Latest Olympics articles

Contactless payment on Tube delayed until late 2013

A London Underground sign by TfL
No 'Wave and Pay' on the Tube until the end of 2013, as TfL misses its contactless payment pledge by a year
25 May 2012

Atos CEO: Olympics data loss of greater concern than cyber attacks

The 2012 Olympic Stadium in Stratford
Olympics IT partner says it is prepared for a range of security attacks
17 May 2012

Olympic Games not immune to cyber attacks, says Maude

London Olympics Stadium
But Heathrow Airport CIO says Games do not present any new dangers to the airport
03 May 2012

Remote working during the Olympics

Cesare Garlati, director of consumerisation at Trend Micro, discusses what enterprises need to consider as large numbers of staff prepare to work remotely during the Games
02 May 2012

Cashless Olympics increases opportunities for cyber criminals

A security expert has suggested that NFC technology can be used to steal sensitive card data with the swipe of a phone
24 Apr 2012

Interview: Retail in the iPad age

John Lewis IT chief Paul Coby tells Stuart Sumner how the tablet phenomenon is impacting customer service and online sales at the retail giant
19 Apr 2012

How TfL will use passenger data during the Olympics

The network will equip staff with up-to-date information on passenger flow and network issues to keep traffic moving during the games
02 Apr 2012

Crash Podcast: UK IT in the year of the Olympics

In this first in a special series of Crash, we take a look at what's happening in the UK IT industry at a time of intense international focus
30 Mar 2012

Ten per cent of UK CIOs believe Olympics chaos is guaranteed

Organisations will struggle to get staff to and from datacentres in London, says managed services provider
28 Mar 2012

UK technology in the year of the Olympics

This campaign, which will run throughout the year, will examine the state of our domestic IT industry at a time when the country will be at the centre of global attention.
15 Mar 2012

Mobile technology at Transport for London

Mobile technology is helping TfL improve its services in time for the Olympics
15 Mar 2012

Virgin Media awarded contract to provide Wi-Fi on the Underground

Free service to launch in time for the Olympic Games
15 Mar 2012

Interview: Bloomberg's content moves with the times

Bloomberg’s mobile guru talks about the impact smartphones and tablets are having on the way organisations disseminate and consume information
15 Mar 2012

Telefónica backs UK's tech start-ups with academy launch

Select UK projects to receive financing, expert advice and a workplace
08 Mar 2012

Campaign: How IT can shine in the global spotlight

To launch Computing’s new campaign, ‘UK technology in the year of the Olympics’, Stuart Sumner highlights some of the opportunities and challenges facing IT leaders in 2012
08 Mar 2012

Visa develops over-the-air NFC update for smartphones

Payment firms make it easier for networks to offer contactless payments
27 Feb 2012

Intelligent networking for an uncertain world

Join us to meet other professionals tackling this issue, and hear from Goy Roper, interim head of ICT of Norfolk County Council how his organisation deployed a flexible and intelligent network to cope with the challenge
15 Feb 2012

TfL CIO: Wi-Fi is coming this year on Underground

Internet access will benefit both TfL staff and commuters
07 Feb 2012

Cisco launches BIG Awards to reward SME innovations in technology

The winner of the annual competition will receive a prize worth approximately £126,000
02 Feb 2012

London prepares for spike in Wi-Fi demand during 2012 Olympics

UK to borrow 'spectrum' from public sector bodies to cope with unprecedented demand for Wi-Fi during 2012 Olympic Games
24 Jan 2012

Crash Podcast: Big Data and Business Disruption in 2012

This week Stuart Sumner and Derek Du Preez discuss big data, and 2012 as the year of major disruption for businesses
13 Jan 2012

Survey shows UK businesses are unprepared for the Olympics

With 200 days to go until the Olympics, only a third of UK businesses have performed a risk assessment around the increased risk of cyber attack during London 2012
10 Jan 2012

Olympics testing two months behind schedule, says NAO

However, the milestones established in August mean the programme will be up to date by the end of the year
06 Dec 2011

Tech City: Is the government getting it right?

Computing asks the young technology start-ups of East London's Tech City if David Cameron is giving them the best chance of creating Europe's answer to Silicon Valley
11 Nov 2011