don't count on your Surface being bulletproof, too.

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