On the Road -- Documenting The Olympics

Xerox helped print the documentation required for events operation, international accreditation, day passes, security, and medical and transportation staff, as well.

And, following the games, Xerox produced 7,000 CD-ROMs to provide an electronic legacy of the results information.

"Just like the athletes, we must improve our performance at each Olympic games, making it our goal to meet the always-rising bar for technology integration," revealed Vince Schaeffer—manager worldwide Olympic operations for Xerox—during a special analysts and trade press briefing held about one month before the games.