Cybercom signs strategic partnership agreement with A-Ware in Finland

Cybercom signs strategic partnership agreement with A-Ware in Finland For Cybercom, its partnership with A-Ware is a significant stride into the Finnish market. Besides geographic presence, the agreement provides a larger customer base and excellent sales opportunities. In addition to Finland, the Cybercom - A-Ware partnership agreement covers delivery of consulting services to other Nordic countries. "Our partnership with A-Ware is strategically important, because we acquire a platform for continued growth in Finland," says Bengt Levin, the Cybercom Group's Telecom & Services manager. "On the competence side, Cybercom and A-Ware complement each other when it comes to telecom and financial service offerings. We expect to close the first joint deal before summer starts." The partnership with Cybercom enables A-Ware to significantly increase its service offerings on the Nordic market. "We're delighted to be entering a partnership with Cybercom," says Nina Kesälä, CEO of A-Ware. "We strengthen our skills base and increase our capacity inside and outside Finland. Thanks to this partnership, it'll be easier for us to expand existing services for customers that have operations outside the Nordic market." Find out more, please contact: Bengt Levin, Telecom & Services manager, Cybercom Group Phone: +46 708 576 275; bengt.levin@cybercomgroup.com Mats Alders, president and CEO, Cybercom Group Phone: + 46 70 725 3200; mats.alders@cybercomgroup.com Nina Kesälä, CEO of A-Ware Phone: + 358 9 4520 8822 or +358 50 38 000 44; nina.kesala@aware.fi About Cybercom Cybercom is an IT consulting company that focuses on developing and strengthening its customers' operations by delivering IT solutions that generate more business for its customers. The company offers expertise primarily in telecom and finance. Cybercom was launched in 1995; since 1999, it has been quoted on the Stockholm stock exchange's O list (Stockholmsbörsen). The company is financially sound; it currently employs about 400 people (an average of 13 years' consulting experience), who in a creative, stimulating milieu, add value in the form of professionalism, experience, customer relations, and the results that they deliver. Cybercom has operations in ten countries and offices in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the UK. www.cybercomgroup.com About A-Ware A-Ware is an IT consultancy that concentrates on developing operations- critical Internet-based solutions. The company has extensive expertise in Java J2EE and OO technology - plus strong focus on consulting services related to architecture, system integration, performance optimisation, and user authenticity and authorisation. A-Ware was launched in Espoo, Finland in 1997 and employs about 15 people. The company co-operates with leading companies that serve media, finance, public sector, and telecom markets. Find out more at www.aware.fi. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/01/20040401BIT00140/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/01/20040401BIT00140/wkr0002.pdf