(Oslo 15/6-2000) The campaign especially targets smaller enterprises, focusing on how these companies can improve the efficiency of their day-to-day operations.

«This co-operation is extremely exciting and Mamut and Hewlett-Packard have a common goal as regards target groups and product ranges», says Eilert Hanoa, Mamut ASA’s C.E.O.

Wide-ranging co-operation
Many small companies in Western Europe can considerably improve the efficiency of their operations by investing in modern technology. Therefore, Mamut ASA and Hewlett-Packard have entered into a marketing and sales co-operation where, initially, 100,000 companies in Norway and Sweden will be offered wholly integrated information systems with e-commerce solutions, financial management systems and solutions for all-in-one image processing.

«Hewlett-Packard has developed several products especially to solve the problems that small companies face daily and we have there designed a range of all-in-one solutions that reduce the number of operations needed to print, fax copies or scan», says Jan Søstuen, Project Manger with Hewlett-Packard.

Mamut for HP
With Mamut for HP all HP-printer customers in Norway and Sweden can develop a professional web site free of charge. Mamut for HP has been designed especially to meet the needs of Hewlett-Packard’s customers and is a complete web solution that gives the customer server space and a possibility of presenting products in a web shop. Software, server space and the web shop are included – all that is needed is a PC with Internet access!

Hewlett-Packard Company
Hewlett-Packard Company, a leading worldwide supplier of data and image processing solutions and services, emphasises exploiting opportunities presented by the Internet and the distribution of electronic services. Globally, HP has 84,400 employees and in the 1999 fiscal year it recorded aggregate operating revenues of USD 42.4 billion. Further information on HP and HP’s products can be found on www.hp.com

Mamut ASA
Mamut ASA is Norway’s leading provider of information and e-commerce software for small businesses. More than 40,000 users daily make use of the company’s programs for financial management, Internet/e-commerce and personal finance and tax offered under the Mamut, Guru Business Applications (GBA) and daTax brand names. Mamut ASA provides complete information systems at the market’s lowest prices and has subsidiaries around the world. The company has received numerous awards for its product range. Further information on Mamut and the company’s products can be found on www.mamut.com

For further information. Please contact:
Jan Søstuen, Program Manager HP, tel.: + 49 70 31 14 7758, e-mail: jan_soestuen@hp.com

Eilert Hanoa, C.E.O. Mamut ASA, tel.: + 47 23 20 35 00, e-mail: press@mamut.com