Atos Origin

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Atos Origin, SA (Euronext: [ATO]) is an international IT corporation which operates in more than 50 countries worldwide, with about 47,000 employees.

The corporate headquarters are located in Paris, France and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Atos Origin is registered in France, and quoted on Euronext Paris. Its CEO is Bernard J. Bourigeaud.

History

1976 - BSO IT company founded by the eccentric Dutch business man Eckart Wintzen.

1990 - BSO merges with the Philips ISA division forming BSO/Origin.

1991 - Segin, SITB and Sodinforg merge to create Axime.

January 1996 - Origin B.V. IT company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division.

1997 - Atos IT company founded in France and was formed from a merger of the companies Axime and Sligos.

October 2000 - Atos Origin founded in France and was formed from a merger of the companies Atos and Origin B.V..

August 2002 - Atos Origin acquires KPMG Consulting in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands.

2004 - Atos Origin acquires the Sema IT service division of Schlumberger.

2004 - Atos Origin creates a new subsidiary named Atos Worldline.

2004 - Atos Origin takes over the infrastructure division of ITELLIUM, a subsidiary of KarstadtQuelle.

2004 - Atos Origin drops the KPMG name from its consulting subsidiary which becomes Atos Consulting.

External links

[Official website]

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