BIS Production Partner enter into agreements with EDB

Monday, 25. May 2009 07:31
(Oslo 25.May 2009) BIS Production Partner, which is a multi-trade
supplier of industrial projects, maintenance, workshop production,
industrial masonry and consultancy services for the process industry
and energy producers in Northern Europe, has entered into agreements
with EDB for delivery of IT infrastructure services. The agreements
have a total contract value of MNOK 64 and run from 1.May 2009 to
31.Desember 2011.


EDB shall deliver Site IT Services, Connectivity and Collaboration
Services and Hosting of Business solutions on BIS Production Partner
sites in Scandinavia.

"We have had a long and fruitful corporation with BIS Production
Partner, and are very pleased that BIS Production Partner has
demonstrated its continuing confidence in EDB by renewing for further
three years. We will do our outmost to help ensure that BIS
Production Partner can continue to deliver solid and competitive
solutions to its customers also in the future, says Executive Vice
President in IT Operations in EDB Ivar Arne Børset.

EDB is a strategic supplier for BIS Production Partner. Our decision
to renew our agreements with EDB is based on the confident that EDB
is able to support our business processes and contribute to the
achivements of our goals, says Jon Helge Helgerud, CFO in BIS
Production Partner.

BIS Production Partner was earlier a part of Hydro. In April 2008 the
company was aquiered by Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG.
EDB's business unit Industry (former IS Partner) has been responsible
for the project for divestment of BIS Production Partner from Hydro,
securing that they aslo IT wise has been a truly segregated company .
The divestment compromised 1800 employees on 13 sites and was done
according to agreed scope and quality, without any delay for BIS
Production Partner's business management.

For further information please contact:

Geir Remman, Excecutive Vice president Communication and Marketing,
Phone: +47 970 55 017
Ivar Arne Børset, Excecutive Vice president IT Operations,
Phone: +47 917 28 810

About EDB

EDB Business Partner is one of the leading IT groups in the Nordic
region. The company offers solutions for the full range of
business-critical IT services. EDB aims to be a close and attentive
partner that leverages its deep industry knowledge and international
capabilities to help its customers realise the full potential of IT.
The company has local presence in 13 countries, 6,200 employees and
an annual turnover of around NOK 8 billion. EDB Business Partner is
listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. www.edb.com


About BIS Production Partner

BIS Production Partner is a company in the group Bilfinger Berger
Industrial Services AG. BIS Production Partner is a multi-trade
supplier of industrial projects, maintenance, workshop production,
industrial masonry and consultancy services for the process industry
and energy producers in Northern Europe. Annual turnover for BIS
Production Partner is NOK 2.3 billion. Total man-labour years: 2,200.
We are concentrated at nine locations in Norway, with activities also
in Sweden and Germany. For further information please look at
www.bis.productionpartner.com


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