Ambitious Szczecin production plan will lead to cheaper Compaq PCs

Compaq has announced plans to produce between 30,000 and 40,000 PCs this year at a plant near Szczecin, according to an agreement drawn up by the giant US computer maker with the company owning the plant, Vobis. According to the letter of intent signed by the two companies, the PCs will be distributed by the Techmex company. Compaq sources are quoted as saying that the agreement will lead to lower prices for its PCs in Poland, and the quicker implementation of the latest configurations. Compaq also announced that within the next few days, it will sign a partnership agreement with Optimus, Poland's biggest computer maker, which will cover the distribution of Compaq products through the Optimus network. (Puls Biznesu, p.7, Gazeta Wyborcza, p.19) M.T.