STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- To cover its requirements of management and development of applications and infrastructure services, TeliaSonera (Nasdaq:TLSN) has completed its procurement plan for the new year. Last year, around 70 different nominated IT/Telecom suppliers were contracted. For 2003, the objective was to sharply reduce the number of suppliers. The number that TeliaSonera will sign contracts with in 2003 has been limited to just over 20.
In addition to reducing the number of suppliers, other aims adopted for 2003 are to be able to limit the Group's purchasing to those selected and to cut down on the percentage of hourly-rate based resources purchased. Instead, TeliaSonera is concentrating on procurement of defined projects and studies at fixed prices. This restricts the exposure to risk and offers better control of costs.
The suppliers selected are: Accando, Accenture, Cap, CyberCom, E-Work, Frontec, IBM, Infosys, IT- Arkitekterna, Ki Consulting, Know IT, Manpower-Elan, NBMS/AMS, SchlumbergerSema, Sigma, Syntronic, Teleca, Telia Promotor, TientoEnator, Validation, Wipro, WM-Data and OhrlingsPricewaterhouseCoopers.
The agreements are effective as of the beginning of 2003 and run for a year, with a one-year option.
For further information contact: TeliaSonera Bo Bendrot +46 70 548 96 97 bo.b.bendrot@telia.se
TeliaSonera is the telecommunications leader in the Nordic region. The Group's home market is the Nordic and Baltic regions. TeliaSonera's overall focus is on best serving its customers in its core business and creating value for its shareholders through stronger profits and cash flows. TeliaSonera is listed on Stockholmsborsen, Helsinki Exchange and NASDAQ. Pro forma sales as per December 31, 2001 totalled 80.9 billion SEK and the number of employees as per June 30, 2002 was 30 045.
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