Strengthens services capabilities with 1,000 System Integration experts
· Acquires Italian Pride Spa, a consulting and systems integration company · Now 40,000 services professionals around the world · Adds competence and capacity to growing business Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has agreed to buy 100% of the shares in Pride Spa. Pride Spa has about 1,000 experts in consulting and systems integration, operating in Italy. Closing of the deal is expected by February 1, 2010. Jan Frykhammar, CFO and head of business unit Global Services, says: "We are taking another important step to increase our capabilities in the growing services business. Consulting