Connova and Soluziona sign partnership agreement

CONNOVA AND SOLUZIONA SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ConNova Group AB (publ.) and NorSistemas SoluZiona, Spain's leading systems integrator and software house, have signed a partnership agreement. The agreement is a direct result of the parties' successful co- operation in Spain, where the team has supplied ConNova's Customer Care and Billing system, BizManager, to QuieroTV, Spain's digital terrestrial TV operator. SoluZiona will sell and distribute BizManager throughout its geographical markets, primarily Europe and Latin America, and will also head delivery projects and handle ongoing local support. "Many of the countries in which SoluZiona occupies a leading position are currently experiencing rapid growth in the media and telecom markets. Since many projects in these markets are start-ups, we believe that BizManager's integrated product approach is an ideal solution. Coupled with SoluZiona's very strong organisation and proven ability to make successful BizManager deliveries, the product offers extremely interesting opportunities in some of the fastest growing markets," says Björn Persson, CEO of ConNova. "Following our year of co-operation with ConNova in the Spanish QuieroTV project, we are now delighted to be formalising and expanding our relationship. Based on our strong position in Europe and Latin America, we see a growing demand for a product such as BizManager," says Jorge Sobrino at SoluZiona. SoluZiona NorSistemas Soluziona is a company with over ten years of experience and it is fully dedicated to information technology (since 1985). It is wholly owned by Soluziona, a holding recently created by Unión Fenosa to integrate all its professional service activities world-wide (over 35 countries). Information Technology activities, developed in Spain by NorSistemas Soluziona, account for 52 % of the company's total income (400 million euros in 2000). Other activities include Telecommunications Engineering, Design Engineering, Technology, Quality and Environment, Management and Human Resources, and Strategic Consulting. ConNova ConNova specialises in developing and supplying business support systems for multi-media operators in the fields of pay-TV, the Internet, broadband and telecoms services. The company has 15 year´s experience from the industry. ConNova's offering extends from consulting services to the development of software adapted to meet the very latest market requirements. Within the framework of ConNova TVX AB, the company also runs customer services on an assignment basis for European pay-TV operators. ConNova's present customers are mainly found in the fields of cable TV, DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television), multimedia and telecommunications. At the international trade fair for billing systems in London in May 1999, ConNova's customer management system BizManager was awarded two honourable mentions, one for "Overall Best Contribution to Billing" and the other for "Most Innovative Billing Product". ConNova Group AB (publ.) has been listed on the OM Stockholm Stock Exchange's O list since 1997. For more information, please contact: Björn Persson, CEO, ConNova Group Tel: +46 141 23 76 01, e-mail: bp@connova.se www.connova.se Jorge Sobrino, CEO, NorSistemas SoluZiona Tel +34 91 210 2000 Fax +34 91 344 03 86 www.norsistemas.es www.soluziona.es ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/18/20010118BIT00890/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/18/20010118BIT00890/bit0002.pdf