The Swedish energy company Vattenfall signs general agreement with TietoE

The Swedish energy company Vattenfall signs general agreement with TietoEnator TietoEnator has signed a general agreement within the IT area with the Swedish energy company, Vattenfall. The agreement strengthens TietoEnator's position as supplier of IT services to the energy market in Sweden. Vattenfall´s general agreements are valid for two years for the Vattenfall Group in Sweden. The general agreements turn over several hundred million SEK annually and comprise consultant services within IT management, web development as well as system and application development. TietoEnator was one of the twelve suppliers chosen after the procurement process that was recently completed. TietoEnator's competence in the IT area and the energy sector were two important reasons why TietoEnator Energy was chosen as the general agreement partner. - We are proud of the fact that Vattenfall that is one of the largest energy companies in northern Europe, chose us as general agreement partner and we look forward to an interesting and deeper co-operation with Vattenfall Group, says Sirpa Andersson, director of TietoEnator Energy, Sweden. TietoEnator Energy offers partnerships, outsourcing, complete IT solutions and consultant services within the energy branch such as energy companies, power suppliers, network operators as well as oil and gas companies in the Scandinavian market. For further information, please contact: Sirpa Andersson, director TE Energy Sweden, +46 708 62 56 89 Jan-Erik Agervald, project manager, purchasing, Vattenfall, +46 8 739 6095, +46 705 396095 Leif Gromstad, CIO, Vattenfall, +46 8 739 5473, +47 90 724180. With a staff of 10,000 and annual net sales of 1.1 billion euros, TietoEnator is a leading supplier of high value-added IT services in Europe. TietoEnator provides consulting, systems development and integration, operation and support, product development services for customers, and software services. The Group has in-depth knowledge of its customers' businesses in areas such as telecommunications, finance, the public sector and the forest and energy industries. www.tietoenator.com Vattenfall's vision is to be a leading European energy company. The Nordic region, Poland and Germany are its domestic markets. Today, Vattenfall generates power and supplies energy solutions to 2.2 million customers in the Nordic region and northern Europe. The largest electricity customers are industrial plants and energy companies. Vattenfall's main products are electricity, heat and natural gas, as well as network, consulting and maintenance services. Vattenfall's net sales in 2000 amounted to almost SEK 32 billion. Sales included 83 TWh electricity and 17 TWh heat. www.vattenfall.com TIETOENATOR CORPORATION DISTRIBUTION Principal media ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/03/20010903BIT00750/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/03/20010903BIT00750/bit0002.pdf