SAP chce zatrudnić w tym roku o tysiąc osób więcej niż wcześniej zapowiadał, poinformował Handelsblatt. Niemiecka spółka deklarowała, że do końca roku zwiększy liczbę pracowników o 4 tys.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – WIG20 ended the day at 2,127.1, or 1 percent higher. This is the highest level since April 2000. WIG, the general stock index reached its new all-time record and it lacks only 1.75 percent to reach 30,000. Blue chips shares worth PLN 690m (EUR 166.9m) or 30 percent more than yesterday, changed hands. Weakening zloty did not discourage investors.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – In the first half of this year, passenger car sales fell by 30 percent. No wonder that all banks offering credits for cars noted fewer loans. Seven banks signed 29,000 credit agreements, or 40 percent fewer than in the same period of last year. Their value amounted to PLN 863.4m (EUR 208.9m), or 25 percent less than in 2004.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – Special team of experts chosen by the boards of LOT, Poland’s flag carrier, has recommended the airline to chose Boeing 787 competing with A350 of Airbus. “The team met on July 11th and evaluated materials for the supervisory board.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – Just after the market opened, indices in the Polish stock market rose about 1 percent each following great Friday session in the USA. WIG reached its all time record of 29,132.67 points. Soon, however, indices started their way down. Investors in Poland received mixed signals from abroad.

Eurodeputowany Jerzy Buzek (PO) jest zadowolony, że Parlament Europejski odrzucił dyrektywę patentową. Podkreślił zarazem, że konieczne jest uchwalenie nowego prawa, które oddzieli patenty od praw autorskich w dziedzinie komputerów, oprogramowania i wynalazków.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) - Irish airline is going to broaden its ofer in Poland. Apart from it new routes, announced a few weekes ago, it wants to open next one. Probably to german Lubeka.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) - Variant, company from Cracow that is going to be listed soon, bought Zakład Powlekania Tkanin Grawita in Trzebinia. In fact Variant acquired assests of Grawita after it had gone bancrupt.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) - Enterprise Investors, venture capital fund Enterprise Investors has bought Gamet - producer of accesories for furniture. The transaction was worth PLN 61 million (EUR 15million).

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) - PKN Orlen plans to reduce costs by PLN 600million (EUR 146million). The program called "Optima" should lower cost in next three years.

Computerland podpisał z Ministerstwem Gospodarki i Pracy Umowę na utrzymanie i rozwój Oprogramowania aplikacyjnego PULS w ramach Systemu Informacyjnego Publicznych Służb Zatrudnienia SYRIUSZ. Jej wartość to prawie 18 mln zł.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – Polish production of bicycles can rose by 200 thousand if UE introduces antidumping duty. Such a decision can make UE commitee - COREPER. It will influence bicycles and part for them made in China and Vietnam.

Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – Bank Handlowy decided to pay back to shareholders PLN 1,6billion (EUR 395million). It will be the last time of such a generous payment.

Parlament Europejski odrzucił w środę w głosowaniu budzącą olbrzymie kontrowersje dyrektywę o patentowaniu wynalazków dokonywanych za pomocą komputera. Tym samym trwające od ponad trzech lat pracę nad dyrektywą będą musiały rozpocząć się od nowa.