Paris and London, 29th July 2008. Orchestra Networks, a leading provider of Master Data Management Software, and Atos Origin, an international IT services company, today announced the formation of their partnership to help major corporates and Governments more cost effectively and efficiently comply with new legislation and manage risk compliance.

Thanks to this alliance, companies can deploy best of breed Orchestra Networks technology and benefit from the significant experience of Atos Origin to build a true end-to- end MDM system and conduct Enterprise-wide Data Governance initiatives and give the business the tools to manage their own data.

"We are delighted and very excited about this partnership," said Christophe Barriolade, CEO of Orchestra Networks. "With Atos Origin we will deliver enhanced MDM propositions based upon our leading EBX.Platform to meet the specific and exacting needs of our joint customers initially targeting Public Sector, Transport and Financial Services."

"Orchestra Networks offer the opportunity for our clients to leverage and maximize their investment in IT applications for greater transparency and process efficiency when managing their Master Reference Data; as well as enhancing their agility when coping with an ever changing business environment", said Ursula Morgenstern, Senior Vice President for Systems Integration at Atos Origin in the UK. "This partnership further strengthens our Information Life Cycle Management practice by complementing those relationships we have already fostered with technology vendors addressing Data Quality, Data Integration, Business Intelligence and Analytics, allowing us to increase further the value we bring to our clients in achieving their goals."

About Orchestra Networks
Founded in 2000 and based in Paris and London, Orchestra Networks is a leading and independent software vendor supplying the first truly cross domain master data management software solution. Its EBX.Platform provides clients with the capability to take control of their master and reference data providing significant data governance capabilities. Orchestra Networks has been named "Cool Vendor in Master Data Management, 2008" by Gartner. For more information, email info@orchestranetworks.com or visit www.orchestranetworks.com.

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 5.8 billion and it employs over 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.

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