In Brief: Żywiec's drinks bill; Softbank; Cutter Consortium; Grupa Kapitałowa

Żywiec group will not pay more than zł.50 million for the brewery and machinery bought from Brau Union Polska, the management board of the company has decided. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Publicly listed Softbank will provide IT equipment for servicing police e-mails. The value of the contract is slightly below zł.0.4 million. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Cutter Consortium, one of the largest American analytical companies, has signed a strategic agreement with Infovide. The companies want to provide advising and consulting services in Poland. (Parkiet, p. 4) ... The revenues of Grupa Kapitałowa Śnieżka for the first half of 2004 amounted to zł.186 million, which is nearly 30% more than in the same period the previous year. The company's consolidated net profit was zł.11.9 million. (Parkiet, p. 4) A.F.