EANS-News: Hoeft & Wessel and OPAL enter into partnership
05.07.2011 – 08:37
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Ventures/Cooperation/Collaboration Subtitle: - Leading systems integrator operates with Skeye mobile terminals - Special solutions for field service, logistics and retail sector Hannover/Germany, 05/07/2011. (euro adhoc) - Hoeft & Wessel AG has entered into a partnership with OPAL Associates Holding AG for the distribution of mobile terminals in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark. As a leading systems integrator headquartered in Switzerland, OPAL now extends its product portfolio with mobile terminals from Skeye. OPAL perceives itself as a full-range provider in the Auto-ID industry segment and realises holistic concepts in the fields of mobile computing, printing and SAP integration. With its mobile Skeye brand products, Hoeft & Wessel is a specialist provider of solutions for deployment in the field service, logistics and in the retail segment. Hoeft & Wessel AG, headquartered in Hannover, is a leading manufacturer of industry standard handhelds and is the market leader in the German retail sector with its products. The product portfolio ranges from robust enterprise PDAs with smart phone functions and extends to include conventional handhelds and robust tablet terminals all the way through to mobile POS systems with large-format printers. Using the specialised mobile solutions from Hoeft & Wessel, not only can OPAL ideally meet the requirements of its customers engaged in field services, logistics and the retail sector; the company can also extend its business activities to include segments within its target markets that have not been developed in the past. "As the leading Auto ID partner in the DACH region, we expect our product range to be complemented by innovative systems from Hoeft & Wessel AG and, therefore, the expansion of our market presence with optimum, holistic solutions from a single source," says Michel A. Bosshard, Managing Director of OPAL Associates Holding AG, delighted with the expansion of the product range. "With Opal as a strong and internationally well known enterprise, we continue to expand our partnership network in Europe. This partnership shows that, as specialist providers, with our mobile terminals we can extend the range of services of our partners very well, enabling them to expand their business activities," explains Peter Siggaard-Andersen, Head of Skeye Global Channel at Hoeft & Wessel AG. Hoeft & Wessel uses an attractive programme to further extend its partnership business for mobile terminals on an international scale, broadening its sales base in the process. www.opal-holding.com www.hoeft-wessel.com Press kit with photos: http://www.presseportal.de/pm/12945/hoeft_wessel_ag/ OPAL OPAL Associates Holding AG, headquartered in Wetzikon (Switzerland) has been a leading enterprise in the Auto-ID segment on an international scale since 1996 and has a network throughout Europe, with several locations in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Denmark and France, and in China. Moreover, we have a presence with regional distribution and services offices throughout Switzerland. OPAL relies on holistic concepts and perceives itself as a service provider and systems integrator in the field of Auto-ID and SAP®. In this context, integrating the complete logistics into new or existing SAP® systems enjoys top priority. OPAL is a partner to leading manufacturers and provides products such as scanners, printers, mobile data capture devices and network products, develops innovative software solutions and service concepts for complex logistics systems in many segments such as wholesale & retail, the crafts, industry, transport and logistics and defines the appropriate consumables such as ink ribbons and labels from the company's own label production facilities. Hoeft & Wessel 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, 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, west of London. Further inquiry note: Arnd Fritzemeier Tel.: +49-511-6102-300 E-Mail: PR@hoeft-wessel.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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