Visa

Visa is proud to be the official payment service and only card accepted at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. This sponsorship is a vital extension of Visa's Olympic relationship. Visa was the first global sponsor to extend its Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsorship through 2012.

Since 1996, Visa has supported a number of Paralympic sports federations worldwide and is a two-time sponsor of the Paralympic Congress. The Paralympic Movement has grown and gained increasing momentum over the last few years under the guidance of the International Paralympic Committee, Visa's exclusive worldwide payment service partner.

In September 2008, the city of Beijing, China, will welcome an estimated 4000 Paralympic athletes from 150 countries to the Paralympic Games. Visa, as a proud sponsor of the Paralympic Games, will be honored to join with the city of Beijing in welcoming these athletes to the Paralympic Games.

A primary objective for Visa is to raise Paralympic Games' awareness; celebrate the achievements of these amazing athletes; and allow their stories to be an inspiration to us all. To learn more about Visa's involvement in the Paralympic Games, please visit us at www.visaparalympics.com.

Otto Bock HealthCare

Otto Bock is a Worldwide Partner of the Paralympic Movement until the end of 2008, in the product categories ‘Therapeutical Medical Devices’ and ‘Rehabilitation and Mobility Healthcare Products’.

Otto Bock is the leading global supplier in prosthetics and rehabilitation and has been supporting the Paralympic Movement and its athletes, both with its products and its free services, at events for years. Since the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, Otto Bock has also brought their service centre to several major competitions outside the Paralympic Games, for example, the IPC Athletics World and European Championships.

Samsung

Samsung is a Worldwide Partner of the IPC in the category of “mobile telecommunications”.  The partnership was launched on the eve of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games, which Samsung is supporting as an official Games Partner for the first time ever.

This partnership represents an important extension of the involvement of Samsung with the Olympic Games. Through this partnership, Samsung will support the IPC’s efforts to communicate the inspiration and excitement of Paralympic sport to a wider audience around the world.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is the world’s third largest producer of mobile phones, employing over 128,000 people in over 90 offices across 51 countries. For more information, please visit the Samsung website at www.samsung.com.

Atos Origin

Atos Origin is an international information technology services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations.

The company's annual revenues are EUR 5.4 billion and it employs over 50,000 people in 40 countries. In Greater China region, Atos Origin has been present for over 10 years and currently employs 1,000 people in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan, focusing on an end-to-end service model to “design, build and operate” IT solutions for key clients in such industries as finance, discrete manufacturing, petro chemicals and process industry, and energies. Atos Origin China is headquartered in Beijing.

Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and has a client base of international blue-chip companies across all sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market and trades as Atos Origin, Atos Euronext Market Solutions, Atos Worldline and Atos Consulting. For further information, please go to www.atosorigin.com.