Norske Skog signs operating services contract with EDB

Norske Skog signs operating services contract with EDB

(Oslo, 10 March 2004) Norske Skog has signed a contract with EDB Business Partner for the operation of its SAP system. The contract runs for two years, and represents a total business volume of around NOK 20 million. The agreement signed is a renewal of Norske Skog's existing operating services contract, and now covers the period to 30 September 2006.

The services provided by EDB IT Operations include daily operations, monitoring, fault management and the operation of Norske Skog's SAP system and related applications. Norske Skog's SAP system is currently used by 8 of its factories around Europe, and it is linked into the group's sales and logistics functions.

"We are very satisfied with the quality and reliability of the services delivered by EDB, and this is why we have chosen to renew our contract", explains Bassim Haj, Head of IT at Norske Skog.

"This is an important contract for EDB, and forms part of our emphasis on operating services for ERP solutions in general and SAP in particular", comments John-Arne Haugerud, Executive Vice President - EDB IT Operations.

Any enquiries may be addressed to:

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

Bassim Haj, Head of IT, Norske Skogindustrier ASA Tel: +47 915 77 299

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 and reported 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.