Nordic Business Report-January 10, 2007-Acado signs agreement with Altia Corporation (C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Swedish IT consulting company Acando AB said on Wednesday (10 January) that its Finnish subsidiary Acando Oy has signed an agreement with Altia Corporation in Finland in respect of a blueprint for the implementation of the ERP system SAP ERP 2005. The first phase of the commission refers to a survey showing how to adapt the system to Altias processes. This will be followed by implementation in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The implementation process is planned to be finalised in the beginning of 2008. No financial terms were disclosed. Altia Corporation is an international company focusing on beverages and in particular wines and spirits. The company is present in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Altias estimated turnover in 2006 exceeded EUR450m and it has some 1,100 employees. Acando is a consultancy company which identifies and implements business improvements through information technology. Acandos annual turnover exceeds EUR100m and the group employs more than 1,100 persons in seven European countries. The company is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. One British pound (GBP) is worth approximately 1.49 euros (EUR). ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))