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(Oslo 2. February 2009) Yara International ASA has entered into a new 4-year frame agreement for delivery of Application Development and Business Consulting Projects with EDB Business Partner, effective 1st February 2009. The new agreement has a total contract value of up to 100 MNOK, whereby EDB Business Partner also will be classed as one of Yara's 'preferred suppliers', as a part of their overall IS sourcing strategy.
This new agreement comes in addition to the existing EDB services currently being transferred to another supplier. These services have also been extended by 1 year until end 2009 to enable a smooth transfer of the remaining services.
"We are pleased that Yara has demonstrated their continued confidence in us. This agreement represents a new chapter in a long and successful co-operation between the two companies", says Executive Vice President Ivar Arne Børset in EDB.
Yara International ASA is a global chemical company that converts energy and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers.
For further information, please contact:
Torgeir Kristiansen, Information Director - Corporate Communications, EDB. Tel. +47 901 27 909
About EDB
EDB Business Partner is a leading Nordic stock exchange listed IT company. The EDB group has more than 6,000 employees, with annual turnover of around NOK 8 billion. EDB delivers solutions that cover the entire range of business-critical IT services from application services and industry-specific solutions through to IT operating services and network solutions. EDB is committed to being a close and responsive IT partner that helps its customers operate more efficiently and achieve their business objectives. EDB Business Partner is listed on the Oslo stock exchange with the ticker code: EDBASA. See www.edb.com for more information.
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