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Corporate | 29 June 2006 11:03

GROUP Technologies expands its international presence

Corporate news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Sales Partnership with Accel Frontline GROUP Technologies expands its international presence Eisenach, 29 June 2006 – GROUP Technologies expands its international presence with a sales agreement with Accel Frontline Limited, an Asian IT service provider. Group Technologies’ iQ.Suite, a modular solution for E-Mail Lifecycle Management (ELM), is therefore now available in India for companies of all sizes and industry sectors. “Expanding our presence into Asia is an important step particularly with regard to the establishment of our technology platform as the standard ELM component in business applications of any type”, explained Joerg Ott, Chief Executive Officer of GROUP Technologies. “In Accel Frontline, we found a partner in India who has the technical know how and the industry knowledge necessary for the implementation of our strategy.” From the time an email is created or arrives in the company network, GROUP Technologies’ iQ.Suite protects, filters and classifies, manages, integrates it in business processes, archives and deletes it following the retention period. For this the software delivers integrated modules, for example, for spam and virus protection, encryption, automatic forwarding as well as the transfer of emails to business applications and compliance and archiving systems. As a technology platform the solution can be integrated in applications such as Enterprise Content Management, CRM, ILM, Compliance or ERP via open interfaces and independent of the messaging system in use. “Our partnership with GROUP Technologies will enhance our existing portfolio,” said N R Panicker, Chairman & CEO, Accel Frontline Ltd. “An increasing amount of vital organization information is in form of email. This underlines the importance for a consistent management of electronic mail including functions for security and administration all the way to archiving. The integration of GROUP Technologies solutions in the IT infrastructures of our internationally operating customers helps them to reliably protect and efficiently use emails and then archive them according to international guide lines.” Further information: About Accel Frontline Ltd Accel Frontline Ltd is a provider of enterprise IT solutions specializing in IT Infrastructure Management, Enterprise Software Solutions and Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accel Frontline has entered into a strategic alliance with Singapore-based Frontline Technologies Corporation Limited. In addition to its strong presence in India, Accel Frontline has subsidiaries in Singapore, UAE and the US. Accel is ISO 9001:2000 certified and its software processes conform to SEI CMMi Level 5. For more information, visit www.accelfrontline.in 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. Thereby, 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. More than 2,000 customers and over six million users protect and organize their companies using 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 Contact: GROUP Technologies AG, Hospitalstraße 6, 99817 Eisenach, Deutschland, Kirstin Fischer, E-Mail: investors@globalware.ag, kirstin.fischer@group-technologies.com Tel.: +49-3691-7353-0, Fax: +49-661-964299-619, http://www.globalware.ag http://www.group-technologies.com (c)DGAP 29.06.2006 ————————————————————————— 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: investors@globalware.ag WWW: www.globalware.ag ISIN: DE0005104509 WKN: 510450 Indices: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————