The exhibition was held on 17 and 18 February at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw. The event showcased nearly 130 solutions which are the result of Polish innovation and can increase the competitiveness of the country’s economy. These included both products and technologies that are at the final stage of the research and development process or are ready for implementation and commercialization.In addition, the meeting organizers distinguished the institutions, companies and individual inventors whose solutions received awards at international exhibitions of inventions in 2014. One of the award-winning projects was the system providing support in the preparation of crisis management plans, which was co-created by Asseco Poland. During the past year, this system was awarded 5 times at global exhibitions and fairs, including at the International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Inventions Exchange aims to promote the achievements and international successes of scientific research centers, leading business innovators as well as individual inventors beyond the scientific community.

PROMAK Plus RNZ is a system dedicated to work with the PROMAK Trading Platform developed by Asseco. The new solution enables brokers to expand the scope of services offered to stock investors. It provides access to foreign exchanges in the same way as to the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Furthermore, investors can take advantage of the system’s complete functionality by using mobile applications, which make it possible to send orders basically from any place and at any time.“In 2014, almost half of our client brokerage houses offered their services also on mobile devices,” said Artur Trunowicz, Director of the Capital Market Division at Asseco Poland S.A. “Mobility is an important trend in today's marketplace, therefore, when developing our new solution for trading in foreign markets, we wanted to ensure its comfortable use on computers as well as on smartphones and tablets. It was also our priority to provide a secure and intuitive tool that would be easy to use, hence it features the option to place orders with just a click of a button,” he added.When using PROMAK Plus RNZ, investors are informed about the optimal conditions for placing an order in response to the currently listed price of a security. All it takes is to click on the “buy” or “sell” button. In such a case, the system will send an order matching the best ask or bid price. Orders with a limit price can be placed just as easy. Furthermore, investors can utilize their funds in Polish zlotys for the settlement of trades conducted on foreign markets. Hence, there is no need for currency conversions which contributes to the overall efficiency of investments.The new solution of Asseco will be first implemented at the Brokerage House of PKO BP Bank, which is the largest institution of such type in Poland.„The Brokerage House of PKO BP continues to expand its services portfolio based on the latest technologies. By implementing this new solution, we will be able to offer our customers a possibility to invest money in foreign markets with the help of an innovative and user-friendly tool,” said Filip Paszke, Director of the Brokerage House of PKO BP.During the project execution, internal IT systems of PKO BP Brokerage House have been adjusted to the new solution in order to ensure seamless communication with foreign stock exchanges. In addition, as all the key processes are performed in the STP (Straight Through Processing) mode, customers are provided with real-time access to current information and automatic handling of orders.Brokers are more and more interested in software tools that enable trouble-free trading in foreign markets due to a number of benefits offered by investing on a global scale. There are thousands of companies listed on foreign exchanges, which have a high degree of liquidity. Moreover, customers are able to trade in stocks of companies with an international reach and well-established position in industries that are not represented on the WSE.
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Asseco Poland has 20 years of experience as a provider of state-of-the-art software for institutions operating in the capital market. The PROMAK family systems are currently used, among others, by 10 brokerage houses. These innovative solutions support the execution of stock exchange trades and provide user-friendly applications, allowing customers to access their brokerage accounts using a personal computer or a mobile device.
The Brokerage House of PKO BP is one of the first brokers operating in Poland and it has the largest sales network. It provides services to individual and institutional investors, both domestic and foreign. Last year, the Brokerage House was evaluated as number one by individual investors (among others for the best quality of services, functionality of internet platform, access to information and stock quotes, quality of analyses) and took the second place in the assessment made by institutional investors as presented in the Forbes ranking.

Asseco Systems S.A. is a holding company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asseco Poland), which incorporates two IT companies, namely Centrum Komputerowe ZETO S.A., based in Łódź, and Przedsiębiorstwo Informatyczne ZETO S.A., based in Bydgoszcz. The acquisition of Unizeto Technologies by Asseco Systems is the next step in building our nation-wide system integration company, which leverages on the resources of former regional ZETO companies and acts as a supplier, integrator and distributor of information technology solutions, while focusing on local markets across Poland.UNIZETO Technologies S.A. is an information technology company that has operated continuously since 1965. In 1998, the company established the first Polish public certification center (CERTUM) providing electronic signature services. The company serves numerous clients from the sectors of public administration, social security and healthcare, general business as well as individual clients.

The 2014 Stock Market Review Gala was held at the headquarters of the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 19 February. The WSE presented awards to issuers, Stock Exchange Members and Authorized Advisers who achieved the best results last year and contributed to the development of the Polish capital market.
Among the awarded institutions are the Clients of Asseco Poland who utilize our IT solutions dedicated to the capital market, including the PROMAK family systems. They have won 9 awards, in total. PKO BP Brokerage House received 3 awards and was named the Broker of the Year 2014. Another 3 awards went to mBank Brokerage House, among others for the highest share in the volume of trading in futures excluding market maker trades. Other WSE award winners included the Brokerage Houses of BDM, Bank Handlowy and Deutsche Bank.
Asseco Poland has 20 years of experience as a provider of state-of-the-art software for institutions operating in the capital market. The PROMAK family systems are currently used, among others, by 10 brokerage houses. These innovative solutions support the execution of stock exchange trades and provide user-friendly applications, allowing the customers to access their brokerage accounts using a personal computer or a mobile device.

This award is granted to outstanding business community leaders. It accompanies the series of the “Directions” conferences that are organized by DNB Bank Poland. The objective of these conferences is to identify the key economic problems emerging during the year as well as to suggest the optimum directions of development to entrepreneurs. Focusing on the main theme, the Bank presents awards to the people who set the directions and establish high standards in business.
The award statuette was handed by Artur Tomaszewski, President of DNB Bank Poland, to Rafał Kozłowski, Vice President of Asseco Poland, who represented Adam Góral at the event. The award winners were chosen by the votes of key managers of DNB Bank.

The audits will cover the Electronic Platform of Public Administration Services (ePUAP2) and the Emergency Calls IT System (SIPR). Information on the next systems to be audited will be communicated in the course of the project. Any specific implementation projects will be contracted out after completing the detailed analyses and will be available only to those companies, with which framework agreements have been signed by the CPI.
“Asseco has a team of professionals with extensive experience, confirmed by numerous certificates (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CEH and LA 27001) in the field of security audits for compliance with the 27000 series of standards,” said Janusz Cendrowski, Product Manager at the Infrastructure Division, Asseco Poland.
The aim of the project is to ensure that ICT systems ordered by the CPI comply with the current regulations as well as to identify their vulnerability to external and internal threats.
The initial scope of work involves an analysis of operating documentation and architecture of each system as well as a security audit of their network layers, operating systems, databases, and applications. The selected contractor will also be responsible for assessing the risks associated with information security as well as for analyzing its impact on business.