IT integrator not disheartened by dotcom doldrums

Warsaw-based IT integrator Computerland says it is going to spend some zl.30 million on Internet investments in the year 2001, despite estimated losses attributed to its Internet sector investments in 2001 reaching between zl.37.6 million and zl.40.3 million. Company representatives say its future Internet strategy will focus primarily on outsourcing services, web hosting and e-business integration. Costs of implementing the strategy are estimated at zl.12.5 million for this year. Apart from this, Computerland wants to continue investing in Internet startups it already has sunk money into, including retail Internet company Centrum Handlu Internetowego, medical and pharmaceutical portal Clinika.pl and Stalportal. Computerland anticipates that those companies will be loss-making until 2003 or 2004. Computerland also says it plans on achieving zl.9 million in profit from providing outsourcing services in 2002. (Puls Biznesu, p.3) A.D.