(Denmark) BEC has entered into an agreement with TOPNORDIC who, as of May 1st 2007, will become supplier of operation and development of the decentralised IT infrastructure at BEC’s 73 member banks with more than 400 branches. In addition to the 73 member banks covered by the agreement, BEC’s customer list includes several hundred financial institutions within mortgage, pension, insurance and banking.
BEC and TOPNORDIC have cooperated over a number of years and the new agreement testifies to the success of this cooperation.
”BEC’s goal is to provide our customers with a technological competitive advantage. That is best achieved through a focus on our core business areas, which are development, support and operation of systems for the financial sector in Denmark. BEC has had a good relationship over a number of years with TOPNORDIC, who possesses unique expertise within support and operation of decentralised IT environments. Furthermore, TOPNORDIC is present where our banks’ branches are located, and this proximity to our customers is very valuable to us,” says Managing Director Leo Svendsen, BEC.
The cooperation between BEC and TOPNORDIC has resulted in a number of standardised infrastructure solutions, all of which provide the highest possible degree of efficiency for BEC’s customers at the lowest possible cost.
“The agreement covers delivery of hardware and standard software products, development, operation and maintenance of the decentralised infrastructure, which provides BEC and BEC’s customers with the latest technology and thereby the latest opportunities. By choosing TOPNORDIC as their supplier, BEC is ensuring that a large share of Danish banks and a number of financial institutions are utilising the best technology tools,” says Director Jan Elbæk, TOPNORDIC.
For more information
TOPNORDIC A/S
Director Jan Elbæk
Phone +45 70 25 25 50, Mobile +45 30 18 70 44, mail
jan.elbak@topnordic.com BEC
Managing Director Leo Svendsen
Phone +45 46 38 24 00, mail
leo.svendsen@bec.dk About TOPNORDIC
TOPNORDIC is a leading provider of IT infrastructure solutions and products in the Nordic region. The TOPNORDIC Ementor Atea Group has approximately 3 100 employees and is located in 48 cities across Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Latvia and an annual revenue of approximately NOK 13 bn. The Group uses the Topnordic, Atea and Ementor brands in its business and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
www.topnordic.com
About BEC
BEC (Bankernes Edb Central) employs a total of 700 employees in Herning and Roskilde. BEC is an organisation of 73 monetary institutes with special requirements with regards to IT services. In addition to the 73 members the customer list includes several hundred financial companies. The core competence is IT system development and operation of segment specific solutions for the financial sector. The revenue for 2006 was DKK 822 million. In addition the BEC Group includes ALOC A/S, Schantz Data A/S and BEC Pension A/S.
www.bec.dk