IT & Telecoms In Brief: Sun Microsystems; Elzab tax problem; Galena

The revenues of the domestic division of Sun Microsystems for the 2003/2004 financial year which ended on June 30, increased by 7% over the previous year and amounted to $51 million. Plans for the coming year envisage an 11-12% increase in turnover. Some 70% of the company's revenues come from sales of IT equipment. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... The tax office is demanding zł.1.6 million plus interests for delayed income tax from Elzab, a producer of cash registers and fiscal printers. Company representatives claim that this was a period when the group was undergoing structural changes and all the accounts will be checked again. The unpaid tax is a large sum for a company which recorded a zł.1.2 million profits in 2002. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Gliwice-based company Galena has received a permit from the Post and Telecommunication Regulation Office to begin offering stationery telephone services across the country. Galena will offer its services with the 1013 prefix. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) A.K.