Solidex looks for acquisitions and to become leading HDS partner

Kraków-based IT company Solidex on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), thanks to which it will introduce the other party's network memory systems into its product portfolio. "We want to become the largest domestic partner of Hitachi," said Solidex president Zbigniew Zakonieczny. The potential of the domestic market for these kind of solutions is estimated at about $30 million a year. Company representatives hope that they might win about zł. 20 million of this amount each year. "We are still thinking about new acquisitions that would help widen our offer," said Solidex development director Wojciech Komnata. At present, the group consists of seven companies, two of which are registered abroad. Future takeovers will be financed from the company's own capital without any role for financial investors. (Parkiet, p. 6) M.M.