SAS enters into 5-year agreement with EDB

SAS enters into 5-year agreement with EDB

(Oslo, 30 April 2007) SAS has entered into an agreement with EDB for applications operations and Scandinavian helpdesk services linked to its SAS Eurobonus system. The contract runs for five years, with an option to extend for a further two years, and represents total contract value of around SEK 15 million.

EDB's expertise in operating and developing business-critical IT systems was the deciding factor when SAS selected EDB as its partner. EDB is one of the leading Nordic IT services companies. This agreement represents the start of a long-term partnership with EDB for IT services.

"We invited competitive bidding for the applications operations needed for the SAS Eurobonus system. We awarded the contract to EDB not only because the company specialises in the Nordic IT market, but also because EDB can deliver a cost-effective long-term solution", explains Lena Boström, Director, Commercial Systems at SAS Airline IT.

"We are very pleased to have won this appointment as a partner for SAS against tough competition from other suppliers. The Eurobonus system is extremely business-critical, and we have extensive and long established experience in running this kind of system for other customers who, like SAS, are dependent on 24/7 delivery", comments Thomas Parmbäck, Managing Director of EDB Business Partner Sweden.

Any questions may be addressed to:

Geir Remman, EVP - Corporate Communications. Tel: +47 970 55 017

About EDB

EDB Business Partner is a leading stock exchange listed IT group for the Nordic region. The group has 3,800 employees, and reported turnover of NOK 5.8 billion in 2006. EDB delivers solutions that cover the entire range of business critical IT services from application services and industry-specific solutions through to IT operating services and network solutions. EDB is committed to being a close and attentive IT partner that helps its customers operate more efficiently and achieve their business objectives. EDB Business Partner is listed on Oslo Børs with the ticker code: EDBASA.

For further information see www.edb.com.