Prokom and ComputerLand to come together over offsets

The two dominant domestic players on the IT market, Prokom and ComputerLand, have decided to co-operate on projects linked to the F-16 offset program, even though the deals had been expected to intensify competition between the two. Nonetheless, the companies are still to compete on the IT market as a whole. It is speculated that the co-operation initiative came from Lockheed Martin and that joint deals would initially concern the TETRA project. It is also possible that other players will join the tandem in offset-financed IT contracts, the total value of which is estimated at zl. 5 billion. "Programs to be realized in such a way may prompt an avalanche of new investments in Poland and considerable growth and prosperity in various sectors," said ComputerLand president Tomasz Sielicki. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) K.Z.