EDB Unigrid is to provide IT operating services for Banverket Trafik in collaboration with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. EDB Unigrid will be responsible for operating the client's mainframe applications together with the related server environment. This contract represents an extension of the existing collaboration between the parties.

 

The applications in question play a central role in ensuring that Banverket Trafik maintains a high level of train network reliability and is able to offer rail users access to fully-updated timetable information at all times. This requires a high degree of operational reliability and 24/7 availability of the systems involved.

 

"We have particularly demanding requirements for the operation of our mainframe systems since large numbers of passengers rely on us to maintain problem-free systems. EDB Unigrid is the leading player for IT operations in the travel and logistics sector, and is clearly the best choice to ensure the reliability of our IT operations", comments Sven Bårström of Banverket Trafik.

 

"We have to ensure that our operating routines and delivery are of the highest possible quality to manage the very high volumes of business-critical information for which Banverket Trafik is responsible. Our role as the supplier of IT operating services to such an important customer gives us a unique position in the travel and logistics sector", adds Björn Nilsson, Managing Director of EDB Unigrid.

 

Banverket Trafik is the company in the Banverket group responsible for managing traffic on the entire Swedish rail network. EDB Unigrid is a subsidiary of EDB Teamco, which is the IT operating services company in the EDB Business Partner group.