EANS-News: CompuGROUP further expands its presence in Italy

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Koblenz (euro adhoc) - CompuGROUP, a leading global provider of eHealth,
successfully continues to strengthen its engagement in Italy. On October 29,
CompuGROUP acquired the two Italian companies SMI and Microcosmos.

Since its inception, CompuGROUP has grown organically and through acquisitions.
The eHealth provider already entered the Italian market in June of 2006,
through an investment in the company FirmeSan SpA. Today, CompuGroup again
significantly strengthened its engagement: through the acquisition of SMI and
Microcosmos, who are both active in the same market, the market share in Italy
will be significantly increased. In addition to the strong market position in
Southern Italy, CompuGROUP now also has a significant share of the market in
Northern Italy.

It is CompuGroup´s goal to make relevant medical information available to
service providers electronically and at the right time with Decision Support
Systems, based on the doctor information system used by the respective medical
practice. "Since we now have significantly more physicians participating, we
can offer the users added Decision Support. The pharmaceutical industry, as
well as local and national organizations, are our partners in this endeavor,"
describes Jan Broer, member of the board and in charge of the Southern European
region, the future of CompuGROUP Italy.

When the companies were acquired, it was very important that the previous
owners were convinced of the new direction. Angelo Aprile of SMI said, "I was
convinced by the projects that CompuGROUP is already jointly operating in many
other countries with the pharmaceutical industry. I look forward to being able
to contribute toward designing better care."

Vittorio Giura and Carlo Catullo, who were shareholders in Microcosmos prior to
the acquisition, are convinced as well: "We wanted to be part of a strong group
in order to meet the new demands. Despite CompuGROUP´s enormous size, the focus
is on the individual physician - all projects are geared toward his needs.
That´s exactly how we´ve always interpreted our mission."

About SMI
SMI S.r.l. is one of ten leading software companies in Italy, with
headquarters in Bari (Apulia). Their software program Venere is particularly
well-known and widely used in Southern Italy. More than 1,200 general
practitioners are customers of SMI. The company employs seven people and has
been active in the eHealth sector for over 20 years.

About Microcosmos
Microcosmos Multimedia S.r.l. was founded in 1990 as a medical publishing
house, with headquarters in Turin and over time has developed into one of the
most important software companies in Northern Italy. With over 1,600 customers,
Microcosmos primarily provides services to general practitioners and
specialists in the Northeastern part of the country. Microcosmos was successful
in building a very large and highly qualified customer base by quickly and
reliably integrating their own customers into large regional and national
projects. The company currently employs 13 people.

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 2,800 people.

Further inquiry note:
Barbara Zörner
Tel.: 0261-8000 1293
E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com
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issuer: 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
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Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
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