Tieto moves Hurtigruten into the cloud
Hurtigruten, a leading Norwegian tourism company, has chosen Tieto as its strategic hostingpartner to deliver modern and holistic IT services. The new agreement includes full life-cycle commercial and administrative applications. Tieto’s solutions will contribute to a 20 percent cost reduction through faster scalability, simplified administration and increased cost efficiency. The contract value is up to €14.5 million during the contract period.
- During the past four years, we have been happy with Tieto’s hosting service. Hence, it made a lot of sense to reach out to our existing vendor when we needed a new hosting platform for the next three years. New dynamic cloud solutions and simplified technology were vital to us in order to support the company’s expansive growth ambitions. Tieto rose to our challenge and offered new modern cost efficient technology, says Hans Jørgen Eliassen, ICT Director, Hurtigruten ASA.
Tieto has since 2011 operated Hurtigruten’s websites and booking systems. The new cloud solution will secure a scalable and efficient IT-platform for their customers and employees, with access to commercial and administrative tools. Included in the agreement is extensive support for Hurtigruten’s 12 ships and offices in six countries.
- We are happy to have received renewed trust with Hurtigruten. The agreement strengthens our position in the Norwegian market and confirms Tieto Cloud Server as an optimal solution with focus on flexibility, cost reduction and security. By bringing their business-critical IT-systems into the cloud, Hurtigruten shows ambition and understanding for the increasing digitalization and future IT-developments, says Christian Schøyen, Country Manager, Tieto Norway.
- The ongoing digitalization is evolving businesses at a rapid pace and companies need to be able to adapt quickly to new customer demands. Hence, more and more organisations are taking the step into the cloud. Working with Hurtigruten for the past four years has provided us with deep understanding of the industry´s future IT needs. We are excited to continue the collaboration toward Hurtigruten’s end goal, which is to be world leading within Explorer-voyages, concludes Helene Helvik, Head of Manufacturing, Retail & Logistics, Tieto Norway.
For additional information, please contact:
Christian Schøyen, Country Manager, Tieto Norway
tel: +47 481 68 989, e-mail: christian.schoyen[at]tieto.com
Hans Jørgen Eliassen, ICT Director, Hurtigruten ASA
tel: +47 971 67 966, e-mail: hans.jorgen.eliassen[at]hurtigruten.com
Helene Helvik, Head of Manufacturing, Retail and Logistics, Norway, Tieto Norway
tel: +47 900 11 386, e-mail: helene.helvik[at]tieto.com
Trude Martinsen Brun, Marketing and Communication manager, Tieto Norway
tel: +47 905 52 823, e-mail: trude.brun[at]tieto.com
Tieto is the largest IT services company in the Nordics providing full lifecycle IT services. We also provide global product development services for companies in the communications and embedded technologies arena. Through industry insight, technology vision and innovative thinking, Tieto proactively strives to inspire and engage its customers in finding new ways of accelerating their business.
Building on a strong Nordic heritage, Tieto combines global capabilities with local presence. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Tieto has over 13 000 experts in more than 20 countries. Turnover is approximately €1.5 billion. Tieto’s shares are listed on Nasdaq in Helsinki and Stockholm. www.tieto.com
Hurtigruten is the original coastal voyage, dating from 1893. The coastal voyage brings goods, local passengers and tourists to 34 ports along the Norwegian coastline between Bergen and Kirkenes – every day, all year. www.hurtigruten.com
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