Atos Origin et Engineering en discussions préliminaires à propos des activités de Atos Origin en Italie

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Atos Origin et Engineering en discussions préliminaires

à propos des activités de Atos Origin en Italie

Paris, le 28 septembre 2007 - Atos Origin, l'un des principaux acteurs internationaux dans les services informatiques et Engineering Ingegneria Informatica s.p.a mènent des discussions préliminaires à propos des activités de Atos Origin en Italie. Aucun accord définitif n'a été trouvé et aucune décision n'a été prise mais Atos Origin pourrait céder ses activités italiennes à Engineering en échange d'actions de Engineering Ingegneria Informatica s.p.a. Atos Origin deviendrait alors actionnaire minoritaire de of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica s.p.a dont le siège est à Rome et qui est cotée à la bourse de Milan.

The transaction would create an IT leader in Italy. The companies would enter into an Alliance Agreement allowing both companies to serve their Italian and International customers via the global capacity created by the Alliance.

About Atos Origin

Atos Origin is an international information technology services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company's annual revenues are EUR 5.4 billion and it employs 50,000 people in 40 countries. Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and has a client base of international blue-chip companies across all

sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market and trades as Atos Origin, Atos Euronext Market Solutions, Atos Worldline and Atos Consulting. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.atosorigin.com

Contact for investors:

Gilles Arditti, Tel: + 33 (0) 1 55 91 28 83, gilles.arditti@atosorigin.com

Contact for press:

Marie-Tatiana Collombert, Tel: +33 (0) 1 55 91 26 33, marie-tatiana.collombert@atosorigin.com

About Engineering

Founded in 1980 in Padua, Engineering is one of the major Italian groups operating the field of Information Technology and strategic consulting services. With about 3900 employees, 30 branches, including Dublin and Brussels, total revenues of about 426 million euro, the Engineering group is active in the finance sector, telecoms, industry and services, central and local public administration, defence, healthcare and utilities. In 2004-2006, the company the company invested 7% of its total revenues in R&D activities, taking part in all major European projects of software engineering, playing a primary role within international enterprises groupings. Currently there are 25 live research projects and more than 50 domestic and international partners collaborating with Engineering in a European research context.

Contact for investors:

Niccolò Bossi, Tel: + 39 (02) 02-89 16 74 56, niccolo.bossi@eng.it

Contact for press:

Costanza Amodeo, Tel: +39 (06) 49.20.13.20, costanza.amodeo@eng.it



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