December 6, 2005

SAP hosting guidelines confirm quality, competence and reliability of Lufthansa Systems

Lufthansa Systems today announced that it has been awarded the SAP Hosting Partner certification from SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG. For new and prospective customers of Lufthansa Systems, this certificate confirms what existing customers have been experiencing for years: The IT service provider is a reliable and competent partner when it comes to operating and managing business-critical software systems including SAP solutions.

The figures speak for themselves: Lufthansa Systems currently manages some 110 SAP systems. These include solutions such as SAP R/3, SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW), SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO), mySAP Customer Relationship Management (mySAP CRM) and SAP NetWeaver Portal. Lufthansa Systems operates all systems in compliance with internationally recognized ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) guidelines.

In addition to its hosting services, the SAP Hosting Partner also offers application management services and standardized service packages in connection with SAP. Lufthansa Systems thus enables customers to reduce their total cost of ownership for SAP solutions. At the same time, customers are put in a position to install new solutions quickly and keep implementation costs low.

Note to editors:

Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT services, including consulting, development, implementation and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its IT infrastructure and operations services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 17 countries and employs about 4,500 people worldwide. In business year 2004, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 628 million. For more details, see www.Lhsystems.com.