22nd October 2007
Atos Origin, the IT services provider, will take over large parts of the central applications of Dresdner Bank. Atos Origin will oversee the maintenance and development of IT applications within private and business banking of Dresdner Bank. As part of a seven-year agreement, more than 200 IT experts will be transferred to Atos Origin and will be integrated into the Financial Services competence centre in Germany .
"The excellent competences of Dresdner Bank within application management of banking systems are a perfect fit to our strengths. They are important for our growth strategy in the financial services sector – in particular in Germany “, says Philippe Germond, Chairman of Atos Origin. The company is the IT services provider for numerous top banks and insurances. Atos Origin employs more than 50,000 people and is one of the leading IT services companies in Europe .
"This partnership is an important step towards strengthening our application development“, says Dr. Friedrich Wöbking, member of Dresdner Bank's management board. The long term collaboration of both companies will pave the way for reacting faster, more efficiently and more flexible to new requirements in IT banking.
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