SHS VIVEON AG equips Kreditschutzverband von 1870 (KSV) with customer risk solutions

SHS VIVEON AG / MiscellaneousAnnouncement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------Martinsried, March 7, 2007 – SHS VIVEON AG has acquired KSV as newcustomer. The order includes developing several debt collection scoringtables in order to optimize the debt collection process in acustomer-oriented manner.CEO Dirk Roesing is very pleased with the new order from the company’sstrategic alliance partner: 'KSV is a top-name reference customer and willallow us to further expand our position on the Austrian market. We startedour sales activities in Austria last year, and these will bear additionalfruit in the near future.'KSV is one of the most important service providers for receivables and debtcollection management in Austria. In order to constantly improve KSV’scollection services for its customers and make optimum use of its existingresources, SHS VIVEON AG will develop several scoring tables for optimizedcustomer risk analysis. This will allow the company to once again prove itsbest-of-breed expertise for customer risk management.The aim is to evaluate the receivables KSV takes over from its clients inan analytical forecasting and point valuation process to allow a furtherincrease in the target and performance-oriented processing of debtcollections. KSV can thus offer its customers a further increase in qualityfor rapid, efficient processing of receivables defaults for private andcommercial customers.'We wanted to further optimize our debt collection management workflows inorder to be able to constantly improve our services for our customers asAustria’s leading creditor protection organization,' explains KSV'smanaging director Johannes Nejedlik. 'SHS VIVEON’s tried-and-trustedsolutions and proven expertise mean that it is the only company that canprovide us with end-to-end support in this regard.'Martinsried-based SHS VIVEON AG is listed on the Prime Standard segment ofthe Frankfurt Stock Exchange and operates subsidiaries in Spain andSwitzerland. The IT services provider focuses on offering end-to-endcustomer management and credit risk management solutions to companies witha broad customer base In 2005, the company recorded revenues of EUR 41million. Its customers include BMW Financial Services, Crédit Agricole, DABBank, Danone, E-Plus, Ingram Micro, Karstadt, O2, Orange, SüdLeasing,Telefónica, Toyota Kreditbank, T-Mobile, T-Online and further internationalgroups in the automotive, telecommunications and financial servicessectors. Further information please see: www.SHS-VIVEON.com.KSV in brief:KSV is Austria’s leading creditor protection agency and aims to protectbusinesses from financial damage, thus bolstering their liquidity.International economic information, collection services and representationin the event of bankruptcy proceedings mean that KSV’s customers have adecisive advantage in terms of the knowledge needed for professional riskmanagement. 70% of economic information is already called up online.Collection and bankruptcy services can also be used online at www.ksv.at.The KSV Group was created via international subsidiaries and strategicequity participations and it stands for technical expertise and globalconnections. It is headed by a President and Managing Board, and JohannesNejedlik and Karl Jagsch are responsible for managing the company’soperations.Today, 720 employees support 20,000 members at 28 locations in Austria andabroad. Sales in Austria totaled EUR 42 million in 2006.SHS VIVEON AGKatrin KoberFon: +49 – 89 – 747257-34e-mail: katrin.kober@SHS-VIVEON.com cometis AGUlrich WiehleFon: +49 – 611 – 205855-11e-mail: wiehle@cometis.deDGAP 07.03.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishIssuer:       SHS VIVEON AG              Fraunhoferstraße 12              82152 Martinsried bei München DeutschlandPhone:        +49 (0)89 747-257-0Fax:          +49 (0)89 747-257-10E-mail:       investor.relations@shs-viveon.comwww:          www.shs-viveon.comISIN:         DE0005072409WKN:          507240Indices:      Listed:       Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr              in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News                                     DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------