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GROUP Technologies AG expands its strategic partner management

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Partner Management strengthened

GROUP Technologies expands its strategic partner management

Eisenach/Karlsruhe, 17 January 2007 – Andreas Richter (33) joined the
partner management for the e-mail management specialist in January

Andreas Richter has extensive know-how in the areas of sales, strategic
marketing and IT. Richter moved from IT provider S4P solutions for partners
ag to GROUP Technologies. He will be based in Hannover. In the years
following his degree in industrial engineering and management Richter has
been employed in the IT sector and most recently was responsible for the
expansion of new sectors and the management of corporate partnerships.

The demands on solutions in the area of e-mails are becoming more and more
complex. Far reaching governmental rules and regulations make up a
significant portion of the demands. GROUP solutions ensure both legally
compliant e-mail management and increased work productivity. Therefore the
possibility presents itself to bring the GROUP solutions with their market
and customer focus into different sectors. 'In addition to the penetration
of already established markets and sectors, such as banking and insurance,
we are concentrating on the expansion of additional sectors including the
automotive and energy sectors', stated Andreas Richter. 'In this context we
expect the expansion of market share and the generation of additional
growth', continued Richter.

'Strategic partnerships have a key significance in reaching this goal. The
focus in the area of partner management lies therefore in the integration
of the GROUP Technologies solutions into the worlds of strategic key
players in the archiving sector such as IBM, HP, EMC and SAP', stated
Herbert Reder, member of the management of GROUP Technologies.

About GROUP Technologies AG

GROUP Technologies AG is a leading world-wide provider of an open platform
for E-Mail Lifecycle Management (ELM). The company addresses the ever
growing demands of companies for centralized integration of email
communication into business processes thus making company information
centrally available. Thus, both legal and organizational aspects are
covered. This leads to high security and efficient organization of email
management and therefore to increased service quality and customer
satisfaction. The platform combines applications and technologies into a
continuous Workflow.

The modules the company offers for integration into the platform, under the
iQ.Suite trademark, range from email encryption, anti-virus and anti-spam,
email classification to secure archiving of email. Customers include many
well-known companies such as ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Honda,
Heineken and Miele. Around 3,000 customers and more than 3 million users
work with the solutions of GROUP Technologies.

GROUP Technologies AG has offices in Germany, The Netherlands, England,
Sweden, Finland and the USA. In Germany the company has offices in
Eisenach, Karlsruhe, Fulda, Braunschweig and Dresden. International sales
occur both through direct channels as well as through partner companies.

Internet: www.group-technologies.com

Graphical material relating to this press release can be found at
www.group-technologies.com under News & PR.

Contact:
GROUP Technologies AG,
Hospitalstraße 6,
99817 Eisenach,
Deutschland,
Kirstin Schau
E-Mail: kirstin.schau@group-technologies.com
Tel.: +49 3691 7353-0, Fax: +49 3691 7353-9912,
http://www.group-technologies.com

DGAP 17.01.2007

Language: English
Issuer: GROUP Technologies AG
Hospitalstr. 6
99817 Eisenach Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)3691-7353-0
Fax: +49 (0)661-964299-619
E-mail: ir@group-technologies.com
WWW: www.group-technologies.com
ISIN: DE0005104509, DE000A0JQ5J6
WKN: 510450, A0JQ5J
Indices:
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

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