Sanchez CA and ComputerLand seek to sell PKO BP new centralized IT system

Sanchez Computer Associates have joined forces with ComputerLand in a bid to win a tender to supply bank PKO BP with an IT system. A comparatively low price and the company's references are to be the main arguments with which Sanchez hopes will clinch the deal. The company also hopes to persuade the bank to order a centralized IT system. "Such a system is a must for PKO BP if it wants to compete successfully with foreign banks after European accession," claimed Michael Sanchez, the company's president and founder. He assured that the total cost of the investment should not exceed $40 million, however many observers forecast that the price would considerably grow once the equipment was delivered and appendix agreements were signed. Nonetheless, competitors to Sanchez and ComputerLand argue that the Profile system offered by the tandem is a too small system for such a big bank. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) K.Z.