Under the agreement between Atos, who are a worldwide Olympic sponsor, and the IPC, the IT services company will further contribute to the development of the Paralympic Movement by designing, building and running the new version of the IPC website, which is due to be re-launched this autumn.

Atos claimed that with exactly 400 days to go to the start of the London 2012 Games, the technology it is delivering on behalf of London 2012 and together with the other technology partners is on-track and on-schedule.

"Our website is now our most important communication channel to promote Paralympic sports, athletes and news to a global audience," said IPC President Sir Philip Craven.

"We are delighted that we can count on Atos, which has the technology expertise as well as the knowledge of the Paralympic Movement, to help us redesign and update our website to meet and exceed the needs of sports fans in 2012.

"Our aim is to make www.paralympic.org, which will incorporate www.paralympicsport.tv, the global hub of all news, video and information relating to Paralympic sport.

"We are very pleased with Atos' engagement in future joint fundraising activities, which aims at supporting the IPC development initiatives and help to further advance the whole Paralympic Movement."


Atos has been a key technology provider for the Olympic Movement since 2002 and became the official worldwide Information Technology Partner for the IPC in 2008.

"We are delighted to announce that a year ahead of the London Games, we have signed a new contract with the IPC to help them better promote the Paralympic sports and athletes," said Patrick Adiba, the chief executive of Atos for Iberia, Olympics and Major Events.

"We are absolutely committed to continuing our long-standing collaboration with the IPC and are delighted to have this new opportunity to further support the International Paralympic Foundation."

For the London 2012 Games, Atos, as lead integrator, is working with its fellow technology partners under the direction of the London 2012 Technology Department to ensure successful delivery of the technology systems and infrastructure that make the Games happen.

The partners are Acer, Airwave, BT, Cisco, Omega, Panasonic and Samsung.

Meanwhile to mark 400 days to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the IPC have revealed four athletes to watch out for at the event.

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