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Carmen Systems AB nominated for the Export Company of the Year award 2006

The fast growing IT-company Carmen Systems AB was today nominated by the Swedish Trade Council to the Export Company of the Year award 2006. The winner will be presented by H.R.H. the King of Sweden at the Stora Exportdagen in Stockholm April 24.The Export Company of the Year award is presented to a Swedish company which has showed a strong increase in exports over the past few years with successes on several markets. In 2005 the prestigious award went to BabyBjörn. BabyBjörn develops, distributes and markets high-quality products for children up to the age of three. Their products are

Carmen Rail Solution improves operational efficiency at Rail Gourmet

Carmen Systems AB has successfully completed delivery of the Carmen Rail Solution (CRS) to the Spanish operations of Rail Gourmet, a European rail catering and passenger care company. 450 restaurant staff on Spanish trains are now scheduled with CRS Shifts (Pairing) and Rosters.Indications are that the Carmen Rail Solution should be able to save Rail Gourmet more than EUR 700,000 each year, mainly due to an estimated 7% reduction in crew costs when staffing the network. The Carmen Rail Solution also reduces the dependency of Rail Gourmet on a small number of key planners, as well as giving

Carmen Systems AB to be acquired by Boeing

Carmen Systems today announced that The Boeing Company has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Carmen Systems AB. Boeing is one of the world’s leading aerospace companies.Carmen Systems is one of the fastest growing software companies in Europe. Over the last seven years, both revenues and margins have grown by more than 30% annually. Carmen Systems supplies the global transportation industry, particularly airlines and railways with resource optimization software and services. Carmen Systems will play a key role in further broadening Boeing’s commercial operations services through its

Carmen Systems signs breakthrough agreement with Port of Göteborg

The Port of Göteborg AB, the largest port in Scandinavia, has signed an agreement with Carmen Systems AB for an optimization application to schedule the terminal staff and equipment. With this solution, the Port of Göteborg will be able to handle increased volumes of freight without having to increase the number of staff.The three-year agreement between the Swedish resource optimization company Carmen Systems AB and the Ro/ro Terminal at the Port of Göteborg, states that Carmen will create a solution application to schedule the 220 terminal staff and equipment at the port in Göteborg,

Mexicana signs for Carmen Integrated Operations Control

Mexicana Airlines has extended their use of Carmen’s integrated product suite by signing a long-term agreement for Carmen Integrated Operations Control (Carmen IOCS) which includes; Carmen Crew Control, Carmen Fleet Control and Carmen Passenger Recovery. Captain Felix Sanchez, Chief Operations Officer at Mexicana, says that Mexicana expects to streamline operations from planning to the day of operations by improving the decision making process. “Carmen IOCS will integrate information regarding our crew, passengers, and aircraft into a complete view of operations thereby increasing the speed

Carmen Systems signs new long-term agreement with SAS to implement the Carmen Crew Management system

Carmen Systems AB is pleased to announce that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a new long-term agreement worth more than SEK 100 million over a period of eight years for the delivery of the Carmen Crew Management system. According to Bettina Hammargren, Director Production Systems at SAS, the Carmen system has been a very effective tool to reduce IT-costs. “We initially went looking for one integrated production system for Network, Crew and Traffic in order to reduce IT-costs. However, we can save an addition SEK 29 million per year, through upgrading the current Network Traffic

Northwest Airlines, signs agreement with Carmen Systems on preferential bidding (PBS) for pilots

Carmen Systems AB announces that Northwest Airlines, the world's fourth largest airline, has signed a long-term agreement for the use of Carmen’s preferential bidding system (PBS) initially for 5,300 pilots and the ability to also add 10,000 flight attendants.This agreement is Northwest Airlines’ second major deal with Carmen since 2003, when Carmen Crew Pairing was implemented for over 15,000 crew members assisting in increasing productivity and achieving tangible cost savings for the airline. Tim Campbell, Vice President Flight Operations/SOC Administration at Northwest Airlines, said

DSB (Danish Railways) signs agreement for the use of Carmen Systems’ fleet optimization software

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

Carmen Systems AB acquires Australian Software and Operations Research company, Opcom Pty Ltd

