DGAP-News: Catalis SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Catalis SE: The Flemish Public Transport System Undertakes Major Digital Upgrade and Selects Testronic Labs for Consultancy 28.02.2012 / 09:41 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News: The Flemish Public Transport System Undertakes Major Digital Upgrade and Selects Testronic Labs for Consultancy Eindhoven, February 28, 2012 - Catalis SE, the worldwide service provider for the digital media industry, is pleased to announce that its quality assurance division, Testronic Labs, has been selected by De Lijn to support a major digital upgrade to the official Flemish public transport system. De Lijn is the commercial name of the Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij, an autonomous state enterprise responsible for urban and regional transport by bus and tram in Flanders. The upgrade, known as ReTiBo (Registration, Ticketing, and On Board Computers), will revolutionize the system by providing important planning information, from ticketing to financial reporting and analysis. In the assignment, Testronic will consult with senior level experts and supply testing methodologies and environments for the entire ReTiBo system. Testronic will assure that all internal and external parties involved implement and follow standardized quality control processes throughout the project, guide the internal De Lijn team through the initial implementation processes, and create an ongoing environment for consistent quality management for all future developments. Testronic will also collaborate with other partners in the consulting agreement; including Clear2Pay for payment expertise and Spirtech for Calypso and hardware expertise. Under the scope of the project, which is planned to be fully operational in three years, Testronic will provide testing expertise in three key areas: software, hardware, and card technology. They will test all of the software and interfaces on the devices, the entire data processing back-office system, and all pertinent business processes. Testronic will also provide validation and certification of the hardware to be used right up to the installation of the new devices on the actual buses and trams. The final element of Testronic's involvement will deal with the new smart card technology being utilized on the project, ensuring NFC & EMV compliance of the whole environment, with interoperability agreements across multiple companies, data-model validations, transaction communications, and processing. Erik Bulté, Program Manager of De Lijn, said, 'De Lijn is dedicated to providing the finest service to our customers. In order to carefully plan and seamlessly implement ReTiBo, we are working with the experts from Testronic Labs. The work they are undertaking is of the utmost importance to us, and we are happy to have them as part of this project. We found Testronic to be the standard bearer in testing and consultancy for hardware and software, and their team possess the core expertise the ReTiBo project demands. We look forward to working closely with our colleagues at Testronic over the course of the next several years as we implement these exciting improvements to our transportation system.' Johan Craeybeckx, Chief Technology Officer of Testronic Labs, noted, 'Testronic is very pleased to have been chosen to work on this exciting project for De Lijn. Our consultancy draws upon Testronic's complete skill-set for hardware and software testing, and we are uniquely able to provide input and testing requirements from the systems design phase through to the back office data. We are honored to have been chosen for an assignment that has such a critical impact on the way a public utility is serving its users.' For further information on Catalis SE and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Testronic Labs, DDP and Kuju, please refer to www.catalisgroup.com, www.testroniclabs.com, www.doublesixgames.com and www.kuju.com. For further questions please contact our Investor Relations team directly: Catalis SE Investor Relations Team t: +49 89 24 41 18 - 413 f: +49 89 24 41 18 - 499 info@catalisgroup.com About Catalis SE: Catalis is a worldwide leading outsourcing provider focusing on high-end technical services relating to the creation of digital content for the film, video games and software industries. Catalis offers both testing and development services. It operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Testronic Labs, Kuju and DDP from ten locations throughout the US, the UK, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. About De Lijn De Lijn - the commercial name of the Flemish Transport Company - is an independent government body responsible for urban and regional public transport in Flanders since 1991. Regional branches in the five Flemish provinces are responsible for daily service provision and direct contact with passengers. The Central Departments in Mechelen coordinate and support the operations of these branches. With nearly 4,200 buses and trams, De Lijn and its operators provide transport for 1.5 million passengers every day. These vehicles travel approximately 225 million kilometres every year. End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.02.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Catalis SE Geldropseweg 26-28 5611 SJ Eindhoven Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)40 2135930 Fax: +31 (0)40 2135604 E-mail: info@catalisgroup.com Internet: www.catalisgroup.com ISIN: NL0000233625 WKN: 927093 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 158355 28.02.2012
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