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Satyam
to lend IT support
to global football
body
Satyam
Computer Services,
a leading global
consulting and
information technology
services company,
has signed two
multimillion-dollar
contracts to support
the Federation
of International
Football Associations
(FIFA) and its
major forthcoming
events.
Thanks to the
strength of its
technical capabilities
and flexible approach,
Satyam has not
only been selected
to develop a customized
Event Management
System for one
of the world’s
premier sports
organizations,
but it has also
been chosen to
build an Extranet
and Intranet for
FIFA over the
next 12 months.
Satyam’s
partnership will
also include full,
uninterrupted
support for both
solutions for
FIFA, until the
final whistle
of each game.
Working primarily
from FIFA’s
Zurich headquarters,
Satyam will provide
in-country support
for matches. It
will also have
teams work from
offshore locations
to enable lower
costs and optimized
CMM Level 5 quality.
“Clearly,
FIFA organizes
incredibly large-scale,
high-profile tournaments.
In fact, we host
the world’s
most widely viewed
sporting events,
with as many as
28 billion people
watching the 2006
Tournament. As
such, we cannot
afford even a
second’s
downtime, even
during the huge
usage spikes throughout
games,”
said FIFA head
of information
technology solutions
Michael Kelly.
“That is
why we have chosen
the reliability,
flexibility, and
reusability of
Satyam’s
applications.
This is the start
of a long-term
relationship that
will see Satyam
working closely
with FIFA over
the next few years.”
“We are
delighted to have
been chosen to
deliver such critical
applications for
FIFA, and are
committed to ensuring
the success of
managing its event
logistics and
Extranets/Intranet
platforms,”
said Dr. Keshab
Panda, the senior
vice president,
director, and
head of Satyam’s
European operations.
About Satyam Satyam
(NYSE: SAY), a
leading global
business and information
technology services
company, delivers
consulting, systems
integration, and
outsourcing solutions
to clients in
20 industries
and 57 countries.
Satyam leverages
deep industry
and functional
expertise, leading
technology practices,
and an advanced,
global delivery
model to help
clients transform
their highest-value
business processes
and improve their
business performance.
The company’s
42,500* professionals
excel in engineering
and product development,
supply chain management,
client relationship
management, business
process quality,
business intelligence,
enterprise integration,
and infrastructure
management, among
other key capabilities.
Satyam development
and delivery centers
in the US, Canada,
Brazil, the UK,
Hungary, Egypt,
UAE, India, China,
Malaysia, Singapore,
and Australia
serve 570* clients,
including one-third
of the US Fortune
500.
About FIFA
The Fédération
Internationale
de Football Association
(FIFA) is an association
governed by Swiss
law, founded in
1904, and based
in Zurich. It
has 208 member
associations and
its goal, enshrined
in its statutes,
is the constant
development and
improvement of
football. FIFA
employs some 280
people from more
than 30 nations
and is composed
of a Congress
(legislative body),
Executive Committee
(executive body),
General Secretariat
(administrative
body), and committees
(assisting the
Executive Committee).
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