PR N°49 - FIBA offers free LiveStats Software

GENEVA/BEIJING (FIBA LiveStats) - FIBA would like to announce the launch of FIBA LiveStats, a new free-to-download software that enables every basketball association, club or fan the possibility to publish online live results and game statistics on any website in the world.

FIBA Secretary General and IOC member Patrick Baumann stated: "It is my pleasure to announce the release of FIBA LiveStats. This exciting new basketball software will enable anyone to capture game data and statistics in a professional way and provide printouts to teams, media representatives and organisers. The webcast functionality will allow fans the opportunity to follow basketball games online through their favourite club's or organisation's websites."

SportingPulse CEO Nick Maywald said: "FIBA and SportingPulse are committed to bringing professional sports coverage to grassroots sports and improving the online experience for basketball players and supporters. FIBA LiveStats has already been a big hit with basketball fans. The technology allows coverage of games on all levels -from junior games to elite championships."

FIBA LiveStats is just one of a range of integrated sports software products available free of charge to all FIBA-affiliated organisations. The sports management software FIBA Organizer was launched in November 2006 to provide SportingPulse's award-winning software, free of charge, to every organisation within FIBA's 213 member national federations.

FIBA Organizer is capable of connecting every basketball player in the world and the launch of the French and Spanish versions has massively increased its global reach.

To download FIBA LiveStats and FIBA Organizer, visit www.fibaorganizer.com.

For further information, please contact FIBA IT Manager Wolfram Klug (klug@fiba.com). For technical support, please send an email to support@fibaorganizer.com


About SportingPulse

SportingPulse  manages the biggest online grassroots sport community in Australia. SportingPulse has signed deals with many international and national sports governing bodies (Oceania National Olympic Committee, Australian Football League, Hockey Australia, Australian Rugby League, Touch Football Australia, Football New Zealand) to distribute its software to all their affiliated associations and clubs. The SportingPulse network is made up of more than 4,000 leagues, 30,000 clubs, 180 teams and two million members. SportingPulse software enables them to manage competitions, membership and communications, and to engage with participants, create revenue streams, reduce costs and save volunteers' time.


About FIBA Organizer

The FIBA Organizer software package incorporates all facets of basketball administration, such as competition management (schedules, results and standings), membership database (clubs, players, coaches and referees) and websites. In addition to improving communications between federations, associations and clubs and players, FIBA Organizer can save administrators valuable time through improved efficiencies and can help raise extra revenue by creating unique sponsorship opportunities. This global agreement is the first time an international sports' governing body has commissioned the development of a communication hub capable of unifying its community. FIBA and SportingPulse signed an agreement to provide FIBA Organizer software to all basketball organisations at no cost.


About FIBA

FIBA , the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its main upcoming events are the Beijing 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournaments and the FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, held every four years. The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be played in Turkey, while the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women will take place in the Czech Republic.



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