EDB to supply operations and applications management to the City of Oslo

EDB to supply operations and applications management to the City of Oslo

(Oslo, 27 January 2004) The City of Oslo intends to sign a contract with EDB Business Partner for operations and applications management services for the City's tax accounting function. The contract represents a total business volume of around NOK 54 million and will run for five years from 1 July 2004.

EDB IT operations will be responsible for supplying these services to the City of Oslo. In accordance with the regulations for public sector purchasing, the other bidders for this contract have a one-week period in which to appeal against the decision.

"This contract with the City of Oslo demonstrates that EDB is a very competitive supplier of IT operations and applications management. The contract is a result of the EDB group's increased focus on applications management services for trade, industry and the public sector", comments John-Arne Haugerud, Executive Vice President - EDB IT Operations.

Further information:

John-Arne Haugerud, Executive Vice President IT Operations, Tel: +47 901 15 337
Reidar Gjærum, Executive Vice President - Corporate Communications. Tel. +47 908 55 101

EDB Business Partner is one of the leading suppliers of IT operations and software in the Nordic region. We provide industry-leading total solutions in the areas of banking and finance, telecommunications and IT operations. Our objective is to contribute to our customers' value creation by offering productivity-enhancing IT solutions combined with flexible and reliable operating solutions with unique economies of scale. EDB Business Partner has some 2,500 employees with turnover of NOK 4.3 billion in 2002. We are represented in Norway, Sweden, the USA, England, France, Spain and Switzerland. EDB Business Partner is listed on Oslo Børs with the ticker code EDBASA.