Gartner names Atos a "Leader" in its Magic Quadrant for End User Outsourcing Services, North America 2014

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Sep 17, 2014, 08:00 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Atos, an international IT services company, today announced that for the second year in a row it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the leaders' quadrant of the ″Magic Quadrant for End User Outsourcing Services, North America 2014"¹.

The Atos visionary Workplace Services offering is a comprehensive portfolio of services providing end-to-end capabilities, which puts the user firmly at the center of the digital workplace. Atos understands the deep impact that social media and mobile computing are having on its clients' operational environments and can offer solutions for a full range of work scenarios, enabling employees to work anytime, anyplace and making bring-your-own device a practical reality. John Evers, CEO Atos in North America, said: "Atos capabilities in help desk and desktop outsourcing services have been recognized for a long time now in the USA and Canada. I am proud of our market vision, our solutions and our teams who have consistently driven our clients to success."

Atos leverages strategic partnerships with leading players in workplace solutions to deliver tangible business and IT benefits to its clients. Activating remote PC management with Intel vPro technology, Atos has improved response times for incidents and service requests and reduced the costs of providing global support in 38 countries for the consulting firm Towers Watson (see case study).

Atos will showcase its vision of the Workplace of the Future at the Gartner IT Expo Orlando in Florida October 5-10, 2014 and at the Gartner IT Expo in Barcelona on November 9 – 13, 2014 on wireless workplace, next-generation collaboration and end-point security.

1. Gartner: "Magic Quadrant for End User Outsourcing Services, North America 2014" by David Edward Ackerman, William Maurer and Bryan Britz. August 24, 2014.

About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is an international information technology services company with 2013 annual revenue of €8.6 billion and 76,300 employees in 52 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers IT services in 3 domains, Consulting & Technology Services, Systems Integration and Managed Services & BPO, and transactional services through Worldline. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following market sectors: Manufacturing, Retail & Services; Public sector, Healthcare & Transports; Financial Services; Telco, Media & Utilities.

Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is quoted on the NYSE Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting & Technology Services, Worldline and Atos Worldgrid.

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