European airspace organization Eurocontrol extends its cooperation contract with Atos, worth 165 million euros.
Eurocontrol is the European organization that monitors airspace. It has been counting on Atos’ services for ten years. The IT company confirmed in a press release that the cooperation with Eurocontrol will be extended. Among other things, Atos will integrate new cloud technology in Microsoft Azure as well as manage IT platforms, networks and security. The latter will be arranged from Eviden, the Atos branch for digital, cloud, big data and security.
Contract extension
Atos has been working with Eurocontrol for about ten years and is extending this for another few years. In fact, the contract is being extended and is worth 165 million euros. Atos will handle the integration of new cloud technology, as well as the management of IT platforms networking and security.
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“This contract extension reflects the mutual trust between the two organizations and serves as a testament to the expertise of professionals who manage EUROCONTROL’s most sensitive assets, demonstrating a deep understanding of their business needs and constraints,” Atos wrote in the press release.
Atos saga
The contract extension is good news for Atos, but it has long been known that the company is looking for pennies. The company has long sought investors, but in vain. Meanwhile, Atos already changed CEOs several times, and the French government is about to nationalize Atos.
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