Amdahl and DB Informatik-Dienste Consolidate 130 Solaris Platforms While Keeping the Trains Rolling for German Railways.

Business/High Tech Editors

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001

Project Completed Without Disruption to Continuing Operations of Any

System, Including Germany's Largest SAP(R) R/3(R) Installation

Amdahl IT Services, a subsidiary of Amdahl and a leading provider of IT infrastructure solutions, and DB Informatik-Dienste GmbH (IDG), the provider of IT services to Deutsche Bahn AG, today announced that they have completed the consolidation of Deutsche Bahn's existing computer platforms.

The project was completed without disruption to the continuing operations of any system, including Germany's largest SAP(R) R/3(R) installation, which is used for maintaining rolling stock, must run around the clock, and serves more than 4,500 users. A total of 130 Sun Enterprise(TM) servers were moved from one site to IDG's largest data center in Berlin. These included five Sun(TM) Enterprise 10000 servers, each featuring up to 64 processors and three terabytes of disk capacity.

"This is where the expertise of Deutsche Bahn's IT specialists in handling mission-critical applications really paid off," explains Gunther Rau, Managing Director of IDG. "With Amdahl's committed support, the entire relocation process went like a dream."

Under the overall direction of IDG, Amdahl carried out both project planning and implementation. The project team, comprised of consultants from both companies, planned the relocation project in two stages so that their was sufficient capacity to continue non-stop operation of high-availability production systems at all times with minimal impact on performance. The full processing power of the complex was offline for less than four hours.

The project reduced costs and improved the quality of the IT services. DB Informatik-Dienste GmbH provides Deutsche Bahn with around-the-clock support across Germany, 365 days per year.

About Informatik-Dienste GmbH (IDG)

Founded on January 1, 1999. Its role is IT services provider for the Deutsche Bahn AG group. The IUX, Unix(R) operation and AS/400 section is responsible for plant management. IDG, an independent subsidiary of the DB holding company, employs a total of 850 staff who are involved in the operation of IT systems, networks and the processes and applications that run on them. The range of systems stretches from IBM mainframe environments (host systems based on System/390), tandem systems and office communication workstations (Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 95) to Unix servers (Sun/Solaris) and AS/400 systems. For 2002, IDG is aiming to merge with its partner company TLC GmbH, DB AG's software house. The new company will then be able to offer services and software systems from a single source.

About Amdahl

Amdahl, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a strategic member of the Fujitsu Group, a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. With over 30 years of experience supporting mission-critical IT systems, Amdahl IT Services designs, builds, deploys, and supports integrated IT infrastructure solutions for the world's most demanding enterprises. Amdahl IT Services provides the people and processes required to align IT with our customers' business and to integrate diverse technologies into a seamless environment that delivers business value.

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