Press releases

   IBM is issuing a new generation of servers featuring mainframe-class reliability and scalability, broad support of open standards such as Linux, Java, HTTP and HTML for the development of new applications, and capacity on demand for managing the demands of e-business. The IBM eServer zSeries, pSeries, iSeries and xSeries will begin shipping this quarter, and IBM Polska press spokeswoman Barbara Socha said a z900 model would be available on the Polish market starting Dec. 18. These series of servers are part of IBM's new strategy, which is aimed at the development of e-business infrastructure.

   Playboy TV International has signed an agreement with Polsat for the distribution of Playboy TV in Poland. Playboy TV will appear as part of the men's channel On (He) offered with Polsat's digital package before debuting as an independent channel on April 1, 2001. The channel is currently available in 47 countries in 11 languages.

   Wirtualna Polska (http://www.wp.pl) is the first Polish portal to activate an online credit card authorization system in its store, Wirtualny Sklep (http://www.ws.pl). Credit card data is encrypted using the SSL 128 international standard and sent directly to the PolCard processing center, with Wirtualny Sklep employees having no access to information beyond whether the card has been authorized or declined. Wirtualny Sklep offers more than 100,000 products, including books, CDs,