Carmen Systems AB (Publ) today announced that it has acquired the Australian Software and Operations Research company, Opcom Pty Ltd. This acquisition is a further step for Carmen Systems’ establishment as the market leader in developing, marketing and implementing resource optimization solutions for clients found primarily in the transportation industry.Opcom is a leading supplier of optimization services and software to the international railway industry and other transportation and logistics companies. Clients include, among others; SNCF (French National Railways), RailCorp in New South

Carmen Crew Tracking software product launched at Finnair

Carmen Systems AB announces that the first implementation of the Carmen Crew Tracking software product has begun at Finnair. According to Ville Iho, Vice President, Operations Logistics at Finnair, the addition of the Carmen Crew Tracking product now provides Finnair with a truly integrated crew management system. "With the addition of Carmen Crew Tracking we have created the foundation for applied optimization throughout the crew management process, enabling full cost control in all parts. The advantages of having all components, from Manpower to Tracking, sharing the same optimization,

Rail Gourmet signs for Carmen’s crew optimization software

Carmen Systems AB announces that the European rail catering and passenger care company, Rail Gourmet, has signed a long-term rental agreement for the use of the crew optimization software Carmen Crew Pairing and Carmen Crew Rostering, in its Spanish operations.Carmen Systems’ total crew planning solution will significantly increase the efficiency of the operation, reduce the planning times, whilst also providing crew with the possibility of influencing their work schedules. Roland Josi, Rail Gourmet CIO, said that the initial study indicated that Rail Gourmet would receive substantial cost

Year-End Report 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2004

Year 2004 • Net sales increased by 16% to SEK 220.8 million (190.7). • Operating income increased by 51% to SEK 24.9 million (16.5). Operating margin was 11.3% (8.6). • Profit before tax increased by 45% to SEK 29.3 million (20.2). • Net profit increased by 42% to SEK 20.2 million (14.2). • Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 35.9 million (5.5). • In January 2004, Carmen Systems signed a long-term rental agreement with Delta Air Lines and its low-fare service, Song. Delta is the world’s second largest airline. • Several other key deals further strengthened Carmen Systems’

Deutsche Bahn uses Carmen to improve productivity

Deutsche Bahn's Passenger Division went to Carmen Systems for a new way of planning more than 30,000 of the company's crew members.The Carmen software automatically produces optimal crew shifts and rosters, and has progressively been taken into production at Deutsche Bahn, since 2002. In the long-distance operation, the project is close to finishing, whilst in the regional area the roll-out is ongoing at full speed. Union and legal rules are considered in the process, as well as social and other quality issues. The software has now been used to do large improvements in crew efficiency

Carmen Systems signs major deal with Delta Air Lines

Carmen Systems signs major deal with Delta Air Lines Carmen Systems AB announces that Delta Air Lines, the world's second largest airline in terms of passengers carried, has signed a long-term agreement for the use of Carmen's Crew Planning solutions. The agreement covers the Carmen Crew Pairing and Carmen Crew Rostering products for more than 22,000 crew members. A significant number of these are operating rosters created with Carmen. Delta's low-fare service, Song, is also included in the contract. According to Joe Kolshak, Delta Air Lines Senior Vice President and Chief of Operations,

Bortz Media & Sports Group and Carmen Systems provide scheduling and optimization solutions for NHL's game schedule.

Bortz Media & Sports Group and Carmen Systems provide scheduling and optimization solutions for NHL's game schedule. Carmen Systems AB and Bortz Media & Sports Group, Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding that will combine their experience in scheduling and optimization to provide an enhanced scheduling software package for use by the NHL. Together, both companies can provide game scheduling software and consulting, television programming and advertisement placement, logistical support and resource allocation tools to the sports and media industry. "Bortz Media & Sports Group has

Virgin Atlantic signs long-term agreement with Carmen Systems

Virgin Atlantic signs long-term agreement with Carmen Systems Carmen Systems AB announces that Virgin Atlantic Airways, Britain's second largest airline serving 22 destinations worldwide, has signed a long-term agreement for the use of Carmen's Crew Planning solutions for all 3,800 crew. The agreement is worth more than EUR 3 million. According to Matthew Lee, Director Flight Operations at Virgin Atlantic, the simulation capabilities through the use of Carmen's optimization solutions and proprietary rule language, Carmen Rave, will help Virgin Atlantic to control costs in an entirely new

