Advantage Takes Off With Air New Zealand
Subsidiary Signs $20m Deal With National Carrier
Auckland
– 5 December 2000: Aldridge Punter Limited (APL), a
subsidiary of Advantage Group Limited (NZSE:ADV), has signed
a support service agreement with Air New Zealand which will
deliver up to $20m in revenue over the next three
years.
The three-year contract is to supply and enhance
application support services currently used to run the
airline, which has been an APL client for over ten
years.
“We develop custom written systems as well as
providing package software and ongoing support for a diverse
range of clients and environments. Air New Zealand will now
have increased long-term access to an outstanding team of
developers,” says Murray Aldridge, GM of APL.
Andrew
David, General Manager IT & Chief Information Officer for
Air New Zealand, says the new agreement supports the
airline’s strategic procurement review.
“This new
partnership with APL will mean continuity of service,
knowledge and value for money.”
“Substantial cost-savings
will be gained through consolidation of the work effort with
the ability to focus on what we need to do over the
long-term,” says Andrew David.
Aldridge Punter Ltd
provides a range of enterprise application development and
support services to Air New Zealand with expertise in
Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and SAP environments.
Greg Cross,
CEO of Advantage Group, says APL is one of New Zealand’s
best-performing software development companies.
“Aldridge
Punter brings with it a 24-year history of high quality
software development”.
“The company is extremely
well-respected and enjoys long-standing relationships with
both blue chip clients and staff. That speaks volumes about
the quality of its management and people, and the service
they provide.”
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About Advantage
Advantage
Group Limited, an NZSE 40 company, is a leading supplier of
e-Services throughout the Asia Pacific region. For more
information, visit http://www.advantagegroup.co.nz.
About Aldridge Punter
Founded in 1976 by Dave Punter
and Murray Aldridge, Aldridge Punter is a 110-strong
software development organisation dedicated to supporting
enterprise level organisations. As one of New Zealand’s
leading software development companies, Aldridge Punter
develops custom written systems as well as providing package
software and ongoing support for a diverse range of clients
and environments.
About Air New Zealand
Air New
Zealand Limited is one of New Zealand's largest publicly
listed companies. Its principal activities are the operation
of international and domestic air passenger and cargo
transport services to, from and within the South Pacific
region. Air New Zealand also holds a 100% stake in
Australian carrier Ansett, resulting in a truly regional
airline system.
Air New Zealand and Ansett are members
of the Star Alliance, the largest global alliance.
Membership of this alliance allows Air New Zealand to
leverage its regional strength into a global network, which
delivers customers greater connectivity and frequency.
The Air New Zealand group also encompasses business
units providing engineering and ground handling services.
Subsidiary operations extend to booking systems, travel
wholesaling and
retailing.