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PC-WARE awarded SACHA (Software Acquisition Channel) contract of the European Commission with a volume of Euro 110.53 million

Leipzig, 15/11/2006
Brussels, 15.11.2006 - Following an Open Call for tenders, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 April 2006, N° 2006/S 66-068038, PC-Ware was awarded the market for the Acquisition of a large range of software products (non Microsoft), licences and maintenance, on-and off-site support and related comprehensive licence management services for the European Commission and other European Institutions and Agencies, namely

-      European Parliament (EP)
-      Court of Justice of the European Communities (Curia)
-      Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
-      European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)
-      European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
-      European Agency for the Evaluation of Medical Products (EMEA)
-      European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
-      European Court of Auditors (ECA)
-      European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
-      European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
-      European Chemicals Agency, under establishment (DG ENTR)
-      European Court of Auditors (ECA)
-      European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) / Committee of the Regions (COR)
-      European Environment Agency (EEA)
-      European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
-      European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EuroFound)
-      European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
-      European Maritime Safety Agency
-      European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
-      European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
-      European Railway Agency (ERA)
-      European Training Foundation (ETF)
-      Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA)
-      Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
-      Office of the European Ombudsman
-      Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT)
 
The title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority is SACHA ‘Software Acquisition Channel’. The market value of SACHA Contract, signed on 19/10/2006 amounts to € 110.531.803. The duration of the contract for software acquisition and maintenance is 4 years from the date of contract signature. For the maintenance the contract can be prolonged 2 times by a 1-year period.

Further details can be found under the following link: http://www.pc-ware.com/pcw/nl/en/ir/faq.htm 

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Dr. Ingmar Ackermann     
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PC-WARE AG
PC-WARE Information Technologies AG is one of the leading manufacturer-independent IT enterprises in Europe, offering a comprehensive service portfolio which covers licensing of standardised software, software management, system support, proprietary software solutions and complete system-house services, in addition to financial services provided via its own subsidiaries. PC-WARE is the outright market leader in Europe within its core business of software licensing and licence management; it is ranked third in Germany's system-house league table.
Employing more than 1,200 people and serving around 85,000 customers, the company operates subsidiaries in 15 European countries (D, GB, F, I, BE-NE-LUX, A, CZ, CH, DK, FIN, S, N and ROM) as well as in South Africa and the US.
PC-WARE was granted European Large Account Reseller (ELAR) status for the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA region) by Microsoft, one of the company’s key business associates.
Working with cooperation partners, the company is able to cover markets in North and South America, Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe, in addition to serving global customers.
PC-WARE cooperates closely with a number of IT specialists, including Microsoft, Adobe, Citrix, Business Objects, VMware, Novell, Symantec, McAfee, Veritas, Computer Associates, Oracle, Attachmate, Borland, Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM/Lotus and Hewlett Packard.
The company has been operating profitably since its incorporation in 1990. Activities within the area of software licence reselling commenced in 1993. In 1998, the GmbH (limited liability company) became an AG (stock corporation). PC-WARE AG has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 5 May 2000 and joined the Prime Standard in 2003. (WKN: 691 090, ISIN DE0006910904, Reuters Symbol PCWG.DE)


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