Stan Beer
Sunday, 08 October 2006 14:38
IT Industry -
Deals
IT services provider ASG Group Limited (ASX:ASZ) has been contracted to provide IT systems integration and management services for Qantas Airways Limited, in what is believed to be a contract worth tens of millions.
The three year contract will be managed and
delivered out of ASG's Northern Region operation based in Sydney.
Under the terms of the agreement, ASG will provide Qantas with Oracle
technical development and environment management services to support
the airlines' eQ project - an e-business initiative aimed at reducing
the complexity of older systems and infrastructure to drive savings
within Qantas.
ASG Chief Executive Officer Geoff Lewis said: "Along with our recent
$88 million contract for the WA Government's Office of Shared Services,
this contract with Qantas confirms ASG's ability to deliver large scale
projects and managed services in the emerging Shared Services market,
through our strong Oracle implementation and application managed
services capability," said Mr Lewis .
The eQ initiative, launched in 2002, is focused on upgrading systems in
Qantas' payroll and financial systems, procurement and inventory
management systems among other areas. ASG will be providing systems
integration and management services for the financial systems component
of the initiative.