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essence for the last six months since the
new Home Page was unveiled, http://www.iaaf.org/
has been operating as two sites, a bright
new look but which frustratingly was only
one click away from the old style site and
structure.
Following
on from the successful launch of the championship
site for the 11th World Championships in
Athletics in August 2007 (osaka2007.iaaf.org),
the revamped IAAF.org site includes many
new features and an improved navigation.
The
main features of the new iaaf.org include:
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enhanced multimedia content (including free
video highlights and podcasts)
- event coverage of the World Athletics
Series including live radio, blogging and
results
- a fantasy athletics game spanning the
season based on the successful game launched
for the Osaka World Championships
- a new athletes section giving easier access
to athletes’ statistical and biographical
information
- a full site search facility
The
contract between IAAF and deltatre, spans
the period 2007-2009, and includes the next
World Championships in Berlin.
IAAF president Lamine Diack says, “The
unveiling of the IAAF Website’s new
structure is another important step in the
on-going redevelopment of http://www.iaaf.org/
which is taking place with the technical
and design assistance of Deltatre.
"We
are keen to support such advances in our
internet presence, which are essential if
the IAAF is to keep fully abreast with the
changes to the worldwide web, and to better
communicate its message to the sport’s
athletes, officials, media and fans.”
Further
strengthening the relationship between deltatre
and the IAAF, deltatre has also been awarded
the contract for the maintenance and evolution
of the IAAF e-services system.
The
e-services system, developed by deltatre
between 1998 and 2006, is used to manage
the IAAF business activities and includes
intranet sites, the main historical database
and the
IAAF Family Extranet providing online resources
to the IAAF council, IAAF members, committees
and commissions.
Deltatre
CEO Giampiero Rinaudo says, "We are
extremely happy to extend our close and
long-term relationship with the IAAF as
their main IT partner. We are grateful to
the IAAF for the confidence they have shown
us over the last 20 years.
"Athletics
has always been a showcase of our technologies
and we look forward to working together
with the IAAF to apply many more innovative
solutions to both the websites and e-services
system."
Deltatre
works in the sports technology industry
providing IT services to sports federations.
Deltatre manages the Fifa World Cup, UEFA
Champions League, European Football Championships,
Rugby World Cup and the IAAF World Championships.
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