08/03/2006 Corporate News EN
Thibaut Pajot
Thibaut Pajot
SHS Informationssysteme AG:Bavarian Quality Award for SHS subsidiary Viveon
SHS Informationssysteme AG / Miscellaneous/MiscellaneousCorporate-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------Munich, 8 March 2006 – Viveon, the Munich-based business and IT consultancyand subsidiary of SHS Informationssysteme AG, has been presented with theBavarian Quality Award for outstanding achievements in the field of qualityand quality management. Stefan Gilmozzi, CEO of Viveon, accepted the awardin the category of “Business-oriented Service Providers” from Erwin Huber,Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport andTechnology. The award ceremony was held last night in theAllerheiligen-Hofkirche of the Munich Residenz.“The Bavarian Quality Award is an important accolade for us. It endorsesour pursuit of quality and is an incentive for us to continue following ourown path. We’re pleased that the fulfillment of our ambitious quality goalshas been recognized outside of the company by an independent body,” saidViveon CEO Stefan Gilmozzi.Since February of this year, Viveon AG has belonged to the Munich-basedsolution provider SHS Informationssysteme AG and has thus been part of astrong corporate group for customer and credit risk management with around600 employees. With its high standards of quality, it covers the entirevalue chain - from strategic consulting and integration to creditassessments and customer value analyses - and represents a uniqueconcentration of expertise in customer value management.SHS CEO Dirk Roesing believes that this award for Viveon confirms thestrategy of SHS: “The transparency of quality services is critical in ourindustry. By merging with Viveon, we have increased the technological leadof our service portfolio and strengthened it through the addition of aleading consulting expert in the German-speaking region.”Since 1993, the Bavarian Quality Award has been presented by the BavarianState Government in five categories. The award is given to companies whichhave made outstanding achievements in the field of corporate quality.Viveon AG, which was founded in 2000, has proven its quality expertise innumerous projects for large, renowned companies such as BMW FinancialServices, Danone, E.ON, O2, Orange and UBS Card Center.The Bavarian Quality Award was created in 1993 by the Bavarian StateGovernment. It was the first award of its kind in Germany. It recognizesBavarian companies which implement extensive, company-wide qualityassurance concepts with innovative solutions, as well as Bavariancommunities which create business-friendly conditions through the continualpursuit of quality. The Bavarian Quality Award is presented in fivecategories: “Industry,” “Crafts and Trades,” “Retail, Wholesale and ForeignTrade”, “Company-oriented Service Providers” and “Business-friendlyCommunities”. The award consists of a certificate and a glass pyramidstatue. Information on the Bavarian Quality Award can be found atwww.bayerischer-qualitaetspreis.deMunich-based SHS Informationssysteme AG is listed on the Prime Standardsegment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and operates subsidiaries in Spainand Switzerland. As a provider of complete solutions ranging fromconsultancy to system integration, SHS focuses on customer risk andcustomer value management for enterprises with a broad customer base. In2004, the company recorded revenues of EUR 32 million. The customers of SHSinclude BMW Financial Services, Toyota Kreditbank, Ingram Micro, CréditAgricole, T-Mobile, T-Online, SüdLeasing, Telefónica, amena, Barclaycardand other international companies in the automobile, telecommunications andfinancial services sectors. For more information, see www.shs.de.The business and IT consultancy VIVEON AG is a complete provider forintegrated customer relationship management. It consistently orients itsconsulting services, service providing and software solutions on the corevalue-adding processes in customer management. Its service portfolio isbased on the key competencies of the company in the fields of businessintelligence, customer analytics, campaign management and execution, datawarehousing and mobile services. The company specializes in optimizingcustomer interaction and relationships. VIVEON AG was founded on April 19,2000 in Munich. It currently has over 65 employees in offices in Munich,Wiesbaden and Baden-Dättwil near Zurich. Its renowned customers includeADIG Investment, BMW Financial Services, B/S/H, DAB Bank, DANONE, E-Plus,Karstadt, Loyalty Partner, O2 and Orange. Additional information on thecompany can be found at www.viveon.deJens Dauner, SHS Informationssysteme AG, Tel.: +49 – 89 – 747257-0, e-mail:marketing@shs.deChristof Kaplanek, HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH, Tel.: +49 –40 – 369050-38, e-mail: c.kaplanek@hoschke.deDGAP 08.03.2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- language: Englishemitter: SHS Informationssysteme AG Fraunhoferstraße 12 82152 Martinsried bei München Deutschlandphone: +49-(0)89-747-257-0fax: +49-(0)89-747-257-10email: investor.relations@shs.deWWW: www.shs.deISIN: DE0005072409WKN: 507240indexes: stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------