Fifa strikes web-services deal
The multi-million-dollar deals run until 2010 and will also see the rollout of new extranet and intranet services during the next year.
The event-management system (EMS) platform will be used by Fifa and local event organisers to arrange everything from accreditation to transport during tournaments.
Fifa’s head of new media, Charles-Henry Contamine, said: “It’s basically the operational tool with which we manage the World Cup when it’s going on.”
Although the next World Cup isn’t taking place until 2010, the association runs many events that need to be managed in addition to the main tournament.
These include the Under-20 World Cup, recently held in Canada, the Club World Cup ?to be held in Tokyo in December ?and World Cup qualifying matches which begin early next year.
