Softbank to gain up to zl.400mln from PKO BP contract

PKO BP, Poland's largest retail bank, is set to sign a deal with Alltel, an American software company, on the introduction of a centralized software system for the bank. This contract will also bring profits estimated at zl.100 million to zl.400 million to Warsaw-based Softbank, a Polish company cooperating extensively with PKO BP and Alltel. Softbank will help in the process of implementing the system and in transfer of data. Softbank is currently realizing 30 projects for PKO BP, including three new ones: Cezar, PKO24 and Netbank. These contracts generate from zl.120 million to zl.150 million in annual revenues for Softbank. "We are Alltel's exclusive partner in Poland, besides which we also operate the bank's current systems. Why would Alltel look for another partner? The implementation of the system cannot take place without us." claims Aleksander Lesz, Softbank's CEO. (Puls Biznesu, p.6) A.K.