An Operation that Receives, Configures and Distributes Thousands of PCs, Laptops and Servers to Sixty Competition and Non-Competition Olympic Venues in Athens
ATHENS, Greece - SchlumbergerSema, the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games, today announced the opening of the ATHENS 2004 PC Factory that will support the next Olympic Games. At the PC Factory, SchlumbergerSema will manage large-scale operations to receive, store, configure, validate, and distribute all the IT equipment to be dispatched to one of 60 different competition and non-competition Olympic venues.
"The PC Factory is a critical clearinghouse for all the IT hardware used at the Games," said Claude Philipps, SchlumbergerSema chief technology integrator for the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games. "Every single device must be properly imaged, tested and prepared for deployment in the field. With its legacy of successfully managing large amounts of inventory and complex networks, SchlumbergerSema is fully prepared to manage the process of configuring thousands of devices at the 2004 Games in Athens."
The PC Factory confronts the challenge of receiving thousands of devices and configuring them for hundreds of different uses. Through a central server, the necessary operating system is transferred to the computers in a consistent and reliable manner. After the equipment is properly configured and verified, it is packaged and shipped to venues throughout Athens. This process enhances the information network's stability because it loads each computer with an identical version of the appropriate operating system.
Scale and Tracking Process under highest security conditions
The PC Factory is a 5,500 square meter storage area and a 500 square meter configuration facility. Because the PC Factory has the capacity to configure and ship 500 PCs or laptops a day, SchlumbergerSema uses a comprehensive barcode system to identify each piece of equipment, its venue and its applications. By the start of the Games in August 2004, the PC Factory will have stored and configured more than 10,000 servers, desktops and laptops and several hundred routers and switches. This system of receiving, tracking and transporting each piece of equipment ensures that all IT systems are in place and operational for the duration of the Olympic Games with the highest level of security procedures.
"Without a comprehensive system, it would be impossible to configure, ship and track several thousand pieces of hardware," said Dimitris Beis, technology general manager for ATHENS 2004. "SchlumbergerSema is implementing a sophisticated system that combines automation with an expert team to prepare all Olympic Games IT infrastructure for reliable deployment and operations under the highest security conditions."
The SchlumbergerSema contract with the International Olympic Committee is the largest sports related IT contract covering four Olympic Games over eight years: Salt Lake City in 2002, Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006 and Beijing in 2008. SchlumbergerSema has primary responsibility for Information technology, which is related to consulting, systems integration, operations management, information security and software applications development for the Olympic Games. For the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, SchlumbergerSema, as the lead systems integrator, is managing a consortium of technology expert partners and suppliers. When the Games go live in Athens next summer, a team of 3,250 IT professionals and volunteers will run all IT systems and services in the Technology Operations Center (TOC), primary and secondary data centers, and 60 competition and non-competition venues.
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About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is a global oilfield and information services company with major activity in the energy industry. The company employs 78,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in 100 countries, and consists of three business segments including Schlumberger Oilfield Services, the world's premier oilfield services company supplying a wide range of technology services and solutions to the international oil and gas industry. SchlumbergerSema is a leading supplier of IT consulting, systems integration, and network and infrastructure services to the energy industry, as well as to the public sector, telecommunications and finance markets. In 2002, Schlumberger revenue was $13.2 billion. For more information, visit www.slb.com.
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Schlumberger Limited
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