Amdocs the favorite for zl.300 million TPSA contract

Israeli company Amdocs is reported to be the front runner in the race to win the zl.300 million contract to introduce a billing system for corporate clients of Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA). The company's advantages include not only its vast experience and strong position on the world market, but also its close partnership with Spin, the company that currently operates the billing system for the telecom giant. Originally in July 2001, TPSA launched a tender for a complete billing system, worth approximately zl.700 million, but this was later annulled when the company changed its spending plans. Now, rather than issuing a tender, TPSA is inviting a number of companies to submit offers, among them not only Amdocs, but also US-based Portal Software and Cap Gemini Ernst&Young of France. Puls Biznesu speculates that Kenan, a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies, may also have been invited to take part. The biggest surprise is that Sofrecom, which is a subsidiary of TPSA's partner France Telecom and has already cooperated with the company on its Customer Relations Management (CRM) system, has been omitted from the competition. (Puls Biznesu, p. 3) M.K.