AU-System behind SPP's New Mutual Funds Internet Venture

AU-SYSTEM BEHIND SPP'S NEW MUTUAL FUNDS INTERNET VENTURE Stockholm, Sweden - November 3, 2000 - AU-System has designed and built the architecture for SPP's new Internet venture www.sppfonder.se. This is a dynamic web site, which contains comprehensive information on the range of mutual funds, share prices, comparisons between different funds and information on fees and risks. "Our new web site is very important to our marketing. Particularly with regard to the choice of fund manager that Swedish citizens are making as part of the new pension system," says Magnus Landare, MD of SPP Fonder. "We were very thorough when making the selection of supplier and are very pleased with AU-System's performance. We look forward to further business collaboration with regard to SPP Fonder's range of Internet services." Visitors to the web site can compare the development of these mutual funds with other funds and the stock exchange index. It is also possible for those saving in SPP's mutual funds to log in and obtain a graphic presentation of their investments, with a curve showing the development in value of their portfolio. The site has been constructed using the latest technology in order to deal with the large amount of constantly changing information involved. The system is integrated with AU-System's platform for web publishing; Publishing Server (PS). The Internet Publishing Server system is a tool that separates layout and content so that the responsibility for updating the contents can be distributed between employees, while retaining the same, uniform layout. General functions of the Publishing Server include providing support for simultaneous publishing on web and WAP systems. Media Contacts: Johan Nyberg, Business Area Manager AU-System AB Tel: +46 70 529 21 15 About AU-System AU-System is a leading Mobile Internet consultancy. Through the subsidiary SandbergTrygg, the company also offers integrated services for marketing communications. Major clients include Ericsson, Telia, Scania, MeritaNordbanken and Singapore Telecom. AU-System was established in 1974 and currently employs more than 850 staff in offices in Sweden, Singapore, Thailand, the U.K. and the U.S. AU-System is listed on the O-List of the OM Stockholm Exchange, under the symbol AUS. For more information, please visit www.ausystem.com. About SPP Fonder SPP Fonder AB was founded five years ago and has been a subsidiary of SPP Investment Management, one of the largest asset managers in the Nordic region, since autumn 1997. The company has been responsible for its own sales for just over one year and is constantly expanding the number of mutual funds. Today, there are 21 SPP mutual funds, and six of these are index funds. See also www.sppfonder.se. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/11/03/20001103BIT00150/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/11/03/20001103BIT00150/bit0002.pdf