Malpolskie News (Poland)

The Russian telecoms market increased by 4% year-on-year in 2009. However, this is growth as measured in the local currency.

IT providers in Poland are starting the post-crisis period in actually quite good moods and are already beginning to predict what solutions will be most sought after by their customers during prosperity.

The crisis strongly affected the clothing and footwear business in Poland. The weakening of the Polish zloty translated into higher purchasing costs and increased rental fees at shopping centres.

Despite economic turbulences, the value of the clothing and footwear market in Russia increased after a stagnant 2008, positively influenced by the clothing sector.

The retail clothing, footwear and accessories (CFA) market in Russia is experiencing reorganization and change in terms of trends, distribution channels and consumer preference.

Last year, construction shrank by 5% in Kazakhstan, by 16% in Russia, and nearly halved in Ukraine.

The dietary supplements market in Romania, which developed in previous years by more than 20% year on year, slowed in 2009 to a growth rate of 1%, according to PMR estimates.

Comarch’s biometric mechanisms have been implemented by Bank Pekao SA with a great success.

Romania's construction industry was more severely affected than any other in Central Europe by the global downturn in 2009.

The Russian IT market lost around a quarter of its value last year. Nevertheless, while forecasts for the Russian economy are improving, IT companies also have better chances to climb out of the crisis

In 2009 the Polish private healthcare market was worth €6.4bn, up by ca. 8% on 2008, says the latest report by PMR, a research and consulting company - “Private healthcare market in Poland 2010. Development forecasts for 2010-2012”.

When the crisis of 2009 hit, sales of networking equipment for the SOHO/SME sector were the only ones which noted growth. Worst hit was the corporate sector, which declined by double digits in the same year.

Banks could avoid risky credits if they used a modern IT solution.

Comarch will participate in the 10th edition of the Scandinavian Institutional Investors Summit that will take place in Stockholm’s Sheraton Hotel on June 10th.

Comarch Business Process Management tools noticed by independent British BPM analyst Redux

IFSEC 2010, the annual global security industry event in Birmingham, is being held from May 10th through May 13th. The IFSEC exhibition is a prestigious and well-organized event.

The international trade show ANGA Cable in Cologne is a barometer of the economic situation in the TV market (televisions and cooperating devices, TV distribution systems). Among other things, the exhibitors present satellite receivers.

In 2010, the clinical trials market in Poland is expected to grow by 5% year on year, and to reach PLN 718m (€170m), according to the latest report by PMR, entitled “Clinical trials in Poland 2010. Development forecasts for 2010-2012”.

Comarch presented the ROI calculator, which shows profits when implementing the Comarch Business Process Management system.

Comarch has completed a major phase of the sales platform implementation at UNIQA Insurance Group.

FuturLink wprowadził do swojej ofert FuturLink InOut, system pomiaru przepływu ludzi, będącym idealnym rozwiązaniem dla centrów handlowych, sklepów, wydarzeń, banków , itd.

Despite a harsh winter and the related work stoppages at construction sites, construction companies express slightly higher assessments of the current market situation when compared to the findings of six months ago.

Comarch has completed the implementation of the Comarch Debt Management system for Allianz Bank.

Fuelled by the improving economic situation and signs of upturn in the developer and industrial construction sectors, the market of insulation materials in Poland will start to recover in 2011-2012 after a period of slowdown.

Prior to the outburst of the financial crisis, the Romanian economy had been among the most dynamically developing among the CEE countries.

Comarch has completed an implementation project of the Comarch Asset Management system in AVIVA PTE.

The year 2010 will be a year of Comarch Capital Group’s foreign expansion. Nevertheless, Comarch will not resign from further exploration of domestic markets.

The fall in the number of pharmacies in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria, the consolidation processes among leading Polish wholesalers were, among other, the most important trends in distribution in the CE region in 2009

First platinum partner in the field of Novell's education in Central and Eastern Europe

Check Point presents three new courses from „Certified Check Point Security Expert R70" and „Certified Check Point Security Administration R70" certification.

In 2010, the Romanian private healthcare market is expected to develop by around 13% to €373m, according to estimates included in the report “Private healthcare market in Romania 2010. Development forecasts for 2010-2012” by PMR Ltd.

Comarch will take part in the 6th Annual CEE Credit Risk Management Conference.

With residential and non-residential construction still subdued, cement producers in Central Europe are hoping that infrastructure upgrade investments co-financed with EU sources will help the industry in the challenging times.

Last year, although the Czech construction market seemed to be heading for a major contraction, the industry showed some signs of life and the value of the market eventually remained almost unchanged in comparison with the preceding year.

After serious reverses last year, growth in the Slovak construction industry should resume in the next few quarters, partly because of low base effects and an expected increase in the number of large construction contracts.

The value of the telecoms markets in Central and Eastern European countries as measured in local currencies decreased but only slightly in 2009. However, due to financial crisis and those currencies weakening, the market lost a sixth of its value.

Due to long-standing underinvestment, the Polish power sector is facing a genuine need of finding up to €50bn on investments in new power-production capacity and transmission systems in the coming years.

his year's global IT and telecommunications trade fair in Hanover will be held from 2-6 March. About 4300 exhibitors from 69 countries and some 400000 visitors attended the last year's event.

In January this year, China Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was covering 280 Chinesse cities with its mobile TV service based on CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting).

Comarch will once again take part in the 9th Annual Transfer Agency and Fund Operations Forum, taking place on February 23rd-26th 2010 in Luxembourg.

In recent years the pharmaceutical distribution market in Poland has undergone many changes.The wholesale distribution has seen consolidation, including combinations between leading players,as well as the privatisation of State Treasury outlets.

A range of factors will stimulate the growth of the in vitro diagnostics market in Poland in the next few years. PMR forecasts that the IVD market will see a high CAGR, of around 10% between 2009 and 2012, of the order of almost PLN 1.4bn (€320m).

Comarch will be present at the IFG meeting, the 7th edition of the General Managers’ Club on February 10th in Copenhagen.

In order to meet market demands and satisfy customer needs, Comarch - a global software house, introduces a new product, Comarch CAFE Makler Application.

Comarch will participate in a discussion panel of the 3rd edition of the prestigious bancassurance conference organized by Jacob Fleming on January 21st-22nd 2010 in Vienna.

Comarch and ING Bank Slaski have signed a framework agreement for cooperation in ongoing IT projects.

The Polish pharmaceutical market has grown dynamically in the past five years, showing great resilience to the impact of adverse trends prevailing in the market.

Russia’s exposure to the global financial crisis had become unquestionable by the end of 2008.

Comarch has signed a contract with Kredyt Bank for the implementation of the Comarch Factoring solution. Thi is yet another member of the KBC group that Comarch is to provide its solution for.

Compendium Education Center has signed a partnership agreement with McAfee, and consequently has achieved a certification of McAfee Authorized Training Center.