HiQ produces payment card service for Optimal Telecom

HiQ produces payment card service for Optimal Telecom HiQ is responsible for project managing and implementing Optimal Telecom's new service, a cash function for fixed telephony. Optimal Telecom is the first player in Sweden to offer the new service - Optimal Kontant. "Optimal Kontant is a unique cash function for fixed telephony, which enables customers to keep their telephony costs in order by pre-paying the amount in which they wish to make telephone calls. The service enables consumers to charge their phones at home with a calling credit, which is a simple way of keeping track of telephone costs," says Per Borgklint, CEO of Optimal Telecom. "HiQ has been working as project manager for Optimal Kontant and has also implemented the service. All the departments involved in charge of billing, operations and technical support through web sites and voice mailboxes must be co-ordinated for Optimal to be able to offer its customers the best possible product. HiQ has longstanding technological and commercial experience, thus providing customers with an overall perspective of the market," says Patrik Boman, Managing Director of HiQ Stockholm. "Technical development makes the situation of users simpler and more efficient, while the underlying systems are becoming increasingly advanced. Many people today pay their bills or trade in shares over the Internet, saving both time and money. HiQ has a well-established position for developments and within both fixed and mobile telephony. The current trend favours us," says Lars Stugemo, CEO of HiQ International. For further information, please contact: Patrik Boman, Managing Director HiQ Stockholm, tel.: +46 8 588 90 000 Lars Stugemo, CEO, HiQ International, tel.: +46 8 588 90 000 HiQ is an IT and management consultancy focusing on high-tech solutions in the fields of telecoms, mobility and simulation technology. The company is a leader in these fields and the Nordic region is its domestic market. HiQ employs more than 425 people at offices in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. HiQ is listed on the OM Stockholm Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our web site at www.hiq.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/2001/03/27/20010327BIT00340/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/27/20010327BIT00340/bit0001.pdf