DIGIA FORTIFIES ITS POSITION AS A SUPPLIER OF INSURANCE DATA SYSTEMS
Digia Plc Press Release 21 April 2010
Arek relies on Digia to maintain central pensions system DIGIA FORTIFIES ITS POSITION AS A SUPPLIER OF INSURANCE DATA SYSTEMS Digia will continue to maintain Arek Ltd's Pension Earnings System after the termination of the original three-year service contract in August. The new agreement, to remain valid until further notice, entrusts Digia with sole responsibility for the future development and maintenance of the Arek platform. The Arek system, which includes earnings information as basis of the pension formation from all who work in Finland, is used by major Finnish pension insurance companies and authorised pension providers. A combination of high usability and cost-efficient service production forms the core of the maintenance service. Through the new agreement, Arek entrusts Digia with sole responsibility for the future development and maintenance of the company's platform. The Arek platform serves as a basis for the development of new systems and applications, including the Pension Earnings System. Digia will be in charge of the long-term development of the platform. The main task is to ensure its high efficiency with regard to building and maintaining new applications. As a partner with full responsibility for both development and maintenance, Digia is expected to safeguard the high service level of Arek's systems. Digia and Arek are long-term partners. ”We have been pleased with the cooperation and its results. We trust Digia's strong competence in ICT-solutions in the insurance industry”, comments Maarit Ekokoski, Unit Manager of Arek. "Through long-standing development partnerships, Digia has accumulated a comprehensive understanding of the insurance industry", says Christian Lehtinen, in charge of Digia's banking and insurance business. "We are deeply honoured by this expansion of our cooperation with Arek, which we regard as a reward for our fruitful partnership. The Earnings System, which is central to the Finnish pensions system, continues to be in excellent hands." For further information, please contact: Arek Ldt Maarit Ekokoski, Unit Manager, Technology and production, Tel. 358-50-306 2972, maarit.ekokoski(at)arek.fi Digia Plc Christian Lehtinen, Sales Director, Tel. 358-40-741 9467, christian.lehtinen(at)digia.com Arek in brief Arek Ltd builds and maintains information systems necessary in pension insurance and offers its customers system services that are in the pensions industry's joint usage. Our owners are authorized pension insurance providers of both the private and public sectors as well as the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK). Our method of operation is based on acquisition and co-ordination of information system projects and on methodology based system development. With this method we strive for cost efficiency, good usability of system services and management of functional risks related to information systems. We work in close collaboration with both our customers and our systems providers. In addition to Arek's approximately 40 own employees, our organization employs variably between 150 and 200 information system consultants. Digia Plc in brief Digia possesses a unique blend of expertise in enterprise systems, mobile devices, usability and web application design. The company offers its customers a fast lane towards the internet-based information processing of the new decade. Whether web services, core business systems or mobile applications are in question, through modern information technology and its inventive solutions, customers gain access to improved services, more efficient operations or increased sales. Digia's core business areas are enterprise solutions and mobile solutions. Digia employs nearly 1,500 experts in Finland, Sweden, Russia and China. The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki exchange (DIG1V). www.digia.com