EANS-News: CompuGroup Medical achieved several top placements in the Lünendonk lists and is ranked next to the big players.

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Koblenz (euro adhoc) - CompuGroup Medical, one of the leading global providers
of ehealth, has been able to achieve an annual growth of almost 30 percent for
years now. This was a particular record for the year 2009, considering the
world-wide financial crisis. This ongoing success story has now been documented
in the current Lünendonk lists. For the second year in a row, CompuGroup Medical
has been the absolute frontrunner among the "leading mid-sized German standard
software companies", this time for the 2009 rankings. This is also the first
time that CompuGroup Medical has been able to measure up to the big players in
their sector: CompuGroup Medical has successfully ranked in sixth place on the
list of the 2009 "top 25 German standard software companies".

Despite the worldwide financial and economic crisis, German standard software
companies were able to consistently achieve a steady growth of five percent
annually for the past five years. According to the Lünendonk Market Research
and Consultancy Company, the 25 software businesses with the highest sales
together generated in excess of 7.4 billion euros domestically. This
corresponds to a domestic market share of 52 percent of the standard software
business, which is an increase of one percent compared to 2008.

CompuGroup Medical AG, who achieved record sales, particularly in 2009, was
ranked among German companies with the strongest sales results in Lünendonk´s
current analysis. With an increase of 23 million euros in domestic sales and
an increase of around 64 million euros in total sales, to a total of 293.4
million euros, the Koblenz-based ehealth business has achieved the outstanding
result of being in 6th place among the top 25 standard software companies in
Germany. This makes CompuGroup Medical one of the market leaders of their
sector, and from an economic aspect, they are ranked alongside MICROSOFT
Deutschland GmbH (first place), SAP AG (second place), ORACLE Deutschland GmbH
(third place), Datev AG (fourth place), and Adobe Systems GmbH (fifth place).

In addition to the "top 25 German standard software companies", Lünendonk GmbH
also presents a ranking of the ten leading mid-sized German standard software
companies. It lists the ten companies with the strongest sales results that
generate more than 60 percent of their sales through the production, sale and
maintenance of standard software, are headquartered in Germany, and achieve
total sales below 500 million euros. For the second year in a row, CompuGroup
Medical AG ranked in first place on this list for mid-sized companies with
records sales again in 2009.

Even though the top-ranked 25 standard software businesses all had very strong
sales results, the growth rates achieved by CompuGroup Medical garnered
particular attention. They are absolutely stellar, even when compared to the
big players of the sector. While the top 25 companies achieved average
increases in domestic sales of 3.3 percent, and twelve of the listed companies
had declines in sales or had stagnant results, five companies were able to
achieve double-digit growth in 2009. CompuGroup Medical was one of those five
companies, with domestic sales increasing from 131 million euros in 2008 to 154
million euros in 2009, a total of 17.6 percent.

"This excellent result again confirms for us that we are taking the right
steps. Our innovative products in particular prove that today, medical
information technology is already the third industrial pillar of the healthcare
system, next to medical technology and drug therapy, and has become the
decisive factor for success in supporting service providers. There is a reason
why we are able to reach more service providers with our intelligent software
than any of our competitors", commented the founder and chair, Frank Gotthardt,
on the top ranking on both of the Lünendonk lists.

In Germany alone, every other private practice physician uses CompuGroup
Medical AG systems. Our intelligent software helps hundreds of thousands of
physicians and treatment teams in private practices and in hospitals to find
even better diagnostic and treatment options for their patients. This
innovative product and solution spectrum has an enormous potential for
development that is reflected in the sales figures. "We want to increase sales
again next year - with a balanced mix of acquisitions and organic growth"
commented Frank Gotthardt. CompuGroup Medical expects sales between 315 and 330
million euros for 2010, which would raise the expectation of again achieving a
top ranking on the Lünendonk lists.

The Kaufbeuren-based Lünendonk GmbH analyzes and advises companies in the
sectors of information technology, consultancy, and service industry throughout
Europe. The market research and consultancy company has been publishing the
Lünendonk lists since 1984. They reflect the sales potential of international
and German companies in line with the market. In addition, they highlight their
international performance based on respective total sales. You can view and
download the current lists at www.luenendonk.de/IT_Markt_Liste.php.

About CompuGroup Medical AG

CompuGroup Medical 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 Medical are based on its unique customer base of around 360,000
doctors, dentists, hospitals and networks as well as other service providers.
CompuGroup Medical 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:
CompuGroup Medical AG
Barbara Zörner
Consultant Press & Media
P +49 (0) 261 8000-1293
F +49 (0) 261 8000-3284
E-Mail: [email protected]
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issuer: CompuGroup Medical AG
Maria Trost 21
D-56070 Koblenz
phone: +49 (0)261 80 00-0
FAX: +49 (261) 8000 1166
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.cgm.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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