Increases Its Involvement in the Hospital Field: Acquisition of fliegel data
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CompuGROUP Increases Its Involvement in the Hospital Field: Acquisition of fliegel data
March 04, 2008: CompuGROUP Holding AG, a leading European eHealth provider located in Koblenz (Germany), increases its involvement in the German hospital market: With the acquisition of all shares in fliegel data GmbH (Höxter) as well as in herbert dahm datensysteme GmbH (Düsseldorf) by CompuGROUP's subsidiary, systema Deutschland GmbH, the holding strengthens its position in this segment significantly.
CompuGROUP is now in the process of completing its product portfolio in the German hospital and clinic group market segment. Together with its subsidiaries ISPRO (GP portal), Aescudata (ERP and hospital pharmacies), ifap (pharmacy databases) and vita-X (electronic patient record), which are also active in this market segment, CompuGROUP is now one of the biggest players in the German market for hospital information systems. Almost every second German hospital uses one of CompuGROUP's software products. In the European market, the company and its further subsidiaries in the hospital information system segment in Austria, Poland, Turkey and the Czech Republic make up the top group of hospital information system providers.
Since 1979, fliegel data has been developing the hospital information system fd-klinika at its company headquarters at Höxter. fd-klinika is a complete solution for a total of approximately 200 hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes. It is also among the leading German software solutions. It will be integrated in the product portfolio of systema Deutschland, which specializes in both hospital information systems and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). The company is headed by Frank Brecher and Dr. Wolrad Rube.
Rube is convinced that: "Due to our alliance with CompuGROUP, we will be able to act faster and better in the market in the future. Our products are top-notch, and CompuGROUP provides our users with the necessary, secure basis in a rapidly developing market." And Brecher is pleased to report: "Thanks to the expansion brought about by fliegel data, we are finally among the major players in the German market for hospital information systems."
Distribution and customer services of systema's solutions are handled by the company's regional expert centers located in Koblenz, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hanover. "The acquisition of fliegel data constitutes a strategic investment in the acute care and rehabilitation market as well as a fundamental step towards becoming Number One in the worldwide eHealth market. Our expansion strategy has paid off. We will continue to pursue our chosen path consequently and grow further to be able to provide even more international hospitals and clinic centers with optimal solutions," underlines Frank Gotthardt, Director of the Board of CompuGROUP Holding AG.
About CompuGROUP Holding AG CompuGROUP is one of the leading eHealth companies in Europe. Its software products, designed to support all medical and organizational activities in doctors' surgeries and hospitals, its information services for all involved parties within the healthcare system and its web-based personal health records contribute towards safer and more efficient healthcare. The services of CompuGROUP are centered on its unique customer base of around 300,000 doctors, dentists, hospitals, associations and networks as well as other service providers. CompuGROUP operates in 9 European countries and currently employs around 1,800 people.
About fliegel data fliegel data is a CompuGROUP company. Since 1979, fliegel data has been developing the individual hospital information system fd-klinika, a complete solution for hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes, at its company headquarters at Höxter. fd-klinika is among the leading software solutions in German healthcare. Distribution and customer services are delivered by the regional expert centers of systema Deutschland located in Koblenz, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hanover.
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CompuGROUP Holding AG Peter Michels Marketing and Communication Tel: +49 (261) 80 00 1284 Fax: +49 (261) 80 00 1687 E-mail: presse@compugroup.com
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Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
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