Nine Local Authorities in Varmland Choose Personnel System from TietoEnator


ESPOO, Finland, Dec. 17, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- TietoEnator (Other OTC:TTNTF) (Stockholm:TIEN) has signed an agreement with nine of Varmland's local authorities that choose TietoEnator's Persona concept for the handling of their personnel administration. The local authorities are Kristinehamn, Storfors, Karlskoga, Filipstad, Degerfors, Eda, Kil, Forshaga and Grums. The agreement means that TietoEnator further strengthens its position within the personnel system area. The total order value is approximately SEK22M.

"We chose TietoEnator as supplier because the system was competitive and above all because TietoEnator is a safe and secure supplier that has better knowledge of municipal operations than the competitors have," said Monica Johansson, personnel manager of the Degerfors local authority.

"It is very satisfying for us that so many people appreciate our new personnel system concept. The new concept enables the customer to involve the personnel and all managers in the personnel work. It produces enhanced quality, effectiveness and participation in the organization," said Lasse Wastesson, responsible for business development in Human Resource Management at TietoEnator Resource Management.

TietoEnator is the leader in the Nordic countries within the personnel system area. Approximately 25 percent of all employees in Sweden receive their salaries through TietoEnator's systems. Looking at the Nordic countries as a whole, the corresponding figure is over 30 percent

TietoEnator Resource Management is the leading supplier in the Nordic countries of business solutions for the management of finance, personnel, information and customers. The solutions are based on many years of experience, qualified services and standard systems. They create the prerequisites for both running reporting as well as follow-up and analysis, irrespective of where in the organization the user finds himself. Thanks to exchangeable components every customer can grow into his solution and adapt the system to his business processes.

For further information, please contact:


Lasse Wastesson
TietoEnator Resource Management AB
+46 8 749 81 45
lasse.wastesson@tietoenator.com

Tomas Bergman, Marketing Manager
TietoEnator Resource Management AB
+46 18 18 44 38
tomas.bergman@tietoenator.com

You can also visit www.rm.tietoenator.com , or contact us via rm.se@tietoenator.com.

With 12,000 employees and annual net sales of EUR 1.1 billion, TietoEnator is a leading supplier of high value-added IT services in Europe. TietoEnator specialises in consulting, building and hosting its customers' business operations in the digital economy. The Group's services are based on a combination of deep industry-specific expertise and latest information technology. www.tietoenator.com

TIETOENATOR CORPORATION

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