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Koblenz (euro adhoc) - Koblenz - 30 June 2009: CompuMED Praxiscomputer GmbH & Co
KG and die DATA VITAL GmbH & Co KG will merge to form CompuGROUP Arztsysteme
Deutschland effective 1 July 2009. With a combined total of over 10,500 users,
the two subsidiaries of CompuGROUP Holding AG are among the leading
producers of doctor information systems in Germany.
CompuMED M1 is used by practicing physicians in all fields of medicine and
especially by outpatient clinics and medical treatment centres to visualize
process-based working procedures and cross-sector communication. With its DAVID
X software, DATA VITAL is the leading producer of Linux-based doctor
information systems in Germany. Offering outstanding system stability and
processing speed, DAVID X meets all of the requirements of outpatient treatment
facilities.
For the past two years, the two firms have been managed by a single management
team, which will continue to ensure product continuity following the merger.
"With the products developed by CompuMED M1 and DATA VITAL, CompuGROUP
Arztsysteme Deutschland GmbH will play a very strong role in the German market
for doctor information systems in the years to come. I am very pleased that our
two-year corporate consolidation programme has now come to a successful
conclusion. Our users will benefit in future from the combined expertise of the
employees of both firms and can continue to rely on the high product quality of
their doctor information systems", notes Stefan Hahne, Managing Director of
CompuGROUP Arztsysteme Deutschland GmbH in his summary of the benefits of the
merger.
The merger of these two companies and the resulting synergy effects bring us
another step closer to our goal of increasing the efficiency of the healthcare
system by 15%", says Jan Broer, CMO of CompuGROUP Holding AG. "Given the fact
that we have the broadest reach among healthcare providers, this objective is
entirely realistic.
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 2,700 people.
Further inquiry note:
Barbara Zörner
Tel.: 0261-8000 1293
E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com
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emitter: CompuGROUP Holding AG
Maria Trost 21
D-56070 Koblenz
phone: +49 (0)261 80 00-0
FAX: +49 (261) 8000 1166
mail: holding@compugroup.com
WWW: http://www.compugroup.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
indexes:
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English
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