Ski municipality selects EDB Resource Allocation and Management
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - (Oslo, 19 October 2009) EDB has signed an agreement to supply a newresource management system for Ski municipality. The system is basedon the "EDB Digital Public Sector", which is EDB's newly developedsolutions suite for the municipality sector. The contract runs forthree years, with the option to extend to up to six years. The firstthree years represent total contract value of NOK 10 million.This contract brings Ski municipality into the large group ofNorwegian municipalities that now use EDB's SAP-based solutions forthe public sector."This agreement is an important step for EDB's commitment to thepublic sector and Norwegian municipalities, and I warmly welcome theconfidence that Ski municipality has placed in EDB. We areexperiencing a lot of interest from Norwegian municipalities seekingto improve the efficiency of their internal processes. EDB ResourceAllocation and Management delivers the benefits they are looking for,and helps them to improve the services they provide for theircitizens", comments Tom Scharning, Executive Vice President - PublicSector at EDB.Making efficient use of ITSki municipality expects the solution to free up its employees' timeand simplify its working processes.The new solution will deliver benefits for the municipality inseveral areas: * Easy-to-use with the availability of self-service solutions * Extensive digitalisation of case processing and workflow * Management tool - monitoring, competence planning and reporting * Integration of personnel and payroll functions with management solutions * Efficient, automated working processes"Ski municipality is the first municipality to take up the entirerange of functionality offered by EDB Resource Allocation andManagement. The municipality is already well advanced in its use ofIT solutions, and Ski will be an important partner for EDB in ourcontinuing development work", explains Tom Scharning."We considered it important that EDB offers a long-term,forward-looking and predictable solution that satisfies both ourcurrent and future needs and requirements specification. Thissolution will give us operational quality and reliability togetherwith a robust architecture and 24-hour availability. We recognizethat in order to realise the best possible efficiency benefits itwill be important that we make full use of the solution'sfunctionality", explains Per Erik Andersen, Head of Finance andAccounting at Ski municipality.For further information, please contact:Tom Scharning, Executive Vice President - Public Sector, EDB. Tel:+47 920 14 600Torgeir Kristiansen, Information Director, Corporate Communications,EDB. Tel: +47 901 27 909About EDBEDB Business Partner is one of the leading IT groups in the Nordicregion. The company offers solutions for the full range ofbusiness-critical IT services. EDB aims to be a close and attentivepartner that leverages its deep industry knowledge and internationalcapabilities to help its customers realise the full potential of IT.The company has local presence in 13 countries, 6,200 employees andan annual turnover of around NOK 8 billion. EDB Business Partner islisted on the Oslo Stock Exchange.www.edb.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 19.10.2009 - 07:30 Uhr
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