Solstad Offshore ASA upgrades to SIS
SOLSTAD OFFSHORE ASA UPGRADES TO SIS
17 September 2008 - OSLO, NORWAY: Star Information Systems, the integrated ship, rig and fleet management software provider, announces that it has won a large contract for Solstad Offshore ASA (Solstad). The agreement, signed in August, covers the entire suite of SIS software, including maintenance, docking/projects, purchasing and asset management modules. Solstad will implement the system at its head office in Skudeneshavn, Norway, at offices in Bangkok and Singapore and onboard 42 offshore vessels, including 8 newbuildings.
"This is yet another contract for SIS, whereby a customer has chosen us after a lengthy vetting process and comparison with our main competitors in the market for ship and fleet management software. We are very proud to supply a quality-minded offshore operator like Solstad, and look forward to a long relationship," said Star Information Systems' Director of Sales Martin Karlstad.
Solstad's IT Manager Frode Skaar relates how the company chose SIS: "We had been using one supplier for many years, and this system had problems to fulfill our planned maintenance system requirements. We realised that we would need more functionality than was available from our current supplier. We determined our requirements, wrote technical specifications and sent this out to main suppliers," he said.
Solstad's functionality requirements included: Rules established in central office and distributed automatically to vessels, uninterrupted flow of data from shore to ship and back, easy alarm-handling, wizards, a claims module, a projects module and integration with a document-handling system, among others. The entire selection process lasted almost a year, and included lengthy testing, a pilot project with two planned maintenance systems and several meetings. Solstad chose SIS by early summer, and the contract was signed in August.
"SIS had good references, and we met up with several of them. We visited other Star users, and talked to them about their experiences. Some of them had the kinds of functionality that we were after. In terms of the solution, Star had the solution that met Solstad's requirements best," said Skaar.
Solstad Offshore ASA is one of the world's leading offshore supply and support companies. The company operates a fleet of modern supply ships, anchor-handlers and construction support vessels from offices in Norway, the UK (Aberdeen), Thailand (Bangkok) and Singapore. The Solstad Group employs approximately 1000, and is approved to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004.
About SIS
Star Information Systems AS (SIS) is one of the leading suppliers of professional fleet management software and related services for the maritime and offshore industries. SIS' comprehensive software package comprises solutions for maintenance, spares, asset management, purchasing, yard work, electronic commerce, quality assurance, and insurance. SIS provides support through offices and agents in Norway, Denmark, Singapore, Brazil, Canada, UK and Holland.
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Star Information Systems AS
Martin Karlstad, Sales Director
Senior Area Manager
Stortorvet 5
0155 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47 22 47 69 10
Fax: +47 22 47 69 19
Email: martin.karlstad@sismarine.com
Web: www.sismarine.com
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