In Brief: Simple; MCI buys iplay.pl; Szturnmowicz to join PZU board; NFI's

Publicly listed system integrator Simple is currently in talks with potential sector investors which would take over the company. Simple also decided to lower its financial forecasts for this year. Revenues are to amount to zł. 12.8 million, with a estimated net loss of zł. 500,000. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... MCI Management has purchased 51% shares in iplay.pl, an Internet company which began operation in September, specializing in granting access to music archives for a fee of 12 groszy per song. The value of the transaction was zł. 150,000. (Parkiet, p. 3; Puls Biznesu, p. 11) ... PZU is awaiting changes to its management board. Mirosław Szturnmowicz, a former supervisory board member in Prokom will join the board. Prokom is currently in talks with PZU over a contract estimated at zł. 400 million to implement a new company IT system. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... Financial institutions which are interested in taking over shares in three National Investment Funds (NFI) currently controlled by insurer PZU, have until December 29 to declare their interest. According to Puls Biznesu, PZU has invited at least six entities to take part in the bid. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) A.K.