March 10, 2006
DYONYX awarded IT Outsource contract to support Festival Airlines
Houston, Texas - March 10, 2006 - DYONYX has been awarded a multi-year contract by Chicago, IL based Festival Airlines to provide enterprise wide, Information Technology Support. The award represents another significant win in the transportation industry for the Houston based consultancy, having landed similar support contracts in recent years with British Airways and the Dept. of Homeland Security’s US-VISIT Exit Program in 2005. Under the Festival agreement, DYONYX will provide the design, development, implementation and ongoing support of Festival’s business technology requirements.
“End to end IT solutions with a strong commitment to customer service is what we do best” said DYONYX President, Chuck Orrico. “In this capacity, we are a true technology partner with our customer, and we look forward to being a part of Festival’s continued success and enormous growth plans.”
DYONYX Executive Vice President of IT, Trent Henson added “Festival Airlines is a very progressive customer and this support contract will tap every capability we have as a company, including 24 x 7 Managed Services, secure remote access, Enterprise Architecture planning, development and hosting, Voice Over IP and more. Festival represents a very unique model in the airline industry and we are proud to be their trusted IT partner in this endeavor.”
Festival’s Chief Executive Officer, Carl George stated: “We are pleased to be working closely with Trent and DYONYX for this undertaking. Our decision to work with them is based on their broad platform capabilities, leading edge technology deployment ability and the strength and depth of their team. Festival Airlines will be built upon only leading technologies implemented in the most efficient form and for that mission; DYONYX and Mr. Henson are the clear leaders.”
Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Festival Airlines
Festival Airlines is a vacation-only airline headquartered in Chicago, IL, and direct flight service from major metropolitan primary and secondary airports planned. Festival offers vacation packages featuring different combinations of airfare, hotel, food and beverage, ground transportation, and entertainment designed to cater to different segments of the marketplace. Their website is: www.festivalairlines.com.
About DYONYX
DYONYX is an IT Outsource and Solutions Provider specializing in working with government and enterprise customers to support their critical infrastructures, improve productivity and reduce cost and risk. Their website is: www.dyonyx.com.
Contact: Tim Barto at 713.830.5910 or tim.barto@dyonyx.com.