AU-System to establish office in Rome

AU-SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH OFFICE IN ROME Stockholm, Sweden - December 14, 2000 - AU-System is increasing its presence in the Italian market by establishing yet another office. The new office will be located in Rome. AU-System's Italian subsidiary opened its first office in Milan earlier this year. "AU-System has already been working with several projects and partners in Rome, for example with development of a mobile stock trading service for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, BNL, which is one of Italy's major banks," says Per Wasting, Managing Director of AU-System in Italy. "We look at establishing here as a given step to deepen these relationships." From the Rome office AU-System, together with partner and joint owner IBM, will also provide its services within the mobile Internet area to several other countries in southern Europe. Media Contacts: Per Wasting, Managing Director AU-System Italy Tel: +46 70 666 77 93 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/14/20001214BIT00280/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/14/20001214BIT00280/bit0002.pdf