In Brief: Elektrim's Klaps; Tele-Fonika in Krakow; Seattle IT in Katowice

Elektrim-owned portal poland.com is extending its service portfolio to include movie topics in addition to the introduction of enhanced search engine capabilities. The movie service, to be called Klaps, will be a center for premieres, DVD, and videos. (Puls Biznesu, p.14)... Tele-Fonika is expected to merge with high-voltage cables producer Krakowska Fabryka Kabli (KFK) in the first half of next year. KFK controls about 37%-39% of the domestic market and needs about $50 million in investments, making the tie-up appropriate, since Tele-Fonika has been in the black in recent years. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5)... Swedish construction firm NCC plans to consolidate its presence on the Polish market by taking over smaller companies. Having invested $70 million in the last two years, it plans to allocate a similar sum in the next two years, hoping as well to raise its stakes in PRINZ of Katowice, a signatory to a lucrative highway construction deal. (Puls Biznesu, p. 3)... France Telecom and Kulczyk Holding have named five representatives to the 16-man supervisory board of Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TP SA). Jan Kulczyk, president of Kulczyk Holding, has been nominated president of the supervisory board. (Rzeczpospolita, Oct. 14-15, p. A1)...Seattle-based IT firm BOT, which set up a software center in Katowice this September, plans to invest $10 million during its first year of operation in Poland. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p 4).