EANS-News: Hoeft & Wessel picks up speed in France

Development of international sales of Almex ticketing systems

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Global Expansion

Subtitle: Development of international sales of Almex ticketing
systems

Hannover / Germany, 19/05/2011. (euro adhoc) - Alfred Ndongmeza is
taking charge of the Hoeft & Wessel Group´s Almex business division
in France. The appointment of this expert in ticketing and telematics
solutions is the next step in the IT hardware and software
specialist´s expansionary strategy in international markets.

The group of companies operating in the B2B segment already has
systems installed in more than 30 countries and generates almost 50
per cent of sales abroad. Hannover-based Hoeft & Wessel drives the
expansion through its international network of partners who are all
specialists with a proven track record in local sales.

The 43-year-old engineering graduate and MBA Alfred Ndongmeza was
born in France and studied in Duisburg. He was been working in this
industry sector since 1992, focusing on the French-speaking regions.

Ndongmeza can see considerable growth potential in market for
ticketing and telematics solutions in France: "About 76 per cent of
the population in France lives in urban areas. In these urban
centres, the regional public transport infrastructure is
exceptionally well developed. In Paris, for example, you are never
more than 500 metres away from the nearest Métro station. What is
more, the French government is also investing in the public transport
infrastructure for ecological reasons. Lyon, Lille, Marseille and
Toulouse, for instance, expand their transportation systems at great
expense. Bus and rail networks are being established in numerous
regions. This is where we come in with our entire range of Almex
solutions - from on-board computers with integrated ticket printers
right through to web-based support for maintenance and service."

Hoeft & Wessel is well positioned to pursue further international
activities through its Almex division. "The universal design approach
and our ability to achieve a seamless integration with customers´
legacy systems has already proved to be successful throughout
Europe," says Thomas Wolf, member of the Board of Management of the
Hoeft & Wessel Group and responsible for the Almex division, amongst
others. "Ticketing and telematics are technologies that support the
global trend towards greater urbanisation, which will lead to higher
levels of networking and automation in the transport infrastructure.
Our pioneering role in the implementation of e-ticketing standards
such as Calypso, ITSO and the VDV core application is placing us in a
very good position to participate in these trends."

Hoeft & Wessel Group
Almex Ticketing Systems
Alfred Ndongmeza
General Manager France
Phone: +33 (0) 661 776 787
Mail: aln@hoeft-wessel.com
Web: www.almex.de

Almex ticketing systems on display at trade fairs in France: -
Journées AGIR 2011, La Rochelle, 29 and 30 June 2011 - Rencontres
Nationales du Transport Public, Strasbourg, 12-14 October 2011

Press kit with photos:
http://www.presseportal.de/pm/12945/hoeft_wessel_ag/

The Company The Hoeft & Wessel Group is the leading IT and
engineering technology Group for ticketing, parking and mobile
solutions in Germany and Great Britain. Established in 1978 by the
two entrepreneurs who gave the company its name and listed on the
stock market since 1998, the enterprise has developed into a group of
companies with sales revenues of nearly EUR 100 million and a
workforce of 500 employees. Its main locations are Hannover, Germany,
and Swindon, UK, to the west of London.

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company: Höft & Wessel AG
Rotenburger Str. 20
D-30659 Hannover
phone: +49-511-6102-0
FAX: +49-511-6102-411
mail: ir@hoeft-wessel.com
WWW: http://www.hoeft-wessel.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: DE0006011000
indexes: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
language: English

ots Originaltext: Höft & Wessel AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Arnd Fritzemeier
Tel.: +49-511-6102-300
E-Mail: PR@hoeft-wessel.com

Branche: Technology
ISIN: DE0006011000
WKN: 601100
Index: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Hannover / free trade
München / free trade