EANS-News: Hoeft & Wessel picks up speed in France

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Subtitle: Development of international sales of Almex ticketing systems

Hannover / Germany, 19/05/2011. (euro adhoc) - Alfred Ndongmeza is taking charge
of the Hoeft & Wessel Group´s Almex business division in France. The appointment
of this expert in ticketing and telematics solutions is the next step in the IT
hardware and software specialist´s expansionary strategy in international
markets.

The group of companies operating in the B2B segment already has systems
installed in more than 30 countries and generates almost 50 per cent of sales
abroad. Hannover-based Hoeft & Wessel drives the expansion through its
international network of partners who are all specialists with a proven track
record in local sales.

The 43-year-old engineering graduate and MBA Alfred Ndongmeza was born in
France and studied in Duisburg. He was been working in this industry sector
since 1992, focusing on the French-speaking regions.

Ndongmeza can see considerable growth potential in market for ticketing and
telematics solutions in France: "About 76 per cent of the population in France
lives in urban areas. In these urban centres, the regional public transport
infrastructure is exceptionally well developed. In Paris, for example, you are
never more than 500 metres away from the nearest Métro station. What is more,
the French government is also investing in the public transport infrastructure
for ecological reasons. Lyon, Lille, Marseille and Toulouse, for instance,
expand their transportation systems at great expense. Bus and rail networks are
being established in numerous regions. This is where we come in with our entire
range of Almex solutions - from on-board computers with integrated ticket
printers right through to web-based support for maintenance and service."

Hoeft & Wessel is well positioned to pursue further international activities
through its Almex division. "The universal design approach and our ability to
achieve a seamless integration with customers´ legacy systems has already
proved to be successful throughout Europe," says Thomas Wolf, member of the
Board of Management of the Hoeft & Wessel Group and responsible for the Almex
division, amongst others. "Ticketing and telematics are technologies that
support the global trend towards greater urbanisation, which will lead to
higher levels of networking and automation in the transport infrastructure. Our
pioneering role in the implementation of e-ticketing standards such as Calypso,
ITSO and the VDV core application is placing us in a very good position to
participate in these trends."

Hoeft & Wessel Group
Almex Ticketing Systems
Alfred Ndongmeza
General Manager France
Phone: +33 (0) 661 776 787
Mail: aln@hoeft-wessel.com
Web: www.almex.de

Almex ticketing systems on display at trade fairs in France:
- Journées AGIR 2011, La Rochelle, 29 and 30 June 2011
- Rencontres Nationales du Transport Public, Strasbourg, 12-14 October 2011

Press kit with photos: http://www.presseportal.de/pm/12945/hoeft_wessel_ag/

The Company
The Hoeft & Wessel Group is the leading IT and engineering technology Group for
ticketing, parking and mobile solutions in Germany and Great Britain.
Established in 1978 by the two entrepreneurs who gave the company its name and
listed on the stock market since 1998, the enterprise has developed into a
group of companies with sales revenues of nearly EUR 100 million and a
workforce of 500 employees. Its main locations are Hannover, Germany, and
Swindon, UK, to the west of London.

Further inquiry note:
Arnd Fritzemeier
Tel.: +49-511-6102-300
E-Mail: PR@hoeft-wessel.com
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company: Höft & Wessel AG
Rotenburger Str. 20
D-30659 Hannover
phone: +49-511-6102-0
FAX: +49-511-6102-411
mail: ir@hoeft-wessel.com
WWW: http://www.hoeft-wessel.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: DE0006011000
indexes: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
language: English

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