AUSTRIA: CONTRACT FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE CARDS

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The association of social insurance institutes in Austria has chosen US-based EDS and Orga Kartensysteme of Germany as suppliers of the 8mn medical insurance cards that are to be introduced in Austria in 2003. The costs of the project in the first six years are estimated at less than Sch 1.5bn, but the financing has not been settled yet. Austria's medical insurance funds are expected to record a loss of Sch 5bn in year 2001. The budget does not include costs for the medical insurance cards. The association of social insurance institutes suggests that the state should take a 25% stake in the operating company Chipkarten Betriebs GmbH. The Austrian government is said to be planning to develop the card further into a "citizen's card" with further personal data. Other bidders for the contract were Debis Systemhaus, Siemens and Telekom Austria's subsidiary Datakom, all of which would have cooperated with Austria Card, a company of the Austrian national bank, in producing the cards.

Austria, Outpatient Care Facilities, Outpatient Care Centers, Accident & Health Insurance, Insurance Carriers, HEALTH SERVICES, Printing, Medical Service and Health Insurance, Commercial Printing, Ambulatory care facilities, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Printing industry, Orga Kartensysteme

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OMAN: AUSTRIANS SEEKING CONTRACTS

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On the occasion of the visit to Oman by Austria's President Thomas Klestil, talks were held about business contacts. Austria's economics minister Martin Bartenstein signed an investment protection agreement with Oman. Oman may overhaul the Pinzgauer military vehicles made by Steyr. Another Austrian company, Swarovski, is seeking a contract for night vision systems, and Hirtenberger for ammunition and weapons. Austrocontrol would like to supply a system for military air control. Austria is interested also in participating in an aluminium smelting project in Sohar. Smartcard Systems AG (BGS) has signed a deal with a bank in Oman.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Banking Institutions, Depository Credit Intermediation, Capital expenditures, Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, Motor Vehicles, Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Electronic Components and Accessories, Rubber & Plastic Products, Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, TRANSPORTATION BY AIR, Air Transportation, Primary aluminum, Aluminum rolling and drawing, not elsewhere classified, Aluminum, Aluminum Mill Products, Primary Aluminum Production, Other Aluminum Rolling and Drawing, RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS, Military Electronics, All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, Ordnance & Accessories, Oman, Defense industries, Banks (Finance), Air transportation industry, Civil aviation, Aluminum industry, Aluminum products

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FRANCE: A NOVO MERGES SUBSIDIARIES

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The French electronic money payment terminal specialist, A Novo, intends to position itself on the electronic wallet system market, and terminal maintenance in the year 2001. The group recently completed the merger of its two subsidiaries, Innovatron Services, and Carte SA, forming the new entity, Cartes & Services, which manages 200,000 terminals under contract. It is specialised in the pre- and after sales services, preparation, personalisation, call centres, repairs, and on site maintenance.

Computer terminals, Special Purpose Terminals, Computer Terminal Manufacturing, Acquisitions & mergers, France, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Key-Verifiers, Bar code scanners

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