December 04, 2006
EDS is developing a middleware,
messaging and security platform for Deutsche Lufthansa AG, a leading
international airline, based on an application development and
integration services contract awarded to EDS at the end of the second
quarter of 2006.
This platform serves as the basis of the
Lufthansa service-oriented architecture (SOA), enabling Lufthansa the
ability to interface, interoperate and integrate with Lufthansa
business partners and other airline systems through open standards.
The
development of the application is slated for the end of December and
the platform will be ready for acceptance and integration by Lufthansa
in January 2007.
"We awarded EDS this contract because they
delivered the best value based on their experience with their own
Airline SOA," Christoph Ganswindt, CIO of Lufthansa Passage Airlines,
said.
EDS' Airline SOA enables a transformation of an airline
client's business IT environment to an agile enterprise architecture,
aligning IT operations with business objectives. This architecture
allows clients to meet market demands with minimal complexity within a
fraction of time, thus saving money and gaining a sustainable
competitive edge.
"At IDC, we see two main challenges to
successful development and deployment of SOA-based solutions. First is
the connection to industry and process-specific business goals, to go
beyond the technology innovation to supporting business value. Second
is the ability of the solution provider to assure the performance of
the architecture in a multi-vendor platform," said Bob Welch, group
vice president for IDC. "This announcement shows that the investments
that EDS and its Agility Alliance partners have made in overall service
management, and the embedded industry expertise EDS' Airline SOA brings
to Lufthansa, have combined into a very competitive offering."
EDS
Agility Alliance partners including, Oracle, Sun, EMC, Cisco and
Microsoft, and technology alliance partners, TIBCO and BEA, play key
roles in developing portions of the team Airline SOA solution.
"We
are helping Lufthansa reduce costs and upgrade to more innovative
technology," said Pierre Klatt, leader of EDS' EMEA Transportation
industry group. "With more than 9,000 EDS employees serving the
transportation industry, we have proven ability to deliver high-quality
support for all aspects of airline environments."
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