Rugby World Cup scoring system updating the world every 10 seconds
Announcement posted by Unisys 08 Nov 2003
Rugby World Cup 2003 statistics get from the sideline to TV screens, web site and journalists in less than 10 seconds, according to Unisys Australia, the Official Supplier IT Services for Rugby World Cup 2003.
Andrew Barkla, Vice President Unisys Asia Pacific believes the Rugby World Cup system sets news benchmarks for global sporting events, Unisys has so far provided information to over one million spectators who have watched Rugby World Cup 2003 matches. Unisys has handled over 371 million hits on the official rugbyworldcup.com website.
Each Rugby World Cup match sees over 2,500 statistics collected on scores, penalties, injuries, players, line-outs and scrumsto date, Unisys has collected over 100,000 statistics. These are then delivered to the desktops of journalists, administrators and the public around the world.
During the 40 matches already played in the tournament over 2,486 points had been scored and over 3.4 terabytes of data have been downloaded from the website, said Barkla.
Rugby World Cup 2003 fast facts from Unisys at the completion of the pool matches:
Crowd attendance to date: 1,362,556
Largest crowd: 81,350 at Telstra Stadium on Friday 10 November 2003 (opening match Australia vs Argentina)
Number of match statistics collected: over 100,000
Number of remote users of Rugby World Cup Inf03 (journalists and organisers): 1,975
Number of hits on official website (rugbyworldcup.com): 371 million
Number of tries scored: 302
Number of successful conversions: 221
Number of successful penalty kicks: 163
Number of successful drop goals: 15
Highest number of tries for a team: 42 (New Zealand)
Number of teams scoring four or more tries in a match: 29
Number of games that have been lost by 7 points or less: 6
The Rugby World Cup Inf03 network uses 300 personal computers, 15 event servers, and 60 back-end servers located at the Unisys data centre in Sydney. There is a team of nearly 200 people collecting the data, managing the system, and ensuring that people from London to Tokyo and from Cardiff to Sydney can follow the tournament.
Unisys is providing Rugby World Cup with systems integration services, infrastructure management and outsourcing as well as server technology, in addition to building and hosting the official website. The Rugby World Cup 2003 website is the first stage of a longer-term programme that will see Unisys host IRB internet sites such as IRB Sevens and Under 21s, through to the end of 2006.
Visit the official Rugby World Cup 2003 web site at www.rugbyworldcup.com
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
Andrew Barkla, Vice President Unisys Asia Pacific believes the Rugby World Cup system sets news benchmarks for global sporting events, Unisys has so far provided information to over one million spectators who have watched Rugby World Cup 2003 matches. Unisys has handled over 371 million hits on the official rugbyworldcup.com website.
Each Rugby World Cup match sees over 2,500 statistics collected on scores, penalties, injuries, players, line-outs and scrumsto date, Unisys has collected over 100,000 statistics. These are then delivered to the desktops of journalists, administrators and the public around the world.
During the 40 matches already played in the tournament over 2,486 points had been scored and over 3.4 terabytes of data have been downloaded from the website, said Barkla.
Rugby World Cup 2003 fast facts from Unisys at the completion of the pool matches:
Crowd attendance to date: 1,362,556
Largest crowd: 81,350 at Telstra Stadium on Friday 10 November 2003 (opening match Australia vs Argentina)
Number of match statistics collected: over 100,000
Number of remote users of Rugby World Cup Inf03 (journalists and organisers): 1,975
Number of hits on official website (rugbyworldcup.com): 371 million
Number of tries scored: 302
Number of successful conversions: 221
Number of successful penalty kicks: 163
Number of successful drop goals: 15
Highest number of tries for a team: 42 (New Zealand)
Number of teams scoring four or more tries in a match: 29
Number of games that have been lost by 7 points or less: 6
The Rugby World Cup Inf03 network uses 300 personal computers, 15 event servers, and 60 back-end servers located at the Unisys data centre in Sydney. There is a team of nearly 200 people collecting the data, managing the system, and ensuring that people from London to Tokyo and from Cardiff to Sydney can follow the tournament.
Unisys is providing Rugby World Cup with systems integration services, infrastructure management and outsourcing as well as server technology, in addition to building and hosting the official website. The Rugby World Cup 2003 website is the first stage of a longer-term programme that will see Unisys host IRB internet sites such as IRB Sevens and Under 21s, through to the end of 2006.
Visit the official Rugby World Cup 2003 web site at www.rugbyworldcup.com
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.