02/03/2007 Corporate News EN
Thibaut Pajot
Thibaut Pajot
SHS VIVEON AG wins XING as a customer
SHS VIVEON AG / MiscellaneousRelease of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company ofEquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------Martinsried, March 2, 2007 – XING, the global networking platform of OPENBusiness Club AG, has decided to have an end-to-end data warehouse solutiondesigned and implemented by SHS VIVEON AG. This solution allows adifferentiated analysis of the business evolution and thus ensures theoptimum use of growth potential and resources. Acquiring this order willallow SHS VIVEON AG to further successfully expand its position on themarket as a provider of end-to-end customer value management solutions.Dirk Roesing, SHS VIVEON AG’s CEO: 'Our core competences for datawarehousing allows us to support companies in efficiently covering theirincreasingly complex information requirements to analyze their business andoptimize their processes. We are very pleased that XING will benefit fromthe demanding architecture we have designed!' This state-of-the-artinfrastructure was developed for XING on an open source basis.Lars Hinrich, OPEN Business Club AG’s CEO commented on their reasons forengaging SHS VIVEON AG: 'The data warehouse project is a top priority forus. Our company is growing fast, and having a scalable IT solution that istailored to our company is a key factor. We were convinced by SHS VIVEON’scompetence for solutions and top quality work. We have already been able touse the first evaluations during our IPO in order to transparently presentour business model.'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.XING turns professional and business networks into an actively usedresource, because XING is far more than a directory of business contacts.Thanks to expanded functions for searching for and managing contacts,members can use the platform to find business people and professionals,opportunities and offers tailored to their capabilities. This innovativeapproach has received international recognition: Business 2.0/CNN Moneydescribed OPEN Business Club AG as 'one of the world’s hottest Web 2.0startups'. Red Herring ranks the company among Europe’s top 100 companies.Formed in August 2003, the global network offered by OPEN Business Club AG– spanning 16 language zones and all industries – creates zillions ofonline connections, with real events around the globe. OPEN Business ClubAG currently has 67 employees from 13 countries and is headquartered inHamburg, Germany, and also has offices in Peking, China and Zurich,Switzerland.SHS VIVEON AGKatrin KoberTel.: +49 – 89 – 747257-34e-mail: Katrin.Kober@SHS-VIVEON.com cometis AGUlrich WiehleTel: +49 – 611 – 205855-11e-mail: wiehle@cometis.deDGAP 02.03.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------