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MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- The extended collaboration with Tennis Australia will introduce enhanced

broadcast match statistics and new initiatives to make tennis more accessible

for all, while continuing to develop innovative digital stakeholder experiences

    Infosys (https://www.infosys.com/en.html) (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE:

INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting,

today announced an extension of its digital innovation partnership with the

Australian Open (AO) until the end of 2026. The expanded collaboration will see

Infosys and Tennis Australia continue to harness Big Data and Analytics,

Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Cloud technologies to elevate the

AO experience for fans, players, coaches, partners and the media. The

multi-year commitment builds on the last three years of high impact between

Infosys and the AO, and follows strong results achieved in a pandemic-impacted

2021 event. The collaboration aims to focus across 4 key areas:

•        Enhanced broadcast statistics to increase fan engagement: Beginning at AO22,

Infosys is bringing all-new stats for tennis fans globally, providing insights

and perspectives to analyse the game differently. These will consist of

fascinating data points such as pressure point metrics, how players capitalize

on early breaks in sets, and historical records broken by a player through the

course of the tournament.

•        Deliver new innovations for fans, players, and the media: Tennis Australia

and Infosys will build groundbreaking innovations and discover new digital

tools for AO stakeholders. Through the Infosys Tennis Platform, match center

features for the fans will make its way to the mobile app, while seeing several

new enhancements, helping them take a virtual seat on the court and deep dive

into data of their favorite matches. Advanced coaching through AI videos will

continue to help players & coaches strategize their game better and

breathtaking moments from multiple matches will be published using AI Shot of

the Day.

•        Driving the digital experience vision: Driving the 360 digital experience

vision for the Australian Open in the next decade begins with an end-to-end

design assessment of a fan's digital touchpoints with the AO. Areas for growth

will be identified and world class innovation will place the fan right in the

middle of the digital experience.

•        Digital for inclusivity and greater access to the underprivileged and

grassroots community: Leveraging Infosys Springboard  

(https://infosysspringboard.ausnz.onwingspan.com/en/login ) the teams will work

together on various digital skilling and inclusivity initiatives to help

under-represented communities while also positively impacting grassroots tennis

in the region.

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    Andrew Groth, Executive Vice President, Infosys and Region Head, Australia

and New Zealand said, "We are delighted to be partnering with Tennis Australia

for a further five years, and to continue reimagining the Australian Open's

world-class digital offerings. For us, this collaboration is about digital

innovation providing greater access to the wonderful sport of tennis and

helping to build it into a truly global and inclusive game."

    Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia and Australian Open Tournament

Director said, "We are excited to extend our partnership with Infosys until

2026 as part of our ongoing journey of innovation. We look forward to working

together to continue to change the way fans, players, coaches and audiences

around the world engage with the Australian Open and our sport."

    For further information on the Infosys and Australian Open Digital

Innovation Partnership, visit Infosys.com/AusOpen.

(https://www.infosys.com/australian-open.html)

    About Infosys

    Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and

consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their

digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the

systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients

through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an

AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower

the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of

performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their

continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills,

expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

    Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help

your enterprise navigate your next.

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Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause

actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking

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but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the

effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks

related to an economic downturn or recession in India, the United States and

other countries around the world, changes in political, business, and economic

conditions, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates,

our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including

those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our

ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost

overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,

restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to

manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key

focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our

ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,

liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in

which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of

governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts,

legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India,

unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions

affecting our industry and the outcome of pending litigation and government

investigation. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results

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