Atos Origin

Atos S.A. (formerly Atos Origin) is an international information technology corporation which operates in 42 countries worldwide, with over 74,000 employees. The company, Europe's largest IT services firm, is listed on Euronext Paris and is a member of the CAC Mid 60 stock market index. Atos Origin was formed in October 2000 following a merger between the French company Atos and Origin B.V. from the Netherlands. Prior to that, both companies were the creation of other smaller mergers and acquisitions starting from around 1976. In 1996, Origin B.V. was created after a merger of the Dutch company BSO and the Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division, while a year later in 1997, Atos was created following a merger of the French...