Ad-hoc | 26 June 2002 07:18

Bechtle AG english

GE CompuNet and Bechtle cooperate Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– GE CompuNet and Bechtle cooperate Kerpen/Gaildorf, 26 June 2002. GE CompuNet AG & Co. oHG and Bechtle AG today signed a specialisation agreement. The two system houses have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance in the three areas of configuration services and logistics, e-procurement solutions and spare parts management. Within the terms of the cooperation agreement, they intend to take advantage of each other’s best processes, shorten the lead times for process innovations, and at the same time improve relations with the manufacturers. Bechtle and GE CompuNet expect the partnership to lead to an increase in productivity and customer satisfaction, cost savings resulting from the capture of synergies, and an improvement in their own margins from the economies of scale that will become available. The companies announced that they been granted an exemption by the German competition authority for the cooperational aspects of their agreement. The partnership means that for the first time in Germany two large system houses operating throughout the country will have the long-term benefit of sharing important business processes. Bechtle’s catalogue and e-procurement system are regarded within the industry as “best practice”. The same is also true for GE CompuNet’s configuration centre and spare part management system. The two companies will publish a more detailed joint press release later this morning. Kontakt: Rudi Schmidt, Tel: +49 (0)79 71/95 02 29, rudi.schmidt@bechtle.com, www.bechtle.com end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 26.06.2002 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 515870; ISIN: DE0005158703; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg, Hannover und Stuttgart 260718 Jun 02