DB Systel

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DB Systel GmbH

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founding December 11, 2006
Seat Frankfurt am Main , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management
  • Christa Koenen, chairwoman
  • Bodo Gmel
  • Gerald Hofer
  • Klaus Rüffler
Number of employees ~ 4,400 (2019)
sales 825.5 million € (2015)
Branch Information technology, telecommunications
Website www.dbsystel.de

Silberturm , headquarters of DB Systel GmbH in Frankfurt am Main

The DB Systel GmbH is a provider of information and telecommunications services of the Deutsche Bahn . She works on the IT and telecommunications infrastructure projects of Deutsche Bahn AG .

The company was created in August 2007 through the merger of the subsidiaries DB Systems and DB Telematik .

organization

DB Systel GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DB AG in the business area of ​​digitization & technology. The number of employees at Systel GmbH is around 4,400 (2019). The nominal seat of the company is in the Silberturm at Jürgen-Ponto-Platz in Frankfurt am Main. The company is spread across the head office in Frankfurt, the Berlin and Erfurt locations and a number of regional offices. There are two locations in Frankfurt and two branches at the Erfurt location, where a large part of the operational management takes place.

The to 1 January 2016 belonging to the same business unit DB Telecom and DB Systel distance themselves so far from each other, as that are at DB communication technology in addition to the space operation of technical systems, printing services and information management in the foreground while at DB Systel focus on planning, Development, operation and optimization through to the dismantling of ICT solutions.

history

The company emerged from three subsidiaries of Deutsche Bahn AG:

  • TLC GmbH (Transport-, Informatik- und Logistik-Consulting GmbH): The TLC GmbH had the task of handling IT projects of the DB AG, i.e. IT project management and IT consulting. In addition, TLC developed software or adapted standard software according to customer requirements. The software was usually given to IDG for operational management.
  • IDG GmbH (DB Informatik-Dienst GmbH): IDG was responsible for the operational management of servers, data centers and office communication (e-mail, office, etc.), which it carried out on behalf of DB AG.
  • DB Telematik GmbH: DB Telematik was responsible for telecommunications within DB AG, in particular for the group-wide telephone network and the digital train radio GSM-R .

On January 1, 2002, the company Transport-, Informatik- und Logistik-Consulting GmbH (TLC) and DB Informatik-Dienst GmbH (IDG) were merged to form DB Systems GmbH in order to merge project business, software development and IT operations. In 2007, DB Systems merged with DB Telematik to form DB Systel.

In the spring of 2001, DB AG announced that it would bring the areas relevant to operations management from the previously founded Mannesmann Arcor into a joint telematics subsidiary of Vodafone and DB. DB intended to take over the majority in this company by 2004. In return, the DB wanted to surrender the Arcor share of 18.2 percent at the time. In mid-2001 the establishment of a company called Arcor DB Telematik GmbH was announced for the beginning of 2002. The railway should initially hold 49.9 percent of the company, Arcor 50.1 percent. An option gave the DB the opportunity to take over further shares from Arcor by April 1, 2005. At the beginning of 2002, the contracts for the outsourcing of the rail business to the new subsidiary were signed (on April 1, 2002). DB, which initially held 49.9 percent of the shares, was given the option to increase its stake in the company from July 1, 2002.

At its meeting on March 13, 2002, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG approved the project. DB had undertaken to exercise the option to take over the remaining shares in Arcor Telematik on July 1, 2002. The complete takeover was completed on schedule in early July 2002. Regardless of this, DB continued to hold an 18 percent stake in Arcor.

In autumn 2003, Deutsche Bahn announced that it would merge DB Systems and DB Telematik in 2004 into one company. From the DB Systems GmbH and DB Telematik GmbH later went DB Systel GmbH forth.

In mid-2010, the area service (service technician, project department and network administration) was moved from DB Systel GmbH to DB Kommunikationstechnik GmbH, which, however, continues to take over their services through contractual coordination.

