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Tennis governing body ATP outsources digital development
The men's world tennis governing body, the ATP, signs Infosys to help it use digital technology to better engage fans and players
The world governing body for men’s tennis has chosen Infosys to support digital developments for the global fan base as well as players.
The ATP will harness Infosys experience and skills to create a scores and statistics centre for fans to experience real time services. It will also redesign its player systems and even allow players to register for tournaments using their mobiles.
“The opportunities surrounding technology, statistics and data in men’s professional tennis are vast,” said Chris Kermode, executive chairman and president at the ATP.
Sporting clubs and tournaments are increasingly using technology to improve engagement with fans. The ATP aims to harness cloud, mobility and analytics to manage, analyse and interpret large volumes of tennis data to give insight and predictions to fans, players, partners and the media.
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Vishal Sikka, CEO at Infosys said: “Fans will soon have the opportunity to get completely immersed in the action, and feel the passion and intensity in every match, and more. This partnership will enable us to bring new experiences in new ways to fans worldwide and will also serve to inform many new types of consumer engagements in other walks of life.”
