In Brief: ZUS IT tender; Impexmetal Q2 result; IT market growth

The Social Insurance Administration (ZUS) has announced a tender to buy 1,000 computers for its 52 regional offices. The winner will be chosen solely on the basis of the price they offer. The deadline for submitting offers is September 17. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4)... Impexmetal, one of the largest domestic holdings producing and trading non-ferrous metals and steel, has posted a Q2 net profit of zł.16.4 million which marks a 30% growth in comparison with Q2 2003, despite the fact that its consolidated revenues from sales in Q2 2004 were 15% down and amounted to zł.716 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8; Parkiet, p. 5) ... According to Teleinfo 500 report, the domestic IT market was worth zł.13.7 billion in 2003 and has recorded a 10% growth dynamic, while the value of the telecommunications market amounted to z ł.41.5 billion. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) E.B.