Atos named a Leader in Smart Cities in Europe by IDC MarketScape
February 09 2021 - 4:00AM
Atos named a Leader in Smart Cities in Europe by IDC MarketScape
Paris, February 9, 2021 – Atos today announced
it has been positioned as a leader in the ‘IDC MarketScape:
European Professional Services for Smart Cities 2020 Vendor
Assessment’1. The IDC MarketScape evaluated nine of the service
providers delivering smart cities services that can, notably,
deliver value to citizens, develop social inclusion, enforce
sustainability and decarbonization policies.
The IDC MarketScape recommends “that cities and
communities consider Atos when they need a reliable managed service
provider to transform the workplace or migrate city ICT
infrastructure into the next normal of multi-cloud environments;
and when they need a platform to share data across the city
ecosystem and embed innovations from the European research and
innovation community”.
Atos is supporting several cities and
communities across EMEA such as Eindhoven in the Netherlands, where
Atos is using big data for real time incident response management
to ensure public safety in “Stratumseind”, the longest and most
vibrant street in the Netherlands, visited by 15-20,000 people
every weekend.
“Atos has a broad set of capabilities for
cities and communities that span consulting, systems
implementation, user-centric design, and managed services. Its
strengths include a strong R&D culture, which gives Atos the
opportunity to anticipate future innovation in areas such as
quantum computing, edge computing, and AI as well as to connect
with local ecosystems of academia and start-ups in Europe.” said
Massimiliano Claps, Research Director in European Government at
IDC.
“We are delighted to be recognized by the IDC
MarketScape as a leader in Smart Cities in EMEA. We believe this
recognition validates our ability to deliver our Urban Data
Platform powered by FIWARE and to provide our clients with the most
efficient end-to-end services that are the true foundation for
smart cities or communities looking to drive transformative digital
change.” said Albert Seubers, Director Global Strategy IT in
Cities for Atos.
Atos designs, builds and operates digital public
data platforms based on Open Source and Open Standards to
help cities lead the way to public efficiency, agile communities
and sustainable development, while guarantying data sovereignty.
Atos targets the entire data value chain of public action and takes
a pragmatic approach to build, together with dedicated and local
ecosystems, innovative use cases in the fields of mobility
services, connected territories, geo-spatial solutions for
sustainability, decarbonization policies, urban
planning and crisis management, as well as promotion of healthy
lifestyle and citizens care and inclusion.
For more details about smart cities services
from Atos, please click here.
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About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is
designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT
(information and communications technology) suppliers in a given
market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria
that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s
position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear
framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT
and telecommunications vendors can be Page 6 © IDC Visit us at
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framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital
transformation with 110,000 employees and annual revenue of € 12
billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and
high-performance computing, the group provides tailored end-to-end
solutions for all industries in 73 countries. A pioneer in
decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a
secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos operates
under the brands Atos and Atos|Syntel. Atos is a SE (Societas
Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.
The purpose of Atos is to help design the future
of the information space. Its expertise and services support the
development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural
approach and contribute to the development of scientific and
technological excellence. Across the world, the group enables its
customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live,
work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information
space.
Press Contact
Lucie Duchateau – lucie.duchateau@atos.net - +33
(0) 7 62 85 35 10
1 IDC MarketScape: European Professional Services for Smart
Cities 2020 Vendor Assessment, #EUR146129920, November 2020
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