IT Computer support of New York is proud to sponsor the 2008 Optimist National Regatta. The event, which hosts close to 450 competitors from around the country is being held in Shorefront Park part on Long Island’s Great South Bay and allows competitors ranging in age from 8-15 to race for the title. This may seem like a departure for a technical support company but rest assured that this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Each competitor will participate in at least 5 races per day over the course of the 5 day regatta. There will be over 11,000 individual elements to score. In the past scoring of the race had to be done manually on the water with thousands entries tallied by hand. This was nightmarish and frustrating endeavor for everyone involved. To help remove some of the stress IT Computer Support of New York has provided wireless capable computers and VPN access to secure servers in the New York office. The benefit of this is that it allows for nearly real-time tracking of the races events and ensures a private secure connection. This is the first time in history that an event of this scale has been monitored in such a manner and with more technology being used in the field than ever before everything is poised to be an event to remember.
Opening ceremonies for the Regatta will commence on Wednesday July 23 and will continue through to the end of the week. If you would like to learn more about ITCSNYs involvement with the race you can read the official press release here. Or if you would like to learn what IT Computer Support can do for your event or gathering contact them on the web at http://www.itcomputersupportnewyork.com/.
- Richard Keene
IT Computer Support of New York
Design and Optimization Department
