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Watch the birdie and the eagle and bogey: Unisys switches from rugby to golf to provide statistics and scores to the Australasia PGA Tour

Announcement posted by Unisys 20 Dec 2003

Unisys the official IT and solutions partner for the 2003 Australasia PGA Tour for the fifth year
Thousands of viewers from around the world are again relying on Unisys services and technology to keep track of every birdie, eagle and hole-in-one during the 2003 Australasia PGA Golf Tour.
For the fifth consecutive tour, Unisys is the official information technology and solutions partner, and is providing IT systems integration, infrastructure management and web hosting services to provide all the scores and tour statistics.
The Unisys role in the 2003 Australasia PGA Golf Tour and this weeks Australian Open follows closely on its success as official supplier IT services for Rugby World Cup 2003, the biggest sporting event in the world for 2003. During Rugby World Cup 2003, Unisys delivered 0.5 billion hits, and transferred 4.8 terabytes of information, through the official Rugby World Cup web site.
The Unisys golf scoring system generates data on player scores and statistics, for use on the course, by broadcast commentary teams, and fans using the official web sites at www.pgatour.com.au and www.australianopengolf.com . Players can also collect their own statistics to identify weaknesses and strengths in their game. Scores are captured at the holes by a team of volunteers who radio them to the central Unisys data team on the course. Scores and statistics, posted to the scoring system in real-time, are available almost instantly.
Unisys also captures weather information with its unique Windstick, which captures wind strength and direction. Unisys is using two Windsticks at each tournament this tour, feeding live information to broadcasters Channel 7.
Unisys IT solutions have been applied to the US and British Open Championships and on the European Tour since 1980, and to the Australasia PGA Tour since 1999.
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.