Thales and Atos create the European champion in big data and artificial intelligence for defence and security

Paris, May well 27, 2021,

Atos and Thales announce the development of Athea, a joint enterprise that will develop a sovereign major facts and synthetic intelligence system for public and non-public sector gamers in the defence, intelligence and inside condition stability communities. Athea will draw on the working experience obtained by both equally companies from the demonstration stage of the ARTEMIS programme, the major facts system of the French Ministry of Armed Forces. The agreement to optimise and prepare the total-scale roll-out of the ARTEMIS system was also awarded jointly to the two leaders by the French Protection Procurement Company on April 30, 2021. The new joint enterprise will initially serve the French marketplace before addressing European needs at a later on day.

With the exponential increase in the number of sources of facts, and elevated strain to answer additional swiftly to opportunity concerns, State businesses have to have to regulate at any time-larger volumes of heterogeneous facts and accelerate the development of new AI apps wherever stability and sovereignty are vital. Athea will make a remedy to securely deal with delicate facts on a nationwide scale and help the implementation of that remedy within governing administration programmes. The new entity will also supply expert appraisal, consulting, coaching and other providers.

The joint enterprise will pool the companies’ investments, know-how and working experience to answer swiftly and efficiently to need for innovation. Athea will perform with an ecosystem of big companies, SMEs, start out-ups and study institutes specialising in major facts and synthetic intelligence. In conjunction with the lately made Protection Electronic Company, the joint entity will also supply protected remedies and open up and modular technological making blocks, which persuade collaboration and promote the industrial and sovereign ecosystem, in buy to help the development of trustworthy apps.

“This joint enterprise in between Thales and Atos illustrates the determination of both equally our companies to supporting the digital transformation of our customers by furnishing a protected and revolutionary remedy based mostly on French know-how to course of action substantial volumes of heterogeneous facts. Together, we will capitalise on our respective regions of know-how to supply ideal-in-class major facts and synthetic intelligence remedies.” reported Marc Darmon, Govt Vice President, Secure Communications and Facts Units, Thales.

“Delicate facts capabilities have develop into a sovereignty challenge for State businesses. By combining the know-how of two significant gamers in defence and digital technologies with the overall flexibility of a focused entity, Athea will produce substantial opportunity for innovation, and promote the industrial and defence ecosystem, together with revolutionary start out-ups, to fulfill the wants of governing administration businesses and other stakeholders in the sector. This new joint enterprise in between Atos and Thales is an chance to merge a detailed comprehending of the defence and stability concerns confronted by European States with access to the latest innovations in major facts and synthetic intelligence.” reported Pierre Barnabé, Senior Govt Vice President, Major Details and Cybersecurity, Atos.

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About Atos

Atos is a worldwide chief in digital transformation with one hundred and five,000 staff and once-a-year revenue of in excess of € 11 billion. European number a single in cybersecurity, cloud and substantial functionality computing, the Team gives personalized stop-to-stop remedies for all industries in 71 international locations. A pioneer in decarbonization providers and merchandise, Atos is dedicated to a protected and decarbonized digital for its consumers. Atos operates beneath the brand names Atos and Atos|Syntel. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), shown on the CAC40 Paris inventory index.

The purpose of Atos is to enable design the foreseeable future of the facts room. Its know-how and providers help the development of information, schooling and study in a multicultural tactic and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the globe, the Team permits its customers and staff, and members of societies at big to are living, perform and develop sustainably, in a safe and protected facts room.

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About Thales

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a worldwide substantial know-how chief investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations — connectivity, major facts, synthetic intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum know-how — to create a foreseeable future we can all trust, which is crucial to the development of our societies. The company gives remedies, providers and merchandise that enable its customers —businesses, organisations and states — in the defence, aeronautics, room, transportation and digital identification and stability markets to fulfil their vital missions, by inserting people at the heart of the final decision-producing course of action.
Thales has eighty one,000 staff in sixty eight international locations. In 2020, Thales created product sales of €17 billion.

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