Increases Its Involvement in the Hospital Field: Acquisition of fliegel data

DJ Increases Its Involvement in the Hospital Field: Acquisition of fliegel data

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      CompuGROUP Increases Its Involvement in the Hospital Field: Acquisition of 
      fliegel data 
 
      Koblenz/Höxter (Germany) -  March  04,  2008:  CompuGROUP  Holding  AG,  a 
      leading European eHealth provider located in Koblenz (Germany),  increases 
      its involvement in the German hospital market: With the acquisition of all 
      shares  in  fliegel  data  GmbH  (Höxter)  as  well  as  in  herbert  dahm 
      datensysteme  GmbH  (Düsseldorf)  by  CompuGROUP's   subsidiary,   systema 
      Deutschland GmbH, the holding strengthens its  position  in  this  segment 
      significantly. 
 
      CompuGROUP is now in the process of completing its  product  portfolio  in 
      the German hospital and clinic group market  segment.  Together  with  its 
      subsidiaries ISPRO (GP portal), Aescudata (ERP and  hospital  pharmacies), 
      ifap (pharmacy databases) and vita-X (electronic  patient  record),  which 
      are also active in this market segment,  CompuGROUP  is  now  one  of  the 
      biggest players in the German market  for  hospital  information  systems. 
      Almost every second German hospital  uses  one  of  CompuGROUP's  software 
      products. In the European market, the company and its further subsidiaries 
      in the hospital information system segment in Austria, Poland, Turkey  and 
      the Czech Republic make up the top group of  hospital  information  system 
      providers. 
 
      Since 1979, fliegel data has  been  developing  the  hospital  information 
      system fd-klinika at its company headquarters at Höxter. fd-klinika  is  a 
      complete  solution  for  a   total   of   approximately   200   hospitals, 
      rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes. It is  also  among  the  leading 
      German software solutions. It will be integrated in the product  portfolio 
      of systema Deutschland, which specializes  in  both  hospital  information 
      systems and  picture  archiving  and  communication  systems  (PACS).  The 
      company is headed by Frank Brecher and Dr. Wolrad Rube. 
 
      Rube is convinced that: "Due to our alliance with CompuGROUP, we  will  be 
      able to act faster and better in the market in the  future.  Our  products 
      are top-notch, and CompuGROUP  provides  our  users  with  the  necessary, 
      secure basis in a rapidly developing market." And Brecher  is  pleased  to 
      report: "Thanks to the expansion brought about by  fliegel  data,  we  are 
      finally among  the  major  players  in  the  German  market  for  hospital 
      information systems." 
 
      Distribution and customer services of systema's solutions are  handled  by 
      the company's regional expert  centers  located  in  Koblenz,  Düsseldorf, 
      Berlin and  Hanover.  "The  acquisition  of  fliegel  data  constitutes  a 
      strategic investment in the acute care and rehabilitation market  as  well 
      as a fundamental step towards becoming Number One in the worldwide eHealth 
      market. Our expansion strategy has paid off. We will  continue  to  pursue 
      our chosen path consequently and grow further to be able to  provide  even 
      more international hospitals and clinic centers with  optimal  solutions," 
      underlines Frank Gotthardt, Director of the Board  of  CompuGROUP  Holding 
      AG. 
 
      About CompuGROUP Holding AG 
      CompuGROUP is one of the leading eHealth companies in Europe. Its software 
      products, designed to support all medical and organizational activities in 
      doctors'  surgeries  and  hospitals,  its  information  services  for  all 
      involved parties within the healthcare system and its  web-based  personal 
      health records contribute towards safer and more efficient healthcare. The 
      services of CompuGROUP are centered on its unique customer base of  around 
      300,000 doctors, dentists, hospitals, associations and networks as well as 
      other service providers. CompuGROUP operates in 9 European  countries  and 
      currently employs around 1,800 people. 
 
      About fliegel data 
      fliegel data is a CompuGROUP company. Since 1979, fliegel data has been 
      developing the individual hospital information system fd-klinika, a 
      complete solution for hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes, 
      at its company headquarters at Höxter. fd-klinika is among the leading 
      software solutions in German healthcare. Distribution and customer 
      services are delivered by the regional expert centers of systema 
      Deutschland located in Koblenz, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hanover. 
 
      For further enquiries (including image material) please contact: 
 
                                       CompuGROUP Holding AG 
                                       Peter Michels 
                                        Marketing and Communication 
                                        Tel: [phone] 
                                        Fax: [phone] 
                                        E-mail: [e-mail] 
 
 
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