STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 17, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Intentia International AB (publ.) (XSSE:INT B) and Flextronics today announced that they have signed a global agreement for the implementation of Movex at Flextronics Network Services operations throughout the world. "The agreement is without a doubt strategically important for Intentia. The wide scope of the agreement, combined with the opportunities it presents for us to offer our solutions to other Flextronics operations, can mean that Flextronics will become one of Intentia's largest customers within the next two to three years. In the longterm, this contract will also be significant to Intentia's development in the USA and South America," commented Bjorn Algkvist, CEO, Intentia International AB.
Flextronics Network Services is currently represented at 300 locations on four continents. The company's goal is to position itself as the world's leading supplier of services in the telecommunications sector within a short space of time. Initially, the agreement covers SEK 18 million in Movex licenses that Flextronics Network Services will implement to support its Service Management employees.
"We aim to be world leaders within our branch. Movex has all that it takes to create costeffective IT support for our business. The agreement includes a mobile solution that will enable service technicians to run Movex via handheld computers. Intentia is the supplier that can demonstrate a mobile application that offers us a costeffective and integrated solution," said Patrik Lofvin, Vice President IT, Flextronics Network Services. "Flextronics will as part of the agreement becom a Movex Installation Partner which means that Intentia and Flextronics together will offer other companies within the Flextronics group its competence," concluded Bjorn Algkvist.
About Flextronics
Flextronics has been recognized as one of the world's largest and most profitable providers of electronic manufacturing services. Today, the company offers advanced engineering, design, manufacturing and distribution services to leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Cisco, COMPAQ, HewlettPackard, IBM, Lifescan, Lucent, Nokia, Philips, Song and WebTV.
Headquartered in Singapore, Flextronics is the leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering operational services to technology companies. With fiscal year 2002 revenues of USD 13.1 billion and approximately 70,000 employees, Flextronics is a major global operating company with design, engineering, manufacturing and logistics operations in 28 countries and four continents. This global presence allows for manufacturing excellence through a network of facilities situated in key markets and geographies that in turn provide its customers with the resources, technology and capacity to optimize their operations. Flextronics' ability to provide endtoend operational services that include innovative product design, test solutions, manufacturing, IT expertise and logistics has established the Company as the leading EMS provider. For further information, please visit www.flextronics.com.
About Intentia
Intentia is one of the world's leading suppliers of collaboration solutions. Our vision is to become the leading global collaboration solutions vendor by supplying our customers with tomorrow's solutions today. Intentia offers a onestop shop for all collaboration needs within numerous industry segments. We develop, implement and maintain our own solutions to produce the highest possible level of customer satisfaction. The Intentia Solution consists of applications covering customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise management (ENM), supply chain management (SCM), business performance measurement (BPM), e‑business and value chain collaboration (VCC). Intentia has more than 3,200 employees and serves over 3,400 customers in the manufacturing, maintenance and distribution industries via a global network spanning some 40 countries. Intentia is a public company traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE) under the symbol INT B.
Visit Intentia's Web site at www.intentia.com