Tele1 Europe Acquires the Internet Operator WinEasy AB
Tele1 Europe Acquires the Internet Operator WinEasy AB Tele1 Europe AB is expanding its operations through the acquisition of WinEasy AB, a leading Swedish provider of advanced Internet services to corporate customers. Tele1 Europe and WinEasy are partly working against the same target groups and markets. Our choice was made because WinEasy offers an interesting range of services with focus on connectivity, server hosting and web hosting, they also has a strong brand. The acquisition highlights our determination to become a leading supplier of communications services to Nordic businesses, says Ivar Stromberg, Chief Executive Officer of Tele1 Europe. WinEasy has today approximately 965 business customers, for example Andersen Consulting, Hewlett Packard, KPMG, Dressmart, LekNet and LetsBuyit. We are very satisfied with our agreement with Tele1 Europe, we will now get opportunity to continue our aggressively growth. We are united with our common idea of flexible communications services to the business market through a cost effective and flexible concept for outsourcing, comments Johannes Bertorp, Managing Director WinEasy AB. WinEasy will continue as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tele1 Europe. The presence management will continue in an operational position. The former owner was Ramsin&Co Media AB, Alga Styrinvest, the founder and the employees. For further information, please contact: Tele1 Europe Holding AB - Investor Relations Ivar Strömberg, CEO Telefon: +46 8-56 31 00 01, Mobil +46 701 81 00 01 E-post: ivar.stromberg@tele1europe.se Wineasy AB Johannes Bertorp, Managing Director Telefon: +46 8 50 60 00 52 E-mail: j.bertorp@wineasy.se About Tele1 Europe Tele1 Europe is a fast growing facilities-based pan-Nordic data- and telecommunications operator headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. It provides a broad range of communications services including voice, mobile services, data, and value added services to large and medium sized businesses in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The company is building local access networks in key Nordic cities to establish what Tele1 believes is the first competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) to span the Nordic region. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/02/28/20000228BIT01040/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/02/28/20000228BIT01040/bit0002.pdf