Satyam is official IT provider to 2010, 2014 FIFA World Cups

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., a leading global consulting and information technology services provider, has signed up as a sponsor and official information technology services provider to the FIFA World Cups in 2010 in South Africa and 2014 in Brazil.

As the official services provider, Satyam will play a crucial role in developing the core IT event management system for FIFA and its service partner for IT, accommodation and hospitality – MATCH AG, as well as local organizing committees during the next seven years.

The sponsorship also builds on Satyam’s fast-growing presence in South Africa and across the region where its business doubled this past year, opening new offices in Ghana and Kenya.  Satyam leads a skills development initiative for South Africans under the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) program. Currently, more than 80 South African students are enrolled in a year-long technical training program at the company’s campus in Hyderabad, India.