Sports Technology & Communications News from Around the World

SpotlightTMS Helps Tickets.com Manage Tickets and Suites Efficiently
January 27, 2012 - Spotlight TMS is a software as a service application for managing corporate suite and ticket assets. According to the company, it has enabled Tickets.com achieve a 65 percent improvement in efficiency while managing tickets and suites in the past year. Tickets.com has therefore extended its agreement with SpotlightTMS by signing a multi-year contract.

Elemental Technologies and Stanford Athletics to Offer Instant Replays on Mobile Devices
January 26, 2012 - Elemental Technologies recently announced that the Wi-Fi Instant Replay system used by the Department of Athletics at Stanford University will be powered by Elemental Live. The company is a supplier of video solutions for multi-screen content delivery.

XBoards Introduces Eco-Friendly Snowboard with Powerful Vibration-Dampening Properties
January 24, 2012 - Northern California-based snow sport technology company XBoards, Inc. has developed a new snowboard that will excite the environmentally conscious and sports enthusiasts alike. The product's uniqueness lies in its material: BioBoard, according to its maker is the first commercially available snowboard to be made of all-natural flax fiber composites.

Interactive Sports Technologies Launches New High Definition Golf Simulators
January 24, 2012 - Interactive Sports Technologies is planning to launch the new High Definition Golf simulator models that have curved screens, wider field of view and high quality graphics at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show.

Ofcom to Borrow Wireless Spectrum for London Olympics
January 23, 2012 - Anticipating high demand of mobile services during this summer's Olympic games in London, Ofcom, the United Kingdom's independent communications regulator, has announced it will borrow wireless spectrum from other public agencies in the summer, including the Ministry of Defence.

Technology is Changing the Way We Watch Basketball
January 23, 2012 - Imagine pulling into the parking garage before an NBA game. You flash a barcode pass for garage entry, which also notifies officials that you've arrived at the game. After a quick and easy entry, you get a message on your smartphone that offers you 20 percent off of youth hats at the team store because the store knows you purchased two youth jerseys last week. During the game, you watch instant replays and exclusive content on your phone. During the 3rd quarter, you get a BOGO offer from the hot dog stand because they have too many hot dogs and they know that you sometimes buy them.