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See also: IBM AND TENNIS AUSTRALIA.

For the fans, the Australian Open is run and won in two spectacular weeks. For Tennis Australia, it's a year-long vision that takes months of preparation to put together. IBM, the Official Technology Partner of Tennis Australia, is there all the way, providing critical expertise, technology, solutions and support to make sure that when that first ball is served - the world receives.

Building on the success of the previous year, Australian Open 2008 saw a record global television audience of 1.91 billion people and almost seven and a half million unique users visit the Official Australia Open website. These are amazing figures when you consider that Tennis Australia has to secure the majority of its annual revenue, scale up its workforce to 37 times its annual size, manage huge spikes in web traffic, significantly grow (then shrink) its IT infrastructure and manage its carbon footprint over a period of extreme growth - all in two critical weeks.

That's why Tennis Australia relies on IBM's expertise, technology, solutions and support to make sure the Australian Open runs as smoothly as possible. That way, Tennis Australia can remain as scalable, resilient, secure and profitable as ever.

To get a glimpse into what is IBM doing to bring innovation to Australian Open 2009, see below:

  • For the fans

    Read about the solutions IBM provides to make the fan experience more enjoyable and accessible for all.

  • For the media

    See how IBM technology helps the media do their job more effectively at Australian Open 2009.

  • Products and services

    See the full suite of IBM technology that goes into making Australian Open 2009 happen.

  • For the players

    Learn how IBM technology is helping players improve their game.

  • For the officials

    Understand how IBM is helping the officials at Australian Open 2009.

Key facts

  • IBM has reduced the number of servers required to support the Australian Open from 60 servers to just 6 - reducing energy consumption by 40% and cooling load by 48%.
  • While visits to the official Australian Open website have increased by 26%, the cost of each visit has been reduced by 38% over the same period, through IBM's virtualisation solutions.
  • On the first day of Australian Open 2008, IBM blocked more than 12,000 attempts to hack the official website, while still ensuring a seamless fan experience.

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