Purchase of CIE marks Computerland entry onto energy solutions market

IT integrator Computerland announced yesterday that it had purchased a stake in billing and dedicated software provider Centrum Informatyki Energetyki (CIE), and had thus entered the domestic sector of energy solutions. "It is our first transaction this year, but not the last. We are interested in specialist companies whose solutions will expand our portfolio," commented Computerland CEO Slawomir Chlon. In another development, Computerland and Agora, its partner in Centrum Handlu Internetowego (CHI), which manages Internet site vendi.pl, are believed to be negotiating the sale of the company. According to an anonymous Puls Biznesu source, two options are being considered; the sale of the entire company and the introduction of a new investor. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 4, 5) P.J.