7th June 2007 - SAP Partner Awards
"Winning this award for the third year running is a truly fantastic achievement and a testament to the commitment, expertise and dedication of our SAP practice," said Paul Bray, head of SAP practice, Atos Origin. "Through the very strong and open working relationship that we have with SAP, we are able to act quickly to identify and address potential issues to ensure that we deliver a consistent, high quality service to our customers. We remain focused on and committed to continuous improvement and each year, set ourselves challenging new Customer Satisfaction and Quality targets."
Atos Origin has over 20 years experience working with SAP solutions and was recently awarded a prized SAP Pinnacle award for Hosting. Atos Origin is an SAP Global Hosting Partner, a member of the SAP NetWeaver® Partnership Initiative and a leading member or the Enterprise SOA adoption program. The Atos Origin practice for SAP applications has more than 4,400 SAP consultants around the globe and has SAP Certified Data Centres in all geographical regions. It assists customers with their SAP projects such as Akzo Nobel Intervet, Huntsman Tioxide, Philips, Sibeg srl, Total and Vitens.
7th June 2007 - Compuware Partner Awards
The Business Partner of the Year Award recognises Atos Origin’s strategic approach to implementing the Compuware Test Factory solution worldwide. The solution is being rolled out over the next three years to standardise testing tools, processes and procedures whilst improving service quality, delivering cost reductions and enabling faster and seamless transfer of activities to off-shore locations.
The Best Quality Solution award was presented to Atos Origin for the innovative implementation of the Compuware toolset to set up the Atos Origin UK test factory. From the factory, Atos Origin delivers testing services to both existing clients as well as providing independent testing services to third party organisations, helping them to minimise costs, reduce risk and ensure on-time delivery.
"We are delighted to win these prestigious awards, which recognise the expertise and experience of our specialists in implementing the Compuware Test factory solution," said Barry Mander, head of delivery centres, Atos Origin. "The test factory solution is a key component of Atos Origin’s industrialisation plan, which was announced earlier this year in our Transformation Program: '3o3', aimed at accelerating organic growth, improving efficiency and operating as a truly global company."
6th June 2007 - European Retail Solutions Awards
Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt is utilising the system to accept payment for its grocery delivery business. Another merchant, Pizza Arrivero, also accepts payments this way and many consumers have registered to use the service.
Premier Travel Inn, together with Atos Worldline and RedSky IT, was a shortlisted finalist for the award for "Best Use of Technology in a Hospitality and Leisure Environment". Premier Travel Inn’s Business Account card scheme, which is built on Atos Worldline’s, Business-to-Business Account Card Services, enables businesses of all types and sizes to pay for goods and services across the Whitbread estate. The scheme has proven to be one of the most successful of its kind across the U.K. and in 2006, was refreshed and re-launched.