IBM 
IBM and Australian Open 2009
IBM is the Official Technology Partner of the Australian Open, and for the past 15 years has helped Tennis Australia innovate and deliver real business results to meet the demands of millions of fans, sponsors, broadcasters and players around the world.
In 2008, the Australian Open saw a record 605,735 fans pass through the gates and over half a billion homes tune in to the tournament worldwide.
The 2008 official tournament website also attracted a record 7.4 million unique users who visited 32 million times in one fortnight.
Once again IBM has partnered with Tennis Australia to develop innovative solutions to ensure the 2009 Australian Open is ahead of the game.
Some of the solutions that IBM will be providing at the tournament include:
- the Official Australian Open tournament website
- an integrated end-to-end scoring system that supports key services
- Speed Serve System
- Australian Open Intranet
- the Match Information Display located in Garden Square
- the graphics interface used by major television broadcasters to display the scores on screen
- court operations.
Ultimately every organisation is reflected in the companies it chooses as a partner. IBM's global client base of leaders and first movers are believers in the power of innovation to transform their organisations.
By understanding Tennis Australia's unique challenges, IBM's expertise and innovative solutions are helping the tournament in their transformation to a global brand and sustainable year round business.
IBM - helping Australian Open to succeed through business and technology innovation. For more information go to http://www.ibm.com/au/australianopen/.
