The World Cup's Effect On YOUR Office

Whilst everybody else finishes crying into their cornflakes this morning, industry analysts have been hard at work dissecting some of the technology facts and figures about the world cup tournament and how they impacted on the typical working environment. Never ones to pass on the opportunity to meld technology and sport, we at Atlas thought we'd take a closer look at just how the World Cup has affected businesses up and down the country. Carry on reading below for some of the key statistics.




- 800,000 viewers managed to watch the England v Slovakia game on Thursday (which kicked off during work hours at 3.00pm) online according to the BBC.

- Our sister company, C2 Internet, reported a 400% rise in internet traffic through the same time period. Although way above normal levels, we still had plenty of capacity left to ensure all of our customers experienced an optimum viewing experience.

- ThinkBroadband reported increases in both latency and packet-loss during the game, meaning internet users may have been affected by dwindling speeds and failed connections. Some providers also appeared to be experiencing reductions in speed tests although our performance remained strong throughout (C2, not England!).

- Akami have a nice little tool here for monitoring Internet traffic by country. Interestingly enough, Italy's traffic peaked during Monday morning, long after they left the tournament... must have been a replay of last year!

- The Financial Times reports that, overall, the World Cup could cost the economy as much as £1bn in lost time and productivity levels.

- Although this could be nothing when compared to Chile, whose workers lost an average of five hours each during their World Cup performances, according to one sporting website.

Atlas Welcomes New Team Member!

Atlas are very proud to announce the addition of another team member to our growing list of staff!

David Alcock has joined Atlas from Quinton Hazell Automotive Ltd and will be working closely with the project team on our many implementations. Like many of our project team, David trained as a Chartered Accountant, starting his career with Arthur Young by working at their Crewe and Manchester offices. David followed this career by moving to one focused in industry, working in a number of businesses in the head finance role where his responsibilities extended to covering companies with turnovers ranging from £4 million to £50 million and accounts teams ranging from 4 to 20. In addition, David also gained operational experience working as Managing Director of a £10 million business where he initiated a change to lean manufacturing, improved quality standards and was significantly involved in purchasing, with a particular focus on supplier development and engineering product improvement.

David relaxes with a variety of hobbies including walking, boats and computers along with a keen interest in all things related to aviation having held a pilot's licence at seventeen.

Although David is no longer an active pilot, we're sure you'll agree he looks destined to be a 'high flyer' here at Atlas, with his wealth of business experience and financial management expertise. We warmly welcome him to our company and look forward to sharing many years of success with him in the future.