Prokom extends lucrative systems contract with ZUS
Eastern Europe's largest systems integrator, Prokom, has signed an extension
contract with the Social Insurance Company (ZUS) to provide systems
administration services. The contract is worth zl. 113.8 million and will
run for the next 12 months, announced Prokom bosses. The previous deal,
signed a year ago, allowed the IT company to earn zl. 125.7 million. It
covered maintenance of the IT system, which is now to be replaced by a new
one currently being created by Prokom, and estimated to cost far in excess
of zl. 1 billion. The ZUS system currently involves 150 Prokom employees,
however in a year's time this number is to fall to 100. "We are planning to
have trained ZUS workers in maintenance and administration of the system,"
said Ryszard Krauze, head of Prokom. Although this is Prokom's largest
contract this year, it was unenthusiastically received by investors. The
share price on the Warsaw Stock Exchange remained unchanged by the news, and
stood at zl. 114 at the close of trading yesterday. (Puls Biznesu, p. 16;
Prawo i Gospodarka, p.17) A.K.
