BBC

===Information technology service management===
In 2004, the BBC contracted out its former BBC Technology division to the German engineering and electronics company [[Siemens IT Solutions and Services]] (SIS), [[outsourcing]] its [[Information technology|IT]], [[telephony]] and [[Broadcast engineering|broadcast technology]] systems.<ref name="bbc-2204"/> When Atos Origin acquired the SIS division from [[Siemens]] in December 2010 for €850&nbsp;million (£720m),<ref name=cw-siemens>{{cite news|title=Atos Origin acquires Siemens division for €850m|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094628/Atos-Origin-acquires-Siemens-division-for-850m|access-date=27 May 2013|newspaper=Computer Weekly|date=15 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512145155/http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094628/Atos-Origin-acquires-Siemens-division-for-850m|archive-date=12 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> the BBC support contract also passed to [[Atos]], and in July 2011, the BBC announced to staff that its technology support would become an Atos service.<ref name="atos-ariel"/> Siemens staff working on the BBC contract were transferred to Atos; the BBC's [[Information technology|Information Technology systems]] are now managed by Atos.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2017|title=Atos signs new contract with BBC for technology services|url=https://atos.net/en/2017/press-release/general-press-releases_2017_05_11/atos-signs-new-contract-bbc-technology-services|access-date=10 July 2020|website=Atos|language=en-US|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919145447/https://atos.net/en/2017/press-release/general-press-releases_2017_05_11/atos-signs-new-contract-bbc-technology-services|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, the BBC's [[chief financial officer]] [[Zarin Patel]] stated to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] that, following criticism of the BBC's management of major IT projects with Siemens (such as the [[Digital Media Initiative]]), the BBC partnership with Atos would be instrumental in achieving cost savings of around £64&nbsp;million as part of the BBC's "Delivering Quality First" programme.<ref name=publicaccounts>{{cite web|title=BBC Effiicency Programme|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmpubacc/c1658-i/c165801.htm|website=House of Commons Public Accounts Committee|publisher=UK Parliament|access-date=27 May 2013|date=21 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205203852/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmpubacc/c1658-i/c165801.htm|archive-date=5 February 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the BBC's then-[[Chief Technology Officer]] John Linwood, expressed confidence in service improvements to the BBC's technology provision brought about by Atos. He also stated that supplier accountability had been strengthened following some high-profile technology failures which had taken place during the partnership with Siemens.<ref name=cw-linwood>{{cite news|last=Mari|first=Angelica|title=CIO interview: John Linwood, chief technology officer, BBC|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240114385/CIO-interview-John-Linwood-chief-technology-officer-BBC|access-date=28 May 2013|newspaper=Computer Weekly|date=26 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528064938/http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240114385/CIO-interview-John-Linwood-chief-technology-officer-BBC|archive-date=28 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>