Tous Actualités
Suivre
Abonner CompuGROUP Holding AG

CompuGROUP Holding AG

EANS-News: CompuGROUP further expands its presence in Italy

Koblenz (euro adhoc) -

  Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely
  responsible for the content of this announcement.
Global Expansion/acquisition
CompuGROUP, a leading global provider of
eHealth, successfully continues to strengthen its engagement in 
Italy. On October 29, CompuGROUP acquired the two Italian companies 
SMI and Microcosmos.
Since its inception, CompuGROUP has grown organically and through 
acquisitions. The eHealth provider already entered the Italian market
in June of 2006, through an investment in the company FirmeSan SpA. 
Today, CompuGroup again significantly strengthened its engagement: 
through the acquisition of SMI and Microcosmos, who are both active 
in the same market, the market share in Italy will be significantly 
increased. In addition to the strong market position in Southern 
Italy, CompuGROUP now also has a significant share of the market in 
Northern Italy.
It is CompuGroup´s goal to make relevant medical information 
available to service providers electronically and at the right time 
with Decision Support Systems, based on the doctor information system
used by the respective medical practice. "Since we now have 
significantly more physicians participating, we can offer the users 
added Decision Support. The pharmaceutical industry, as well as local
and national organizations, are our partners in this endeavor," 
describes Jan Broer, member of the board and in charge of the 
Southern European region, the future of CompuGROUP Italy.
When the companies were acquired, it was very important that the 
previous owners were convinced of the new direction. Angelo Aprile of
SMI said, "I was convinced by the projects that CompuGROUP is already
jointly operating in many other countries with the pharmaceutical 
industry. I look forward to being able to contribute toward designing
better care."
Vittorio Giura and Carlo Catullo, who were shareholders in 
Microcosmos prior to the acquisition, are convinced as well: "We 
wanted to be part of a strong group in order to meet the new demands.
Despite CompuGROUP´s enormous size, the focus is on the individual 
physician - all projects are geared toward his needs. That´s exactly 
how we´ve always interpreted our mission."
About SMI SMI  S.r.l. is one of ten leading software companies in 
Italy, with headquarters in Bari (Apulia). Their software program 
Venere is particularly well-known and widely used in Southern Italy. 
More than 1,200 general practitioners are customers of SMI. The 
company employs seven people and has been active in the eHealth 
sector for over 20 years.
About Microcosmos Microcosmos Multimedia S.r.l. was founded in 1990 
as a medical publishing house, with   headquarters in Turin and over 
time has developed into one of the most important software companies 
in Northern Italy. With over 1,600 customers, Microcosmos primarily 
provides services to general practitioners and specialists in the 
Northeastern part of the country. Microcosmos was successful in 
building a very large and highly qualified customer base by quickly 
and reliably integrating their own customers into large regional and 
national projects. The company currently employs 13 people.
About CompuGROUP Holding AG CompuGROUP Holding AG is one of the 
leading e-health companies in the world. Its software products 
designed to support medical and organizational activities in 
physicians´ surgeries and hospitals, its information services for all
parties involved in the health sector and its Web-based personal 
medical files contribute to the development of a more reliable and 
efficient health service system. The basis for the services offered 
by CompuGROUP is an unparalleled customer base comprising some 
326,000 physicians, dentists, hospitals and networks, as well as 
other service providers. CompuGROUP is the e-health company with the 
widest global reach among service providers. The firm operates in 14 
European countries, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the U.S.
and currently employs roughly 2,800 people.

Further inquiry note:

Barbara Zörner
Tel.: 0261-8000 1293
E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
WKN: 543730
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade

Plus de actualités: CompuGROUP Holding AG
Plus de actualités: CompuGROUP Holding AG