Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Merger)
EDS Helps Bank Integrate Technology Systems After Merger
To complete then-biggest corporate merger in Australian history, the Commonwealth Bank had to integrate Colonial Limited's IT systems into its own massive network – without disrupting customer service or business operations. IT partner EDS transitioned 340 employees from Colonial to EDS, with Colonial's help desk services following soon after. Then, we merged Colonial's 279 branch sites into the Commonwealth branch system, re-equipping 89 sites. EDS converted most of the IT systems during a single weekend, accomplishing the largest weekend financial product conversion that Australia had ever seen. Banking services for the 1.2 million Colonial customers continued uninterrupted while Colonial's client data and systems were seamlessly transitioned and integrated into Commonwealth's IT environment.
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