Tieto to run Expressen.se
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Tieto Corporation Press Release 14 September 2009 at 11.00 am EETThe AB Kvällstidningen Expressen media corporation has selected Tietoas its partner to run the Expressen.se, Gt.se and Kvp.se websites.This deal gives Expressen a new, scalable and flexible solution foroperation and further expansion of its web channels. Tieto isresponsible for implementing the new platform in parallel with thecurrent solution; production is scheduled to start on 1 November2009.Expressen's website has more than two million unique visitors and 32million page views per week, and is a strategic part of Expressen'soperations. Recently, the website broke the Swedish record for thenumber of visitors.Fredrik Johansson, head of IT at Expressen, says: "Over a longperiod, Expressen has enjoyed positive development in digital media,with visitor figures constantly on the up. It's now the right time tointroduce a stronger, more powerful technical solution to help usface an exciting future with even more visitors. As Tieto has beenable to demonstrate clear advantages for us in the form of theirmajor initiatives in the media sector, the company was the naturalchoice for us."Tieto's solution gives Expressen's web channels a high level ofaccessibility and performance, as well as preparedness for unexpectedevents. The solution is also scalable, which means it is based on theactual capacity needs of the application and can manage peaks intraffic, which is particularly important to ensure availability ofthe websites to Expressen's readers."We are very pleased with this deal," says Mats Jadesköld, who is incharge of IT infrastructure deals in Tieto's Telecom & Media businessarea. "It creates opportunities of further developing our cooperationso that together we can find new approaches to establishing solutionsfor the ever-expanding media market. Media is one of Tieto's focalareas, and with our broad product portfolio and comprehensive partnernetwork, we hope to create significant value added for Expressen."The agreement spans three years, with the option of a two-yearextension.For more information, please contact:Mats Jadesköld, Vice President, Tieto, Telecom & Media +46 (0)10 481 1933, +46 (0)70 588 9074, mats.jadeskold(at)tieto.comFredrik Johansson, IT Director, Expressen+46 (0)70 679 75 30, fredrik.johansson(at)expressen.seTIETO CORPORATIONDISTRIBUTIONPrincipal mediaTieto is an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consultingservices. With approximately 16 000 experts, we are among the leadingIT service companies in Northern Europe and the global leader inselected segments. We specialize in areas where we have the deepestunderstanding of our customers' businesses and needs. Our superiorcustomer centricity and Nordic expertise set us apart from ourcompetitors.www.tieto.comExpressen is a leading media group that develops classic tabloidcontent in all channels. Expressen has a daily readership of morethan 1.5 million, in newspaper form and online, including the GT andKvällsposten editions. The instore-TV company RTV is part of theExpressen media group, reaching 4.2 million shoppers each week.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 14.09.2009 - 10:00 Uhr
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