EANS-News: CompuGROUP further expands its presence in Italy

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Global Expansion/acquisition

Koblenz (euro adhoc) - 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.

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Further inquiry note:

Barbara Zörner

Tel.: 0261-8000 1293

E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com

Branche: Software
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