GOTEBORG, Sweden, May 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Carmen Systems and DSB (Danish Railways), Denmark's largest passenger train operator, signs an agreement with Carmen Systems for the development of a new passenger fleet optimization solution for its national and international passenger services.
Ole Raft, Planning Director, DSB said that Carmen's rolling stock optimization is expected to become an important tool for increasing efficiency at DSB.
"We expect that the project will result in a software system that will increase the quality of DSB's rolling stock scheduling," said Ole Raft. "This new system will be used for production purposes as well as for preparation of bids for new traffic in Denmark and internationally," he concluded.
Carmen Systems' CEO, Per Noren, said, ``Carmen's software and solutions cover a wide range of planning processes that are focussed on delivering optimization software and services to manage the core processes of railway and airline operations. We warmly welcome DSB as a client and look forward to providing them the tangible cost savings and increased efficiencies that all our clients benefit from."
DSB carries some 157 million passengers every year and operates approximately 80 per cent of passenger train services in Denmark. DSB provides urban, intercity, regional and international passenger rail services within Denmark, and across international borders, in particular into Sweden. Passenger train kilometres totalled 55 million in 2003. The DSB Group has a turnover of DKK 9.9 billion, and employs a staff of approximately 8,500.
Carmen Systems AB develops, markets and implements resource optimization solutions for clients found primarily in the transportation industry. Clients include: Deutsche Bahn, SJ, Green Cargo, SNCF (French National Railways), RailCorp in New South Wales (Australia), CityPendeln (Sweden) and National Rail Enquiries (UK), Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Northwest Airlines, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Spanair and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Carmen Systems is a rapidly expanding organization with 290 employees from 32 nationalities. Carmen Systems' headquarters is in Goteborg, Sweden with additional offices in Austin (Texas), Brisbane (Australia), Copenhagen, Montreal, Singapore and Stockholm.
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