Teleca signs framework agreement with Astra Zeneca

Teleca signs framework agreement with Astra Zeneca Teleca has signed a framework agreement with Astra Zeneca AB covering IT consulting services. The agreement, which is valid for two years, involves business development, system development, operations and maintenance, training and support among other services. Astra Zeneca is striving to reduce the number of suppliers and to create closer cooperation with a smaller number of prioritized suppliers. "Our goal is to reduce costs for IT/IS consulting services within all of Astra Zeneca's Swedish companies through such actions as reducing the current supplier base and signing framework agreements with a smaller number of prioritized suppliers," says Christer Lundberg, Senior Manager at the Purchasing Coordination Group within Astra Zeneca AB. "Teleca AB is one of the suppliers that meets Astra Zeneca's needs and demands for quality, price and services." "The agreement opens new opportunities and we are looking forward to broader cooperation. We have worked on many projects with the focus on shortening lead-times and enhancing the efficient use of technology. This experience has great significance for future projects at Astra Zeneca," says Stig-Olov Lindström, Teleca. For more information contact: Thomas Pantzar, Executive Vice President, Teleca AB, +46 31-744 80 10, or +46 703-79 18 30. Stig-Olov Lindström, Sales Manger, Teleca subsidiary AU-System AB, +46 8-726 76 33, or +46 70-595 87 09. Christer Lundberg, Senior Manager Swedish Purchasing Coordination Group, Astra Zeneca, +46 8-553 265 96. Teleca is a european consulting group focused on new technology and R&D. Our business concept is to strengthen our customer's market position and time-to-market. This is achieved by providing professional teams with specialist technical expertise, working in partnership with development-intensive companies world-wide. The group has more than 2,200 employees in 13 countries with a strong presence in the Nordic region, UK, and France. Teleca is quoted on the Attract40 list of Stockholmsbörsen. www.teleca.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/09/09/20020909BIT00390/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/09/09/20020909BIT00390/wkr0002.pdf