Prokom looks to buy Hanslik in a bid to diversify its product range and appeal

Gdynia-based software integrator Prokom is planning to take over Katowice-based Hanslik a geographic information systems (GIS) producer after previously announcing a desire to buy Spin. " Hanslik is a small niche company, which has very interesting products. After the acquisition, Prokom will be able to win a number of public sector orders, but will also be able to widen its product portfolio," said a Puls Biznesu source. Prokom officials refused to comment on this matter. However, this acquisition would allow the software integrator to take part in a tender worth euro 30 million- euro 40 million for the creation of a registry system for fiscal offices, which will help with the collection of the new cadastre land registry tax. " New tenders for servicing cadastre will mean that ventures providing GIS services will be very useful for the structures of huge IT companies. The prospects for the future are very good and the risk very low, as such companies cost very little," said CDM Pekao analyst Sobieslaw Pajak. The total value of establishing the cadastre registry should amount to about zl. 1.6 billion. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 7) M.M.