ComArch tackles taxes after winning big Finance computer contract

ComArch, a Kraków-based IT company, has signed a contract worth almost zł.7 million with the Finance Ministry to build an IT System Supporting Tax Controls (ISKOS). ComArch fought off stiff competition from seven major players, including Capgemini Polska, IBM and Oracle. "The fact that our company was chosen confirms the competence and experience we have gained working on various projects for the Finance Ministry," said ComArch deputy president Paweł Prokop. The ISKOS deal is the third largest project the company has with the Finance Ministry. In February ComArch won a zł.3.5 million contract for building a tax data consolidating system and a zł.2.5 million deal to create and implement an IT system which would service the state budget. In 2003 35% of the ComArch's revenues from sales, around zł.80 million, came from the public sector. Prokop said the company expects to maintain a similar ratio between the public and private sectors in 2004. (Parkiet, p.5; Puls Biznesu, p.9) E.B.