Atos Origin is an international information technology services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company’s annual revenues are more than EUR 5 billion and it employs over 46,000 people in 40 countries. Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and has a client base of international blue-chip companies across all sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market and trades as Atos Origin, AtosEuronext, Atos Worldline and Atos Consulting.
ATC is an Information Technology Company founded in 1987, and based in Athens, Greece, offering solutions and services to the Media, Banking, Retail and Public sectors as well as horizontal solutions focusing on Content Management, Web Applications, eLearning, Human Capital Resource Management and Mobile Applications. ATC is an SME with activities spanning among several countries in the EU, the Balkans and Eastern Europe. The company provides a broad spectrum of value-added products and services such as consulting, customer training, installation and maintenance, warranty and post-warranty services, SLA projects, project management, and professional support. Central to the Company¡¯s strategy is the conduction of vivid Research and Development, focusing both in improving current Products and Solutions, as well as in exploring new technologies for future growth.
BT consists principally of three lines of business: BT Retail, providing a comprehensive range of communications and related services to more than 20m UK consumers and businesses; BT Wholesale, providing network services and solutions within the UK to more than 600 fixed and mobile operators and service providers including the provision of broadband and private circuits; BT Global Services, providing networked IT services to meet the needs of multi-site organisations globally. BT Global Services operates in more than 130 countries and also offers international carrier services.
In the year ended 31 March 2005, BT Group’s turnover was £18,623 million with profit before goodwill amortisation, exceptional items and taxation of £2,085 million. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.
CINI is a consortium of 30 Italian universities (Bari, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Ca' Foscari di Venezia, Calabria, Cassino, Catania, Ferrara, Firenze, Genova, Lecce, Milano, Milano-Bicocca, Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli Seconda Università, Università Parthenope, Palermo, Parma, Pavia, Piemonte Orientale, Pisa, Roma "La Sapienza", Roma Tor Vergata, Salerno, Torino, Trento, Udine, Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa.) established in 1998 and recognized by the Ministry of the University. It is a non-profit organization aiming at promoting research activities in computer science at national and international level. Therefore, CINI integrates the resources of the Italian universities working in the computer science area to promote and coordinate basic and applied research, knowledge transfer and promotion among the universities and between universities and other parties (at national and international level) including research centers and companies. CINI is spread across the entire Italian territory through local units that carry out the different research activities.
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2005, HP revenue totalled $83.3 billion.
France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros in 2008 and a customer base of more than 182 million customers in 30 countries. Orange, the Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates, now covers 123 million customers. At the end of 2008, the Group had 122 million mobile customers worldwide and 13 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers in Europe. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies. The Group's strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today the Group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, the Group strives to provide products and services that are simple and user friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system. France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of on demand business.
INRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science and control, operating under the dual authority of the Ministry of Research and the Ministry of Industry, is dedicated to fundamental and applied research in information and communication science and technology (ICST). Seven priority domains for 2008-2012: Modelling, simulation and optimisation of complex dynamic systems; Programming: security and reliability of computing systems; Communication, information, and ubiquitous computing; Interaction with real and virtual worlds; Computational engineering; Computational sciences; Computational medicine.
The IT Innovation Centre is an international leader in applied research, focused on enabling take-up of novel IT, particularly by industry and commerce. We research, develop, architect, engineer and integrate innovative IT systems, delivering proofs-of-concept, demonstrators and novel operational systems. In our wide-ranging project portfolio we are advancing the deployment of secure service-oriented systems and enabling the Future Internet. We work in a spirit of partnership, ensuring effective transfer of knowledge. Located on the Southampton Science Park in the UK, the IT Innovation Centre is part of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 86,000 customers in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” For more information, visit www.sap.com. SAP Research is the global technology research unit of SAP. The group significantly contributes to SAP's product portfolio and extends its leading position in the market by identifying and shaping emerging IT trends and generating breakthrough technologies through applied research. In contrast to SAP’s product groups and development labs that work on new functions and releases, the researchers explore opportunities that haven’t yet been developed into products. SAP Research spreads its research and development activities around the globe. Currently, their thriving network comprises of 15 centers worldwide, their headquarters in Walldorf, and numerous partners from the business and academic worlds. (Additional information is available at www.sap.com/research.) (*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications.
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 86,000 customers in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” For more information, visit www.sap.com.
Siemens (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics. The company has roughly 400,000 employees working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of services for individual requirements. Siemens provides innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to benefit customers in nearly 190 countries. Founded more than 160 years ago, the company is active in the sectors of Industry, Energy and Healthcare. They comprise divisions which are among others responsible for Industry Automation, Drive Technologies, Building Technologies, Industry Solutions, Mobility, Lighting, Fossil Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Energy Service, Power Transmission, Power Distribution, Imaging & IT, Workflow & Solutions, Diagnostics and IT Solutions and Services. In fiscal year 2007 (ended September 30), Siemens had sales of €72.4 billion and net income of €3.909 billion.
SINTEF, situated in Trondheim and Oslo, is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. Our 2000 employees support every year the development of around 2000 Norwegian and overseas companies via our R&D activities. Participation in NESSI is conducted by SINTEF ICT - one of 7 research divisions within SINTEF. SINTEF ICT, with 300 employees and 9 research departments, offers integrated research-based knowledge via access to a broad platform of technology and expertise in ICT. A wide range of topics are covered, including micro and nano technology, photonics, communication technology, computational software, information systems, software and service engineering, security and safety.
Software AG provides a real-time single view of strategic business information by integrating applications and systems, in addition to modernizing mainframe and open system IT environments. Its offerings are built on its XML business integration portfolio, based on the product families Adabas, Natural, EntireX, ApplinX and Tamino.
The Telecom Italia Group is an Italian enterprise with a telecommunications pedigree stretching back over a century. One of Europe's industry leaders, Group companies include many top Information and Communication Technology firms.
Telefónica is a world leader in the telecommunication sector, with presence in Europe, Africa and Latin America. As of January 2005, the number of customers managed by Telef ónica was 122 million. Telefónica is one of the integrated operator with the largest percentage of its business outside its home market and a reference point in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market. Therefore becoming the leading multiservice and multidomestic supplier.
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, serving defence, aerospace, security and services markets worldwide. The Group employs 61,000 people throughout the world and generated revenues of 10.3 billion euros in 2004. Services within Thales With 1.4 billion euros (including 1.1 outside Thales) revenues and 10,000 employees worldwide, the Services division provides a global offer including consulting, integration solutions and outsourcing for private sector (transport, industry, energy and finance) and the public sector (civil administration and defence).
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, serving defence, aerospace, security and services markets worldwide. The Group employs 61,000 people throughout the world and generated revenues of 10.3 billion euros in 2004.
UPM-5,500 people of which 3,274 in R&D-is one of Europe's foremost Research Universities, with a very solid track record of collaborations in research and innovation projects with the European software industry. UPM has agreements with industries and other universities throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia.
The Institute for Computer Science and Business Information Systems (ICB) has 13 full professors and about 100 academic staff members. The Software Systems Engineering (SSE) group is headed by Prof. Dr. Klaus Pohl and member of the ICB. SSEs main competences are in the area of software and service engineering, especially in requirements engineering, model-based quality assurance, variability management, and product line engineering. SSE is member of several national and international research projects and has close collaborations with industry, including training, technology transfer and consultant activities.