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International IT services company, Atos, is on target of its schedule in the preparations of vital management and information technology systems for the 2014 Nanjing Olympic Games as the countdown continues.
With a little well over a month to the opening ceremony of the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Atos is right on track in its preparations of vital games management and information technology systems for the most complex sports IT project ever undertaken in Nanjing to date.
With over a quarter million tickets sold, the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games promises to capture the world's attention as the biggest youth games held to date. For all of the latest information on the Games, please visit http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/. The excitement and passion for the YOG is simply infectious! Pass it on!
The Nanjing Youth Olympic Games represents the second Youth Olympic Games that Atos is involved in but its track record as a key technology provider for the Olympic Movement since 1989 is second to none.
In addition to 2014 Nanjing YOG, Atos is delivering a range of essential Games Management and Information Systems essential to the success of 2014 Glasgow, including the volunteer portal, the games workforce management system, the accreditation management system and the Internet Results Service.
The Technology Operations Centre is the mission control for all Youth Olympic competition and non-competition venues. It is the mission critical nerve centre that monitors and controls all the IT systems that deliver the results from all the sports competitions to the world’s media in real time.
During the games, Atos’ team of Business technologists will work around the clock to manage and mon
Just as our Business Technologists are focused on powering performance for the upcoming YOG, they are equally committed to helping businesses create their firm of the future and change the game with proven expertise and the same range of solutions and services including Cloud, Big Data, Social Collaboration, Workplace Services and Cyber Security.
By 2020 Games, social media networking will be integral to every aspect of our lives and an enormous generator of sporting data. This prediction was made during the London 2012 Games, and social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Instagram are already changing the way fans everywhere are engaging with the Games.
In real time, competition results from Nanjing YOG will be processed in Atos Technology Operations Center and transmitted to billions of devices around the world.
