Prokom Internet to open data centers worth up to $10 mn

Gdynia-based Prokom Internet, a subsidiary of computer and software producer Prokom, is planning to open three data processing centers (OPDs) in mid-2001 worth between $7.3 million and $10 million, according to a letter of intent signed in August 2000 with TP SA subsidiary TP Internet and Nortel Networks. According to Prokom Internet president Jacek Duch, the location of the centers is now being discussed, with one to be located in Warsaw. The company says it is planning to invest up to $150 million over the next four years into its operations, and may consider a bond issue to finance these investments. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 5)