In Brief: Action; Comarch in Ukraine; KOMA; Ciech's Iraq deal

Action, the biggest domestic IT equipment distributor intends to debut on the WSE at the end of 2004, or at the beginning of 2005. The company first has to transform itself into public limited company. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11; Parkiet, p. 5) ... Kraków-based IT company Comarch has created a subsidiary in Ukraine. The new entity is to sell Comarch products in Ukraine and offer clients technical support. Among its leading Ukrainian clients is the nation's largest mobile phone operator - Ukrainian Mobile Communications. (Parkiet, p. 4) ... KOMA, a Prokom controlled IT company, has signed a contract with the Finance Ministry to implement a human resources management system called KOMA e-HR. (Parkiet, p. 4) ... Ciech, the chemical company, is in advanced negotiations concerning a several million dollar investment connected with the exploitation of sulphur in Iraq, revealed Jarosław Troch, the president of Polish-Arab Chamber of Commerce. (Parkiet, p. 5) E.B.