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DATE 2 December 2003
CONTACT Shaun Duffy – General Manager Investor Relations
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FAX +61 8 9273 1208
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ERG Teams up with CSC
for Denmark
ERG Group today announced it has teamed with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:
CSC), for the upcoming smart card based transit fare collection tender for the whole of
Denmark, incorporating Greater Copenhagen.
The new consortium, named “ONECARD”, has prequalified for the tender that is due to be
lodged by 31 March 2004. The Danish transport authorities expect to make a decision on
the successful tenderer by the end of 2004. The project, known as Rejsekort, is expected to
initially rollout in Greater Copenhagen in 2006 with all public transport operators throughout
Denmark to follow.
ERG’s technology will form the basis of the consortium’s offering as it is a proven backoffice
processing system in a transit fare collection environment. ERG has a strong
presence in the Scandinavian region with projects under way in Oslo, Stockholm and
Gothenburg, in addition to live reference sites in Hong Kong, Rome, San Francisco and
Singapore.
CSC will provide its considerable project management, outsourcing and systems integration
experience to the ONECARD consortium as well as its extensive local presence in
Copenhagen where it employs approximately 2,000 people.
ERG’s European Executive Chairman, Mr Franky Carbonez, said “We believe the
ONECARD consortium has the potential to offer the Danish transport authorities and public
transport users a state-of-the-art smart card fare collection system. ERG’s proven fare
collection experience is a perfect fit with CSC’s expertise and local presence.”
Pete George, President of CSC’s Nordic operations, said “CSC’s alliance with ERG gives
the ONECARD consortium a strong offering to present to the Danish travel card project.
CSC’s strong presence in Denmark, combined with ERG’s world class solutions, gives the
ONECARD consortium a unique position to win and implement the best and most advanced
travel card solution.”
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