AU-System to build portal for the pharmaceutical industry

AU-SYSTEM TO BUILD PORTAL FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY Stockholm, Sweden - January 8, 2001 - AU-System, together with its wholly owned subsidiary SandbergTrygg, has won an order to develop an Internet portal for the Swedish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (LIF). As part of the assignment, AU-System and SandbergTrygg have carried out a market survey, a technical feasibility study and a requirements analysis, resulting in the system specification and system solution on which the development of the portal will be based. "We chose AU-System and Sandberg Trygg because they were able to provide us with a total solution. AU-System is a strong technology supplier and their expertise, combined with SandbergTrygg's impressive knowledge of market communications, makes them the ideal choice of supplier," says Ulf Edstedt, Managing Director of LIF. LIF is a trade association for pharmaceutical companies operating in Sweden. The portal will mainly target people with an interest in the pharmaceutical industry, such as consumers, patient relatives, medical students, nursing staff and doctors. The purpose of the portal is to enable LIF to provide member companies with constantly updated information concerning pharmaceuticals. "The assignment on behalf of LIF is further proof of how AU-System and SandbergTrygg can jointly create a unique offer through our total concept," says Johan Nyberg, Business Area Manager at AU-System. "Through the project, we are helping the pharmaceutical industry to efficiently co-ordinate its information to important target groups." For further information, please contact: Johan Nyberg, Business Cecilia Kennerfalk, Area Manager Manager AU-System AB Swedish Association of the Tel: +46 70 529 21 15 Pharmaceutical Industry (LIF) Tel: +46 708 539 296 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 900 staff in offices in Sweden, the U.K., Italy, the U.S., Thailand and Singapore. 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 the Swedish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (LIF) LIF is the trade association for pharmaceutical companies operating in Sweden. LIF has 64 member companies, which jointly represented approximately 94 per cent of total pharmaceuticals sales in Sweden in 2000. LIF's member companies employ a total of around 15,000 people in Sweden. The companies conduct research and development in Sweden worth approximately SEK 9 billion. For further information, visit www.lif.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/2001/01/08/20010108BIT00100/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/08/20010108BIT00100/bit0002.pdf