ATHENS, Greece, Sep 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), the Worldwide Information
Technology (IT) Partner of the Olympic Games, has successfully completed the first set of live Sport Events
exercising the Games' IT infrastructure in preparation for the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which will take place in
Athens from August 13 to 29, 2004. Held in conjunction with live competitions that took place at Olympic Games
venues last month, the Sport Events IT tests rehearsed the Games Management Systems (GMS), Information
Diffusion Systems (IDS) and the supporting IT infrastructure which are all critical to managing the Games and
communicating competition results."This is a major milestone for the Olympic Games as it marks the first time that
all critical IT functions have been ready for testing during live events one year prior to the Games,"stated Philippe
Verveer, director of technology for the International Olympic Committee."We've been very impressed with
Schlumberger consistently meeting all deadlines, and this particular one highlights the strong value of their process
for transferring knowledge from one project to another."During the Sport Events, Schlumberger managed the same
high level of IT applications and support that will be used at the Olympic Games, scaled down to meet the much
lighter needs of the Sport Events' seven competitions: archery, equestrian, canoe/kayak flatwater, rowing, cycling,
beach volleyball and sailing."Testing, testing and more testing is the key to successful implementation of IT services
at the Olympic Games,"commented Claude Philipps, Schlumberger chief technology integrator for the 2004 Olympic
Games."Since the Sport Events are actual competitions, this gives us an early window to completely test all the
applications in real life scenarios before we move on to more intensive rounds of test rehearsals closer to
Games-time. It is also a unique opportunity to rehearse communications between all the technology providers, and to
test procedures and policies. When the Olympic Games go live, we have one chance to get it right, and we intend to
deliver."Testing during the Sport Events was carried out at the recently opened Technology Operations Center (TOC),
as well as the Primary Data Center. The TOC, which incorporates the experience of previous Olympic Games and
technological advances, served as"mission control"where the complex IT network and infrastructure was monitored
and managed. The TOC is connected via a highly secure network to the Venue Data Centers, which host local servers
and help desks. Prior to the Sport Events, Schlumberger used the new PC Factory facility to secure and customize
hundreds of PCs, which were then installed and tested at the TOC and participating venues.
The Schlumberger contract with the International Olympic Committee is the world's largest sports-related IT contract,
covering four Olympic Games over eight years: Salt Lake City in 2002, Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006 and Beijing in
2008. In these Games, Schlumberger has primary responsibility for information technology consulting, systems
integration, operations management, IT security and software applications development. When the Games go live in
Athens next summer, Schlumberger will have trained and will be managing a staff of 3,850 IT professionals and
volunteers, and overseeing all IT activities at the TOC, primary and secondary data centers, and 60 competition and
non-competition venues.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is a global oilfield and information services company with major activity in the energy industry. The
company employs 78,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in 100 countries. Schlumberger is the world's
premier oilfield services company supplying a wide range of technology services and solutions to the international oil
and gas industry. Its IT business segment, SchlumbergerSema, is a leading supplier of IT consulting, systems
integration, and network and infrastructure services to the energy industry, as well as to the public sector,
telecommunications and finance markets. In 2002, Schlumberger revenue was $13.2 billion. For more information, visit
www.slb.com.
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