Official Supplier

• IBM is the Official Information Technology Supplier and Consultant to The Championships.
• Develops and manages IT systems for the Club and The Championships.
• Debut at Championships in 1990.

Other Suppliers

• MSL - works closely with IBM to deliver TV graphics and information systems.
• IDS - works with IBM to provide radar speed display and in-ground information boards.
• EDH Tennis - provides the Referee's systems to the Club.
• IDentilam - supplies the accreditation system
• First Sports International - provides the system which supports our press, photographers and player's desk applications.
• Uniware - supplies the catering system used by all accredited staff at The Championships.
• Infor - provides the Ballot and Ticketing Systems
• Logicalis - Provides and supports the Club's IP network.

TV and Commentators

• Tailor-made service for BBC and international TV giving on-screen information.
• Relayed to hundreds of millions of homes around the world.
• Provides key match facts, player biographies, statistics and scores straight to viewers' screens.
• Separate commentators' systems give full match statistics. 

Courtside Data Entry

• Point by point information collated and entered by dedicated operators during each match.
• Match statistics collected on all courts.
• Show Court data entered onto IBM ThinkPad laptop using specially designed tennis keypads.  The laptops are linked directly to servers at heart of the Wimbledon Information System (WIS).

IBM Radar Gun

• First used on Centre Court in 1991.
• Used to measure service speed.  Information supplied to press and commentators.
• Uses two specially designed radar sensors positioned behind baseline at both ends of the court.
• 1997 - first use of gun on No.1 Court.
• 1999 - displays for spectators installed on Centre and No.1 Courts.
• 2001 - radar guns and displays extended to courts 2 & 18
• 2002 - radar guns and displays extended to courts 3 & 13

Wimbledon Information System (WIS)

• An advanced multi-media system designed and developed by IBM in conjunction with the Club, providing information on this and previous Championships. It contains the draws, order of play, point by point scores, biographies and statistics for players, commentators, public, media and officials. The system also provides video clips of key matches from The Championships.
• First used 1999, WIS replaced an earlier system first introduced in 1993.
• Printouts are available including a full range of statistics (for all singles matches), including numbers of forehand/backhand winners, aces, direction and speed of serve and unforced errors.

Internet

• Address:  www.wimbledon.org.
• Web site opened in 1995.
• Over 5 million unique visitors viewed over 180 million pages of the official Wimbledon website in 2006.
• Live up-to-the-minute point-by-point scoreboards during play.
• Live play of the show courts via a subscription service
• Live broadcasts of Radio Wimbledon, The Championships' official radio station.
• Live NetCam - a video feed from Centre, No.1 and four further show courts.
• Live interactive cameras around the grounds.
• Panoramic views of Centre Court, No.1 Court as well as of the Grounds.
• Daily previews, news and reviews of play.
• Audio interviews and post match interview transcripts.
• Video clips on demand of player interviews.
• Up-to-the-minute information on players, the draw, results, plus the daily order of play as soon as it is published.
• Comprehensive information about the All England Club and The Championships, including tickets, transport, facilities and Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
• On-line shopping for a selection of officially licensed Wimbledon products including clothing, towels, bags, accessories and souvenirs.

Referee's Office System

• Supports the Referee's office and incorporates entries, draws, match scheduling, results and prize money.  Also assists in scheduling officials for matches.
• Hand held computer score-pads are connected to the central systems to provide immediate scores. First introduced in 1999, these were used by the umpires in 2001.

Transport System

• Takes bookings from players and other accredited users for journeys to and from authorised locations (e.g. player hotels, Qualifying and the Club).
• Tracks vehicles at start and end of journeys.
• Maintains records of passengers and journeys made and provides statistical analysis of the service.

Accreditation

• Provides security passes for all accredited staff at The Championships.
• Badge holders are scanned into and out of the grounds, in real time.

Players' Desk Support

• Supports the Players' Desk team in the administration of players. This includes the sign-in process and the allocation of guest badges and tickets.

Press & Photographers Administration

• Maintains records of organisations and individuals attending the Championships and assists in the administration of them throughout the year.

Wi-Fi

• Introduced in 2003, the Club has installed wi-fi in many locations around the grounds including Centre Court, No.1 Court, the players' areas and the press areas. This has allowed the press and photographers to transmit data easily within the grounds and across the Internet.
• The system has also allowed the Club to introduce real-time badge scanning at the main access gates, for those working at The Championships.

Ballot & Ticketing

• These systems run all year round and allow the Club to administer the annual ballot and the processing of tickets for The Championships.

Ball Boys and Girls Website

• Introduced in 2005, this system allows boys and girls from the local schools to register their interest in becoming ball boy or girl. Users can then access training material to assist in their education prior to attending the ball boys and girls trials.

Facts & Figures

• IBM employs more than 150 people during The Championships.
• Over 35 miles of cabling installed (equivalent to length of 2,360 tennis courts).
• Approximately 1,800 keystrokes are performed per match providing about 400 statistics per player per match.
• IBM installs around 300 systems and printers for use during the event.
• More than 140 countries rely on the statistical output, as well as around 1000 journalists on-site at The Championships.
• Data from Wimbledon is relayed to hundreds of millions of homes around the world, via TV or the Internet.