Olympics website least robust of all key London 2012 sites, says traffic survey

Charlee Gothard
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Increased visits during Games could bring official 2012 site to its knees

The official London 2012 Olympics website has come last in five key tests carried out by technology performance company Compuware Corporation, raising fears that the site's infrastructure could "se...

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