DB Systel as the driving force in the Deutsche Bahn future

With the Skydeck, DB Systel has created an innovation platform for employees in which they can try out and implement innovative ideas free of organizational constraints.

DB Systel participates and actively drives the innovation laboratory of Deutsche Bahn, DB Mindbox Berlin, and supports the Group's OpenData initiative with hackathons .

Services

Ticket machine of the Deutsche Bahn AG

DB Systel GmbH is an information and telecommunications service provider for Deutsche Bahn. The company plans, develops and operates such solutions for Deutsche Bahn and its subsidiaries and, to a lesser extent, for third parties.

According to the company, it looks after around 650 IT applications, 4000 servers in 2 data centers and a data network with around 330,000 connections. According to other information, over 3000 servers are in use in three data centers (in Berlin-Biesdorf, Berlin-Mahlsdorf and Frankfurt). The central data center in Mahlsdorf should be dissolved and relocated to a cloud.

Services to other companies

DB Systel GmbH also offers its services to third parties. Some mobile and landline carriers (especially Arcor / Vodafone), DSL providers and cable network operators use information technology and telecommunications services from DB Systel. These are, for example, deployments for the purpose of interference suppression, connection and similar services.

GSM-R

Until December 31, 2012, DB Systel was responsible for setting up, operating and managing subscribers for the Deutsche Bahn's GSM-R network. DB Netz AG has been operating and managing the GSM-R network since 2013. The GSM-R network is also part of DB Kommunikationstechnik's area of ​​responsibility .

Internet sites

DB Systel supports Deutsche Bahn and its subsidiaries in the maintenance and support of their websites, including a. www.deutschebahn.com and www.bahn.de, on which the online information is housed, among other things, as well as the online sale of train tickets. www.bahn.de has around 180 million page views and around 50 million individual visits a month.

BKU

BKU stands for office communication company-wide and offers a uniform IT platform for around 100,000 users (as of January 2016) in the railway company and in the subsidiaries.

In the BKU system, a large number of IT applications can be ordered and canceled on a modular basis. The spectrum ranges from typical office applications for document creation and processing, spreadsheets, terminal emulators and project management software to complete rail-specific processes. A total of more than 400 applications are offered. The software distribution is automated, this also applies to virus signatures . The services of DB Systel include setting up the clients, a 24/7 help desk, on-site service in the event of malfunctions (in cooperation with DB Kommunikationstechnik GmbH) and expanding and operating the nationwide TCP / IP network as well as providing the complete Backends for the operation of this infrastructure including a daily backup of all files.

GMD

In addition to the group-wide BKU, DB Systel offers the Global Managed Desktop (GMD) for international customers . The managed clients can be ordered as a modular system and can also be used outside of the DB basic network; the services are provided in English and German as the standard language.

NTA

NTA stands for New Ticket Machine (NTA) and was introduced in 1997 as a new generation of train ticket machines. This development or the process forms the basis for further developments in this area to this day. In 2006, for example, a further generation of machines was presented (RTA: Regional TicketAutomat), which bundles the versions of the previous NTA (local, long-distance and combination machines) in one device and has completely replaced them by 2012. Currently (as of 2019) around 6400 machines are in operation nationwide.

Further variants of the ticket machines are:

  • RFA - regional ticket machine (S-Bahn Berlin; replaces its predecessor NFA since 2010: new ticket machine)
  • AiZ - automat on the train (until the end of 2015)
  • aAiZ - self-sufficient AiZ
  • MTA - mobile ticket machine (used e.g. in western Münsterland since the end of 2011)
  • VTA - sales terminal for agencies (until the end of 2011)

RIS

The traveler information system provides information on timetables for Deutsche Bahn customers and further data on delays and current train information for train attendants . RIS communicates with numerous peripheral systems such as ISTP, RSL and Bahn.de, which receive messages on current traffic, train data and disruptions in this way. Communication takes place via RISML, a proprietary railway specification in XML format. Since 2012, the system has been revised in an extensive redesign. The new version RIS Server 7 has been in use since November 1st, 2015. It works with parallel message processing and parallel inbound and outbound queues. So it can process additional data volume. The RIS information platform is connected to the RIS server. RIS receives the basic data from the European Timetable Center (EFZ).

