Atos

The SE Atos (formerly Atos Origin ) is a listed French IT service provider headquartered in Bezons in Paris. The business segments of the company include payment transactions, consulting and technology services, systems integration and outsourcing services.

History

Atos Origin was formed by the merger of the French company Atos Origin with the Dutch company in 2000. The company grew steadily, partly through acquisitions, and by outsourcing agreements with personnel and technology transfer. In 2002, originated from the acquisition of the consulting business of KPMG in the UK and the Netherlands, the company Atos Consulting. Thus, the Group secured a strong foothold in the consulting segment of the IT market.

In January 2004, Atos Origin acquired by Schlumberger Sema Group and formed one of the largest European companies for IT services. At the time of acquisition of Sema had 20,000 employees and an annual turnover of around 2.4 billion euros. Atos Origin achieved in 2003 with 26,500 employees, an annual turnover of over 3 billion euros. In 2010, Atos Origin achieved sales of more than five billion euros with 48,000 employees.

On 14 December 2010, Atos Origin announced the acquisition of the Siemens division, Siemens IT Solutions and Services ( or SIS ). The sale was completed with the approval of the Atos shareholders on 1 July 2011. Finally, the SIS had a turnover of 3.7 billion with approximately 31,000 employees worldwide. Siemens was. Transaction by the largest shareholder of Atos and holds about 15 % of the shares The purchase cost of SIS, Atos Origin 850 million euros, with which only 186 million euros were paid in cash. The rest flowed in convertible bonds and share certificates. Global workforce of approximately 76,400 employees, the combined company in 48 countries and a turnover of 8.8 billion euros (as of 2012). Thus, the company's second- largest IT service providers in Europe. After the takeover of the former IT division of Siemens was then allowed to "Origin" drop out of the corporate name and has been operating since 1 July 2011 under the name of Atos.

It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Locations

Atos is represented in 47 countries worldwide. The company's headquarters is located in Bezons in Paris.

In Germany there are, in addition to the offices in Munich (AIS ) and Essen (AIT ), some 50 locations, including Aachen, Berlin, Bielefeld, Bomlitz, Dusseldorf, Erlangen, Frankfurt, Fürth, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, wood Minden, Kassel, Cologne, Meppen, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Stuttgart.

The daughter Atos IT Solutions and Services is an industry leader in Austria Austria. It is, next to the headquarters in Vienna, located at 13 locations.

Criticism

In the UK, the Atos Healthcare Division has drawn criticism for its implementation of the work capacity assessment of people with disabilities on behalf of the UK Department for Work and Pensions. The criticism comes from the media, the medical profession and protest groups. Even a government report called the Atos tests for the detection of disability in July 2012 " flawed".