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GK Software SE — Regulatory Filings 2013
Jan 16, 2013
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Media | 16 January 2013 15:45
GK Software AG: GK SOFTWARE Expands Services Support for Retail Customers through Services from HP
(DGAP-Media / 16.01.2013 / 15:45)
New York, 16. January 2013 – GK SOFTWARE AG today announced its customers now have access to HP's global implementation and operational services for all components of the SAP Retail solutions portfolio which are based on GK SOFTWARE AG products.
As part of the expanded services support agreement, HP will provide after-sales solution services for the SAP Store Solutions by GK as well as implementation, roll-out and application and infrastructure services. The SAP Store solutions by GK comprise leading solutions for store operations with seamless integration into SAP. The solutions include POS and Mobile POS, Open Scale, Store Device Control, Label & Poster Print and Mobile Store Processes. For its part, GK extends its third-level client support.
The agreement is designed to make a qualified implementation and service partner available to clients for fast and flexible project implementations of SAP Solutions by GK across the world. Additionally, retailers will be able to leverage HP's comprehensive service capabilities to help them operate their daily business consistently and effectively all over the world.
Rainer Gläß, CEO of GK SOFTWARE AG, comments, 'The partnership with HP gives us the chance to increase the sales opportunities for our joint range of solutions with SAP throughout the world since it enables us to offer the retail sector an attractive total package.'
Jules Beck, vice president, Global Enterprise Applications and Mobility Services, HP Enterprise Services added, 'To keep customers, retailers need to innovate and improve the buying experience. With HP's deep SAP applications services and retail expertise, we can help retailers maximize the SAP and GK Software retail solution to transform their businesses with analytics, mobility and cloud-based solutions.'
Company profile of GK SOFTWARE AG:
GK SOFTWARE AG is one of Europe's leading technology developers and providers of standard software for the retail sector, and offers an extensive range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. Thanks to its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used with any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has established itself as one of the retail market's leading providers of technology and innovations. Its software enables retail chains with numerous stores to optimally manage their business operations, offering them significant potential for saving costs and implementing customer loyalty programs and hence helping them to improve their competitiveness.
The company employs 449 members of staff (figures for 30 September 2012) across its headquarters in Schöneck (Germany) and five other business locations in Berlin, St. Ingbert, Cologne, Plzen (CZ) and Basel/Riehen (CH). GK SOFTWARE AG's customers include many well-known retailers from both Germany and beyond, including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA, Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount and Tchibo. The software is currently being used at 144,000 installations across approximately 29,000 stores in more than 30 countries. The company has grown rapidly in recent years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 31.8 million in 2011. GK SOFTWARE AG achieved EBIT of EUR 6.65 million (EBIT margin of 21.0% on sales). Since launching the company in 1990, the two founders Rainer Gläß (CEO) and Stephan Kronmüller (deputy board member), together with the experienced management team, have shaped GK SOFTWARE AG into a profitable company exhibiting strong growth.
Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com
Contact:
Investor Relations
GK SOFTWARE AG
Dr. René Schiller
Tel.: +49 37464-84-264
Fax: +49 37464-84-15
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Issuer: GK Software AG
Key word(s): Computer/Telecommunication
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | GK Software AG |
| Waldstraße 7 | |
| 08261 Schöneck | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)3 74 64 84 – 0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)3 74 64 84 – 15 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Internet: | www.gk-software.com |
| ISIN: | DE0007571424 |
| WKN: | 757142 |
| Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart |
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