SJ renews its IT operations contract with EDB

SJ renews its IT operations contract with EDB

(Oslo, 19 May 2005) SJ AB has renewed its contract with EDB Business Partner for the operation of its IT systems for a further three years. The agreement represents total business volume of around NOK 72 million. SJ has also signed a separate contract with EDB for communications lines, representing business volume of almost NOK 9 million in 2005.

Under the terms of the contract, EDB is responsible for operating SJ's business-critical applications, communications solutions and the IT infrastructure this involves. The services provided by EDB support a range of functions including ticket sales from automatic vending machines and over the Internet. These self-service channels accounted for around one-third of all SJ's ticket sales in 2004.

Increased use of IT is a source of rationalisation gains for SJ. An increasing number of SJ's customers purchase tickets electronically, and this places increased emphasis on the availability and user-friendliness of SJ's IT solutions. SJ is also making ever-greater use of IT in its internal processes, and this too places greater demands on the availability of its IT solutions.

Any enquires may be addressed to:

Ole Urdahl, EVP - IT Operations, EDB. Tel: +47 905 36 116
Jørgen Christiansen, Acting EVP - Corporate Communications, EDB, Tel: +47 913 13 199

EDB Business Partner is listed on Oslo Børs with the ticker code EDBASA. More information on EDB can be found on the company's website at: www.edb.com