AU-System Signs General Agreement With the Scania Association of Local Authorities.Business Editors & High Tech Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE) Oct. 17, 2001 - AU-System has signed a general agreement with the Scania Association of Local Authorities (Kommunforbundet Skane) regarding consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for local government IT infrastructure programmes. The agreement, which is the result of coordinated purchasing by the Scania Association on behalf of 25 local authorities in Scania, southern Sweden, runs to the end of 2003. AU-System is one of seven companies that have signed general agreements and is therefore able to deal directly with the local authorities in question. Altogether about 30 companies were involved in the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. process. "Our selection criteria during the procurement process have primarily concentrated on the various companies' experience and expertise, as well as good references from projects undertaken on behalf of local authorities in Sweden," says Stig Alund at the Scania Association of Local Authorities. An IT infrastructure programme has the purpose of investigating a local authority area's need for broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). , as well as outlining the authority's broadband strategy. The programme is being used as a basis for obtaining state funding for the authority's broadband infrastructure. The foundation for this model is the Swedish government's IT bill, which has been drawn up by the ministry of industry, employment and communications (Naringsdepartementet) with the ambition to achieve a fair distribution of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. throughout the whole of Sweden. "Broadband IT infrastructure makes local authorities attractive to both companies and people. Local authorities also lie behind much of the continued development and use of IT services in Sweden. At AU-System we have both the experience and proven methodology to help local authorities find the right solutions for their infrastructure expansion," says Peter Lund, Business Unit Manager at AU-System. AU-System is already involved in IT infrastructure programmes for the following Swedish local authorities: Falkoping, Tidaholm, Skovde, Tibro, Hjo, Karlsborg, Toreboda, Mariestad and Gullspang. The Scania Association of Local Authorities is a service and interest organisation for the 33 local authorities that exist in the southern Swedish province of Scania (Skane). The Scania Association safeguards the interests of the local authorities and supports them in their activities. About AU-System AU-System is a leading Mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. consultancy. Through the subsidiary SandbergTrygg, the company also offers integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. for marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales . Major clients include Ericsson, Telia, Volvo, Nordea Nordbanken and Motorola. AU-System was established in 1974 and currently employs more than 1,000 staff in offices in Sweden, the U.K., Italy, the U.S., Thailand and Singapore. AU-System is listed on Attract 40 of Stockholmsborsen, under the symbol AUS AUS abbr. Army of the United States . For more information, please visit www.ausystem.com. This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net. The following files are available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. : http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/17/20011017BIT00210/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/17/20011017BIT00210/bit0001.pdf |
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