A sub-project is currently developing the RAP forecasting machine. It is intended to replace the delay updates used today with statistical analyzes and thus calculate arrivals with much greater precision.

WorldInsight

In September 2012, DB Systel presented the WorldInsight product under the heading “ World novelty” at InnoTrans . Infrastructure and measurement data are visualized with WorldInsight. GIS , CAD and property data are turned into a realistic, virtually accessible model.

EBuLa

The EBuLa system (electronic book timetable and speed limit stops) replaced the previous book schedule with the travel times and speed booklets as well as the compilation of the temporary speed limit stops and other special features that previously had to be carried in the driver's cab of the locomotives and control cars, although the latter is still not implemented is, and is no longer pursued. The LA project was terminated in 2014.

criticism

Panorama magazine criticizes the company's prices above market prices, which would enable other railway subsidiaries to pay off “poorly”.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ The company management ( Memento from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Official website. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b Shaping the digitalization of the railway successfully . Official website. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Two- tier holding dissolved. In: DB World. October 2016, p. 4.
  5. ↑ Service provider. (No longer available online.) Deutschebahn.com, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; Retrieved January 17, 2013 .
  6. ^ Announcement of the restructuring of the DB management structure . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 1/2002, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 2.
  7. ↑ DB Systems is coming. CIO.de, accessed on August 24, 2012 .
  8. ^ Announcement New Telematics Subsidiary . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 7/2001, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 290 f.
  9. ^ Announcement Bahn and Arcor found telematics subsidiary . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 10/2001, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 426.
  10. ↑ Report DB and Arcor sign telematics contract . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 3/2002, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 144.
  11. ↑ Message DB supervisory board approves Arcor and Vodafone contracts . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 5/2002, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 216.
  12. ↑ Report Arcor DB telematics entirely to DB . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 8–9 / 2002, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 354.
  13. ↑ Report between DB Telematik and DB Systems together . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 11/2003, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 477.
  14. ↑ DB Systel GmbH: Collective agreement for transferring the “platform” employees finished. (No longer available online.) EVG, archived from the original on May 19, 2016 ; Retrieved August 24, 2012 .
  15. ↑ DB Systel SkyDeck. DB Systel GmbH, accessed on November 3, 2016 .
  16. ↑ DB Mindbox Berlin. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on November 3, 2016 .
  17. ↑ 3rd employee hackathon. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Bahn AG, archived from the original on February 5, 2017 ; Retrieved November 3, 2016 .
  18. ↑ OpenData Portal of DB AG. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on November 3, 2016 .
  19. ↑ DB AG Annual Report 2009, page 43 ( Memento of March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 6.2 MB)
  20. ↑ DB Systel company profile. (No longer available online.) DB Systel GmbH, archived from the original on September 17, 2016 ; Retrieved November 3, 2016 .
  21. ↑ Nikolaus Doll: From now on, Deutsche Bahn wants to save its data on Amazon. In: welt.de. December 1, 2016, accessed December 3, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Deutsche Bahn - number of ticket machines in 2019. Statista , accessed on April 23, 2020 .
  23. ↑ RIS information platform. Retrieved April 25, 2016 .
  24. ↑ a b RIS server architecture. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 28, 2016 ; Retrieved April 25, 2016 .
  25. ↑ Brand register entry WorldInsight. TMDB GmbH, accessed on January 20, 2013 .
  26. ^ Abortion of La in EBuLa and future La data provision. Customer information 49/2014 of DB Netz AG. In: www.dbnetze.com . Deutsche Bahn AG, December 4, 2014, accessed on November 7, 2018 .
  27. ^ The expensive daughter of the railway. In: tagesschau.de. July 23, 2020, accessed August 19, 2020 .