November 9, 2006
Partnership will enhance position in the market for infotainment systems on cruise ships
Lufthansa Systems AG and Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg, one the world's leading specialist builders of cruise ships, today announced that they signed an agreement to collaborate as preferred partners to provide infotainment technology for ocean and river ships. This agreement secures Lufthansa Systems a good position in the booming market for cruise ship equipment. "Innovation is the key to the success of our company in the highly competitive cruise ship market," said Aloys Meemann, Member of the Board of Meyer Werft GmbH. "We are pleased to have found a strategic partner in Lufthansa Systems who enables us to offer our customers innovative on-board IT solutions that are
in tune with the high technological standard of our ships."
The fully digital infotainment system from Lufthansa Systems is the technologically most advanced product of its kind available today. It provides passengers with a wide range of services including audio- and video-on-demand, Internet and intranet access, e-mail and IP telephony. For ship operators, it facilitates service processes and on-board billing. At the same time, it allows shipyards to offer new services to their customers and to tap into new sales opportunities.
AIDA Cruises ordered the system for four new cruise ships that will be built by the Meyer Werft by 2010. The solution can be installed in new ships or retrofitted in existing ones.
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 4,550 people worldwide. In business year 2005, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 635 million. |
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