ATOS : Access to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Goes Through Atos
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
First of 300,000 Accreditations issued in lead up to the Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, 25(th) May 2016 - Atos, an international leader in digital
services and the Worldwide IT Partner of the Olympic Games, today announced that
the first Accreditations for the Rio 2016(TM) Olympic Games have been issued.
Over the next three months, 300,000 Accreditations will be issued in total
including to the media, athletes, sports officials and sponsors so they can
access Olympic venues and are granted entry into Brazil. The accreditation
system built and managed by Atos has the same high levels of security as systems
used to process applications for passports and visas.
The Accreditation represents a critical element in the security of the Games.
Bearing the name and photo of the individual, plus a security bar code, each
Accreditation identifies the holder and defines their access rights.
"As the Worldwide IT Partner and lead integrator of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games, Atos leads the technology effort that brings together the complex systems
of the Games flawlessly," said Michèle Hyron, chief integrator at Atos for the
Rio 2016 Games. "By working with the Rio 2016(TM) Organizing Committee of the
Olympic Games and Brazil's Ministry of Home Affairs, we deliver the online
system that enables the entire secure accreditation process, from identifying
accredited participants, to managing registration, to assigning access
privileges and by providing access control information."
How does one Accreditation vary from another? For example, a 100 meter sprinter
would have access to the field of play and the Olympic Village, while a
journalist would have access to the Main Press Center and the media canteen.
"The Accreditation system allows the procedures to be secure and reliable," said
Francess Lusack, Accreditation General Manager of the Rio 2016(TM) Organising
Committee. "The Accreditation system is integrated with the Brazilian Security
systems to ensure the safety of the Games. All accredited foreign nationals can
use their Accreditation as a visa waiver to enter Brazil."
Atos has provided IT solutions to the Olympic Games since 1992, and Rio 2016
marks the first time that part of the IT system is hosted in the cloud,
representing a breakthrough moment in the digital transformation of the Games.
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About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro forma
annual revenue of circa EUR 12 billion and 100,000 employees in 72 countries.
Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems
Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data &
Cyber-security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline,
the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With
its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with
clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health,
Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and
Transportation. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and
helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the
Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and
is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos,
Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.
For more information contact:
Caroline Crouch
Atos
Caroline.crouch(at)atos.net
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