LONDON, August 17,2017 /PRNewswire/ --
ATP, the governing body of men's professional tennis, in
association with Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology
and next-generation services, today announced the launch of a new
'PlayerZone' app and website. The revamped PlayerZone, an extranet
portal for ATP players, their support teams, coaches, and others in
the ecosystem, allows users to engage with each other and access
information across a wide range of operational aspects related to
life on Tour.
The PlayerZone is developed with best-in-class technology to be
intuitive and more convenient, offering biometric login on the app.
It also provides information on tournament entries and withdrawals,
automated updates on match scheduling and results, rules and
regulations, all the way to hotel information, transportation, visa
requirements, and more. Besides simplifying the life of players on
Tour, PlayerZone will also feature new prize money and taxes data
to ease tracking of earnings and facilitate compliance.
The new app will increase engagement with the next generation of
players, provide a central portal of information as players'
progress through different stages of their career, as well as offer
a forum to engage with the players' support teams in a private and
secure digital environment.
"The ATP World Tour is a truly global business, taking place in
over 30 countries across six continents, and with players from over
100 countries," said Chris Kermode,
ATP Executive Chairman & President. "We live in a world where
immediacy and connectivity is integral to the success of our daily
operations. With that in mind, we're delighted to launch the new
PlayerZone, in partnership with Infosys, which will not only
greatly enhance our direct communication with our players and their
support teams, but also help players navigate the demands of
everyday life on Tour in the most efficient way possible.
"With the launch of this new app, we believe we have set a new
benchmark in offering the best player extranet in sport, connecting
our players, their agents, coaches, teams and family to the ATP
World Tour wherever they might be, from any device of their
choice," added Kermode.
According to Rajesh
Krishnamurthy, President, Infosys, "Over the last two years,
innovation has been a key part of the Infosys-ATP partnership. It
started with re-imagining 25 years of tennis data and 12 million
data points, and today we are using best in class digital
technology to power the PlayerZone portal. Everything within the
new PlayerZone is available in simple dashboards and within a few
clicks. We are delighted to have successfully launched this portal,
a first in the digital space in the sports industry for us. This
was no mean task as players have specific requirements, and the ATP
has numerous rules which needed to be incorporated. As part of our
partnership, we developed a joint vision for ATP to become one of
the most innovative and digitalized sporting organizations in the
world and we are excited to be enabling them in this time of
change."
About the ATP
The ATP is the governing body of the men's professional tennis
circuits - the ATP World Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP
Champions Tour. With 63 tournaments in 31 countries, the ATP World
Tour showcases the finest male athletes competing in the world's
most exciting venues. From Australia to Europe and the Americas to Asia, the stars of the 2017 ATP World Tour
will battle for prestigious titles and Emirates ATP Rankings points
at ATP World Tour Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events, as well as
Grand Slams (non ATP events). At the end of the season only the
world's top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams will
qualify to compete for the last title of the season at the ATP
Finals. Held at The O2 in London,
the event will officially crown the 2017 ATP World Tour No. 1
presented by Emirates. For more information, please visit
www.ATPWorldTour.com.
About Infosys Ltd
Infosys is a global leader in technology services and
consulting. We enable clients in 45 countries to create and execute
strategies for their digital transformation. From engineering to
application development, knowledge management and business process
management, we help our clients find the right problems to solve,
and to solve these effectively. Our team of 198,000+ innovators,
across the globe, is differentiated by the imagination, knowledge
and experience, across industries and technologies that we bring to
every project we undertake.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can
help your enterprise thrive in the digital age.
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