IT In Brief: IBM Polska; Job portals; Lucent Technologies-TP SA; KPN

IBM will be responsible for the management of IT equipment, servers and the insurer's WAN network. It will also support the company's software. (Parkiet, p. 6) ... On October 1, the four job regional search portals, Polish Pracuj.pl, Czech Jobs.cz, Slovak Profesia.sk and Hungarian Profession.hu will create an on-line Recruitment Alliance (ONREA). Thanks to the alliance everyone will be able to place their job offer in all four portals through their domestic one. (Parkiet, p. 6) ... Lucent Technologies has expanded its contract with Telekomunikacja Polska (TP SA) for the supply of broadband Internet access systems. The value of the expanded contract amounts to EUR 100 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... On October 1, the Dutch telecommunications operator KPN will launch its first Point of Presence in Poland, which would enable KPN to offer its services in the region. The company offers mobile and fixed line services, Internet access and data transmission to businesses and individuals. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) E.B.