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editorial staff consisted of LOOC employees from the pressand information area, as well as persons with professionalpress experience.E l e c t r o n i c i n f o r m a t i o n s y s t e m sI n f o ‘ 9 4Info ‘94 was the electronic information system providinginformation to accredited persons during the Games inLillehammer. The information in Info ‘94 was presented inthree languages: Norwegian, English and French. Thefollowing topics were available:f Sportf Historicalf Newsf Biographiesf Calendarf Weatherf Environmentf TransportThere was also accessto an electronic message service on the Info ‘94 terminals.The information was accessible from 12 189 touch-screensplaced in accredited areas, with a high concentration at thepress centres and accommodation sites.Info ‘94 was a collaboration project between IBM, AndersenConsulting and LOOC. Andersen Consulting was the officialsupplier of Case tools, system development services andapplication programs. IBM was the official cooperation partnerfor hardware and systems software, as well as technical andsystem support.Info ‘94 was operative from 5 to 28 February 1994.OrganisationInfo ‘94 was based on the system used for the Winter Gamesin Albertville 1992, Info ‘92.Emphasis was put on making the system user-friendly.Since users would not be receiving any training, it wasimportant to provide an overview of available information inthe very first screen display.The <strong>Information</strong> Division was responsible for Info ‘94,which meant that they were responsible for developingrequirement specifications and proposals for improvements.This applied to both the presentation systems and theregistration systems. Routines were also developed forcollecting and registering information prior to and during theGames.All the Info ‘94 applications – with the exception ofTransport – were tested at least once during the test events in1993.During the Games, Info ‘94 was updated by LONA.<strong>Information</strong> from the results and accreditation systems – andfrom sensors at the outdoor arenas – were automatically fedinto the system.Early in the development phase, Info ‘94 consisted of:a) Info ‘94 Documentation (five man-labour years)1 person from 1 Jan. ‘93 (librarian)1 person from 1 Jan. ‘93 (data registration)1 person from 1 Oct. ‘93 (data registration)b) Info ‘94 Editorial staff (two man-labour years)1 person from 1 Feb. ‘93 (journalist)1 person from 1 Jun. ‘93 (journalist)c) Info ‘94 Computer

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