Since 2010, Trenitalia has planned and managed around 15,000 employees and more than 5,000 vehicles using software developed by IVU Traffic Technologies AG. Now, the IT company is also assuming responsibility for hosting the entire system.
The IVU.rail staff roster planning and operational control modules of Trenitalia have been running on IVU servers since April. As a result, everything will come from a single source in the future – a help desk, server maintenance and the regular installation of software updates will be handled by IVU technicians. IVU is collaborating closely with IBM here.
The outsourcing of server operations has had no effect on the work performed by the dispatchers at Trenitalia.
“The consolidation of the system over the past few years has convinced us to entrust IVU with hosting as well to unite the technical and operational aspects and deliver system updates faster than ever before,” says Danilo Gismondi, CIO of Trenitalia. “The successful summer timetable change confirms that we made the right decision.”
Oliver Grzegorski, head of development and member of the IVU Management Board said, “We are delighted that Trenitalia has asked us to manage the entire system. This underlines their confidence in us and shows that our software-as-a-service solution offers considerable benefits even for large railway companies.”
