Nocom signs general agreement with Utfors

Nocom signs general agreement with Utfors Nocom Communications, part of Nocom AB (publ), which is listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O-list, and Utfors, are extending their collaboration through a general agreement for 2001 relating to consulting services. The agreement covers consulting services within strategy, technical project management, systems development and expert support. Utfors and Nocom have been collaborating for a few years on the development of Utfors' e-mail platform. Nocom has provided products and services for private and corporate customers. The general agreement that has now been signed covers consulting services and is applicable for use in Utfors' organisation in the Nordic region. "This general agreement is a further step in our co-operation with Nocom," says Catarina Lönnerholm, purchasing manager at Utfors AB. "It gives us the flexibility and effectiveness we need to proceed with new technology and secure expertise for an expanding Utfors. Choosing Nocom is a natural extension of our long-term collaboration." "We are naturally delighted about the confidence Utfors is showing Nocom in choosing us as its supplier," says Stefan Skarin, Managing Director of Nocom Communications AB. "We look forward to being part of Utfors' initiatives in the Nordic market. There is plenty of scope for Nocom to extend its undertakings in this context." For more information, please contact: Stefan Skarin, Managing Director, Nocom Communications AB Tel.: +46 708 65 10 05 E-mail: stefan.skarin@nocom.se Sören Uppman, Account Manager, Nocom Communications AB Tel.: +46 708 65 53 15 E-mail: soren.uppman@nocom.se Markus Boberg, Head of PR & Information, Utfors AB Tel.: +46 8 5270 30 16 Mobile: +46 708 48 30 16 E-mail: markus.boberg@utfors.se You are also welcome to visit our web sites at www.nocom.se www.nocom.comwww.utfors.se Nocom AB (publ) was founded in 1985 and helps companies navigate profitably through changes in technology. We help maximize the benefit to business of having important information available on users' terms. Nocom offers solutions and services for e-business via the Internet and mobile networks. The business is based at the head office in Uppsala with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Riga, Warsaw, Frankfurt and London. Nocom has been listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O-list (NOCM B) since 1999. The Group comprises about 250 employees. www.nocom.com Utfors is the first choice of Nordic partner for high quality fixed and mobile broadband, Internet and telephony services. Utfors launches a network at the cutting edge of global technology, which generates major costs savings. In this network, Utfors offers companies, authorities and individuals revolutionary services that create new possibilities for progress and creativity. In 2001, Utfors will be linking together the 75 largest cities in the Nordic region with a 7,100 km long broadband network. Utfors employs around 315 people in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Uppsala, Gothenburg, Linköping, Helsingborg, Malmö and Överkalix. Utfors AB's principal owners are Norsk Vekst and Litorina Kapital as well as a number of institutional investors. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/04/18/20010418BIT00180/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/04/18/20010418BIT00180/bit0001.pdf