Endava and IMG sign multi-year deal for the provision of digital media solutions to IMG clients

March 26, 2009 - PRLog -- Endava, the IT services business that provides IT consulting, software, sourcing and support solutions, and IMG Worldwide, the premier global sports, entertainment and media company, announced a multi-year agreement. Endava will now manage IMG Digital’s Website Services division which houses web-sites receiving in excess of one billion page impressions per annum.

Endava already design, implement and manage business-critical systems for some of the world’s leading organisations in Financial Services, Telco, Media & Professional Services and was selected as the technical partner after an extensive selection process.  As part of the agreement, many of the IMG Digital Media production and development staff will transfer to Endava and continue to service the existing client base.

Carmi Zlotnik, Head of Global Media Operations at IMG Media, said “Endava will be able to provide a depth of technical capabilities and investment that IMG and its clients could benefit from. IMG is looking for a variable cost base, and Endava are able to provide this straight away. We are 100% confident that this move will have a positive impact on existing clients and the prospect of future business opportunities will be improved.”

John Cotterell, CEO Endava, commented “This move outlines Endava’s commitment and investment into Digital Media Services. Boasting a wealth of technically trained talent, Endava is uniquely positioned to ensure we deliver state-of-the-art, cost-effective, personalised services.”

About IMG Sports Media
IMG Sports Media, the sports production and distribution division of IMG Worldwide, is the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming.  IMG Sports Media produces more than 8,000 hours of television, online, mobile and radio sports content across 240 categories of sports, including golf, football (soccer), tennis, cricket, cycling, motor sports and mixed martial arts.  IMG Sports Media also represents the broadcast rights to many of the world’s premier sporting events and maintains the world’s largest sports archive with more than 250,000 hours of footage.

More information about IMG Sports Media is available at www.imgworld.com
For further details please contact IMG Press Office - Katie Byrne, katie.byrne@imgworld.com  OR +44 20 8233 7425

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Endava is a well-established IT services company, with over 500 staff operating from headquarters in London and offices in the UK, Romania and Moldova. Endava is a specialised provider of IT services and business solutions, focusing on the banking and financial services, telecommunications, media, sports and professional services sectors where it is involved in designing, implementing and managing secure, high-volume, business-critical systems and digital services for some of the world's leading organizations. The British group’s business model is based on strong industry-specific expertise, an agile ‘blended’ delivery model and access to a large pool of IT talent in Eastern Europe. Endava is able to support its customers throughout the IT lifecycle by offering a competitive range of services, alongside a set of engagement models and a valuable Nearshore proposition, that enables them to address their business challenges flexibly and cost effectively.