Carmen Systems AB, Year-End Report 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2003

Carmen Systems AB Year-End Report 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2003 Year 2003 · Net sales increased by 18% to SEK 190.7 million (162.1). · Operating income increased by 48% to SEK 16.5 million (11.1). · Profit before tax amounted to SEK 20.2 million (14.6). · Several key deals further strengthened Carmen Systems' position, especially in the airline market. Important events after year-end · In January 2004, Carmen Systems signs a long-term agreement with one of the North American mega carriers. For further information, please contact Per Norén, CEO, Phone: +46 31 7208101 Mobile: +46 703

Saudi Arabian Airlines signs deal with Carmen Systems

Saudi Arabian Airlines signs deal with Carmen Systems Carmen Systems AB announces that Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a long-term agreement for both Carmen Crew Pairing and Carmen Crew Rostering. Saudi Arabian Airlines expects multi-million dollar savings annually from using Carmen System's optimization solutions to schedule and roster 6,000 crew members. Implementation will start in mid February and will continue throughout 2004. According to Mr. Ibrahim Kamal, General Manager Flight Operations Services at Saudi Arabian Airlines, "Carmen's solutions will provide us the opportunity to

Air France signs contract for Carmen Systems' latest optimization technology

Air France signs contract for Carmen Systems' latest optimization technology Carmen Systems AB announces that Air France, one of the world's largest airlines, has entered a long-term agreement for Carmen Crew Pairing. The agreement will automatically give Air France access to all future versions of Carmen's optimization solutions. Guy Zacklad, Vice-President in charge of Crew Resources and Rostering at Air France, said that the enhanced planning technology will result in further reductions of crew costs. "For Air France it is important to constantly analyse the impact of different business

Carmen Systems to roster British Airways' 13,000 crew

Carmen Systems to roster British Airways' 13,000 crew Carmen Systems AB announces that British Airways, one of the world's largest airlines, is expanding their use of Carmen's optimization solutions to cover the crew scheduling for all cabin crew. Carmen Crew Rostering will make the planning process more efficient and at the same time provides crewmembers with the possibility to request destinations or specific days off in their schedules. British Airways has already introduced the system for all cabin crew on the European routes and the results have been very positive. David Cliffe,

Carmen Systems assists Finnair to reduce costs

Carmen Systems assists Finnair to reduce costs Carmen Systems AB announces that the European airline Finnair has implemented the Carmen Crew Rostering system for all cabin crew. This has resulted in dramatically reduced lead-times and crew costs. To allow crew members to influence their working schedules Finnair has also installed the Carmen Internet application, InterBids. Ville Iho, Assistant Vice President, Crew Resources at Finnair, said that Finnair has managed to reduce the planning times and have simultaneously also made substantial increases in the efficiency. "The reduction in

Aeroméxico signs strategic deal with Carmen Systems for improved operational performance

Aeroméxico signs strategic deal with Carmen Systems for improved operational performance Carmen Systems AB announces that Aeroméxico have extended their use of Carmen's resource optimization solutions to include Carmen's Integrated Operations Control and Tail Assignment planning solutions. Carmen Tail Assignment is assisting Aeroméxico to synchronise the planning of crew and aircraft resulting in far less crew changes and minimising the risk of causing costly knock-on delays. Carmen's Integrated Operations Control allows Aeroméxico to use advanced optimization to manage disruptions on the

KLM signs multi-million EUR contract with Carmen Systems

KLM signs multi-million EUR contract with Carmen Carmen Systems AB announces that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has signed a contract for the use of Carmen's optimization software, Carmen Crew Rostering, to include 7,500 cabin crew members. The Cabin Crew Rostering contract is for three years and is worth around EUR 2.5 million. KLM is already using Carmen's planning system, Carmen Crew Pairing, to optimize the basic crew patterns for cockpit and cabin crew. In addition to this, KLM has already been using Carmen Crew Rostering for several years now, to optimize the crew rosters for short-haul

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