ComputerLand or Wasko to act as EDS sub-contractor?

According to unofficial information TPSA has finally concluded its delayed bid for a computerized billing system. So far, it looks as though Electronic Data Systems (EDS) may be the winner of the bid. EDS proposed computer software from the Kenan company. EDS and Kenan will still have to negotiate the contract with the operator. All that is known is that TPSA does not want to spend more than zl. 200 million on the whole project. This is the last major tender connected with IT solutions to service TPSA's customer needs. Kenan's software has already been used by France Telecom, which owns a large stake in the Polish operator. As this is a huge project the EDS-Kenan consortium may decide to subcontract part of the work to a Polish company. It is rumored that Warsaw-based Computerland is being lined-up for the role. However, while Computerland has been offering Kenan systems for years, it has not sold any of its products yet. "Computerland has no experience implementing this kind of system. It is likely that the consortium would approach another Polish partner," said an unnamed person close to the contract, Gliwice-based Wasko, with experience of installing billing systems is another potential sub-contractor. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) P.W.