Atos concludes technology effort behind a truly Digital Olympic Games
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Atos is supporting the explosion in digital consumption of the Olympic Games by
enabling the sharing of every single event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to the
world in less than half a second.
Rio de Janeiro, 22(nd) August 2016 - Atos, Worldwide IT Partner of the Olympic
and Paralympic Games, today announced the completion of delivery of its IT
systems that enabled billions of fans around the world to experience Rio 2016.
Rio 2016 staked its place in the history books as it became the Olympic Games
with more digital coverage than any previous Olympic Games.
From Archery to Golf to Rugby to Wrestling, distributing the results of every
single event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to the world in less than half a
second, is a technological feat years in the making. Driven by the maturity of
mobile technology, Atos led the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) IT
effort to enable Games results and other data to be shared both online and
through traditional means faster, to any platform, anywhere. It is the IT
backbone provided by Atos to support the running of the Olympic Games and share
the competition results in real-time to worldwide broadcasters that is
supporting the explosion in digital consumption.
"Technology is critical to the success of each edition of the Olympic Games,"
said Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee. "We are
delighted that we will be able to continue relying on Atos and its vast
experience to deliver flawless, innovative IT services."
"I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication the Atos teams put in to
delivering successfully the technology for the Rio 2016 Games - a fantastic
demonstration of Olympic excellence," said, Thierry Breton, Atos Chairman and
CEO. "For each Olympic Games, we bring innovations in technology from Cloud to
Cybersecurity as well as solutions around the ever increasing volume of data, to
further add to the enjoyment of fans around the world."
"As Worldwide IT Partner for eight straight Olympic Games, Rio 2016 serves as a
reference and innovation incubator for the core digital IT solutions we
deliver," said Patrick Adiba, Atos Group Executive Vice President, Chief
Commercial Officer and CEO for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "We directly
apply our IT expertise from the Olympic Games to help organizations reinvent
themselves as they move forward on their digital journey to success."
"Rio 2016 use of Cloud for the very first time at a Summer Olympic Games for key
applications including managing over 300,000 accreditations for the complete
Olympic family," said, Elly Resende, Rio2016 Technology Director. "Atos has been
with us every step of our IT journey to support us in creating a richer Olympic
Games experience for all involved."
Rio 2016 IT in Numbers
· 1 - first time cloud is used at a Summer Olympic Games to host the
volunteer portal, the accreditation and workforce systems - reducing cost and
improving efficiency
· 2 - number of new sports added - Golf and Rugby Sevens. Golf alone
generated more result data than all other sports together
· 37 -number of competition venues where Atos installed and managed a complete
IT infrastructure to ensure the events could take place as scheduled
· 400 - number of IT security events per second [200 per second in London]
· 300,000 - the number of accreditations processed and activated using the
Atos IT system (up 20% since London 2012)
· Over 100 million -number of messages sent to media customers to share the
real time results and data from all 42 Olympic sports and 306 events (up from
58.8 million at London 2012)
Atos has provided IT solutions to the Olympic Games since 1992 and is a crucial
partner of the IOC.
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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
Email: caroline.crouch(at)atos.net
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