GK Software AG: GK SOFTWARE Expands Services Support for Retail Customers through Services from HP
(firmenpresse) - (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 twofounders 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. RenéSchiller
Tel.: +49 37464-84-264
Fax: +49 37464-84-15
E-Mail: rschiller(at)gk-software.com
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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: info(at)gk-software.com
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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