EANS-News: CompuGROUP Holding AG / Prominent German Business Leaders accompany the Federal Minister Rainer Brüderle to Turkey

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Subtitle: The Government of Turkey is very interested in German medical
software.

Koblenz (euro adhoc) - Reforms and greater efficiency are important political
goals in Turkey, but are often difficult to implement. The German Government has
also recognized the enormous potential for market development in Turkey: The
expansion and stabilization of the business relationship between Germany and
Turkey is of great importance. This was also the goal of the official visit in
Turkey from May 26 until May 28, 2010 by the Federal Minister for Economic
Affairs, Rainer Brüderle, who was accompanied by 21 prominent business leaders
ready to lend their expertise. Frank Gotthardt, the founder and chairman of the
board of the Koblenz-based medical software company, CompuGROUP, was one of
those experts.

Ankara and Istanbul - those are enigmatic names that light up the eyes of many
German vacationers and educational travelers. But the Federal Minister, Rainer
Brüderle, and his companions were not focusing on the beautiful weather during
their trip to these destinations, but instead were addressing tangible economic
and political questions. "Many German businesses have already established
themselves in Turkey - and backwards. We want to expand those German-Turkish
economy and business relationships. We were able to appraise the current
situation during our trip and to start generating concrete strategies, together
with our Turkish partners", said the Federal Minister.

The exchange took place at the highest political level - evidence of the
importance that Turkey attaches to the German-Turkish business relationship.
Discussion partners for the German delegation included the Minister of State,
Ali Babacan, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and is responsible for
economic matters, Egemen Bagis, the Minister of State and EU Chief Negotiator,
as well as the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ergün.

The reform efforts for the health care system that are currently underway
present an immense challenge for the Turkish politicians. Due to the
introduction of a family physician system in Turkey, modern doctor information
systems, such as those offered by CompuGROUP, are currently in high demand.

A Turkish government delegation already visited CompuGROUP in Koblenz in
December of 2009 to gather information about the German software solutions and
its suitability for their country. The experts were interested in how to
improve the quality of medical care with simultaneous cost savings. This is an
enormous challenge in a large country like Turkey, which is almost twice the
size of Germany, with an almost identical population. In the opinion of
CompuGROUP´s CEO, Frank Gotthardt, at the same time this is a task that can be
accomplished with the help of intelligent software. "The Turkish family
physicians can accomplish the leap into the e-health future with the help of
our modern doctor information system networks and thereby achieve the best
medical services for their patients in a particularly effective manner",
emphasized Frank Gotthardt, whose company is already represented in 18
countries - including a successful presence in Turkey.

"So-called Medical Decision Support Systems are able to electronically provide
relevant medical information for pending decisions to physicians, with
lightning speed and in the right place, at the right time. The information is
tailored precisely to the respective patient´s health record", according to the
CEO of the Koblenz-based company. Particular advantages of the CompuGROUP
products are: The process-optimized IT solutions are modular, flexible and can
be seamlessly integrated into existing infrastructures. Since this system can
be utilized just as easily in rural areas as in cities, it is particularly
suitable for the infrastructure of a large country like Turkey with a low
population density.

The Turkish hosts also needed information regarding the subject of telematics
infrastructure. When it functions smoothly, it also represents an important
component for a more efficient health care system. CompuGROUP concepts, such as
the web-based personal health record "vita-X" could also serve as a model for
this aspect. Through the health record, all of the service providers are linked
across sectors and have online access to the patient´s relevant medical data
during treatment, without a time delay. Of special importance is the maximum
data security offered through the "vita-X" technology, due to anonymized and
coded data storage. Thanks to a special safety procedure, called "technical
appropriation protection" by experts, it is factually impossible, even for
administrators or insiders, to manipulate, steal or appropriate sensitive
patient information.

Rainer Brüderle and his travel companions were convinced after the official
visit: The German solution approaches are falling on extremely fertile ground
in Turkey. After the conclusion of the event, the German business leaders´
focus was therefore not on saying goodbye, but on looking forward to an even
more intensive German-Turkish collaboration.

About CompuGROUP Holding AG
CompuGROUP is one of the leading e-health companies worldwide. Its software
products, designed to support all medical and organizational activities in
doctors´ offices and hospitals, its information services for all parties
involved in the healthcare system and its web-based personal health records
contribute towards safer and more efficient healthcare. The services of
CompuGROUP are based on its unique customer base of around 360,000 doctors,
dentists, hospitals and networks as well as other service providers.
CompuGROUP is the e-Health company with one of the biggest coverage among e-
health service providers worldwide. The company operates in 14 European
countries as well as in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and in the USA and
currently employs around 2,800 people.

Further inquiry note:
Barbara Zörner
Tel.: 0261-8000 1293
E-Mail: [email protected]
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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: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.compugroup.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
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