In Brief: Interia.pl; Elektrim in talks with DT; Honda's car sales rocket

In an attempt to diversify its revenue sources, Internet portal Interia.pl is currently trying to expand its IT related services to corporate customers. Following a successful launch of a corporate e-mail system for Bank BPH, it has executed a similar project for Credit Suisse Life & Pensions, a life insurer. Although the value of the contract was not revealed it is known to have generated a significant revenue stream for the company. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Zygmunt Solorz-Żak the head of the supervisory board at Elektrim announced that the company has revived talks with France's Vivendi concerning the sale of the shares in PTC, the operator of the Era a mobile telephone network. It was also revealed that Deutsche Telekom is still interested in increasing its stake in PTC and is awaiting the conclusion of the talks between Vivendi and Elektrim. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Japan's Honda recorded the largest increase among all producers in sales of new cars in July, finding buyers for 1,413 of its vehicles, up 124% on an annual basis. Despite that, the total numbers of cars sold domestically has fallen by 5% since June, but still up by 24% as compared to July 2003. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) A.K.