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Catalis SE: The Flemish Public Transport System Undertakes Major
Digital Upgrade and Selects Testronic Labs for Consultancy
28.02.2012 / 09:41
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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.
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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
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