Linkon AB extends its contract with EDB

Linkon AB extends its contract with EDB

(Oslo, 12 October 2004) The Swedish company Linkon AB has signed an agreement to extend its contractual relationship with EDB Business Partner until the end of 2005. This represents business volume for the balance of the contract period from October 2004 of approximately NOK 100 million.

"With EDB as our partner for IT operating services, we can offer secure, reliable and efficient solutions for our customers. This is very important for us, and we have found EDB, with its considerable resources and expertise, to be a good partner. This has made it natural for us to decide to extend our collaboration" explains Hans-Olof Sjölinder, Managing Director of Linkon AB.

"Linkon is one of EDB's largest Swedish customers, and we are very pleased that the company has decided to extend its contract with us. This will play an important role in strengthening our platform as a basis for future growth", comments John Arne Haugerud, Executive Vice President IT Operations in EDB.

The contract provides for EDB to provide applications operations and communications solutions for Linkon, which is a supplier of sales system services to players in the travel market in Sweden. Growth in internet travel bookings is playing a major role in creating greater scope for Linkon's services, and the IT operating services that EDB delivers are important for processing escalating business volumes.

Any enquiries may be addressed to:
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. The company provides industry-leading total solutions in the areas of banking and finance, telecommunications and IT operations. EDB's objective is to contribute to its 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 2003. EDB is represented in Norway, Sweden, the USA, England, France, Spain and Switzerland. EDB Business Partner ASA is listed on Oslo Børs with the ticker code EDBASA. See the EDB website at www.edb.com for further information.