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On 22 February 2012, Asseco Poland has announced a tender offer for up to 100 percent of shares in Sygnity, proposing to pay PLN 21 per share in cash. Asseco Poland offers to acquire 11,886,242 ordinary bearer shares in Sygnity, in a transaction totalling PLN 250 million.The tender offer aims at further development of the Asseco Group. The Management Board believes that entering into cooperation with Sygnity will help strengthen the Asseco Group’s market position in the sectors of banking, public administration, power industry, and enterprises. Consequently, the Asseco Group will enhance its ability to compete with the world’s largest IT players.
“I am confident that this transaction would have a positive impact on the professional development of Sygnity’s employees. The exchange of know-how and the ability to work within international business divisions of the Asseco Group would both provide great opportunities for long-term careers of the professional teams at Sygnity,” says Adam Góral, President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland.
In the Management’s opinion, the price per share proposed by Asseco Poland shall be perceived as attractive by Sygnity’s shareholders. It offers a 22% premium over the weighted average market price in the last 3 months; whereas, in the case of 6-month period such bonus is 18%. Additionally, the Sygnity’s PE ratio is 29.8 as calculated on the basis of the company's recently announced results for the four quarters of 2011.
The tender offer shall be effectively completed on condition Asseco Poland acquires a minimum of 7,951,900 Sygnity shares, representing 66.9% of the share capital of the target company, and obtains an unconditional approval from the Polish Office of Competition and Consumers Protection for obtaining control over the target company (or upon expiry of the statutory deadline for giving such approval).The tender offer schedule is presented below:
•22 February 2012 – announcement of the tender offer and filing an application with the Polish Office of Competition and Consumers Protection (OCCP);
•12 March 2012 – commencement of the acceptance of tenders;
•10 April 2012 – completion of the acceptance of tenders (subject to the OCCP’s approval);
•13 April 2012 – date of concluding the transaction on the Warsaw Stock Exchange;
•18 April 2012 – settlement of the transaction.The historical development of Asseco Poland, involving among others the consolidation of the information technology market, demonstrates highly effective utilization of professional resources of companies incorporated into the Group. Owing to the successful implementation of such strategy, Asseco Poland holds a leading position in the domestic IT market, and ranks seventh among the largest European software vendors according to the Truffle100 ranking.

Asseco Poland S.A. is SAP's first Polish partner that has been granted accreditation in the global Active Quality Management program. This accreditation is a confirmation of exercising active quality management in the processes of sales and implementation.Active quality management translates into increased customer satisfaction and helps to successfully implement and avoid escalation of projects. Participation in the SAP AQM program also provides access to advanced models and processes, enabling a significant reduction of risks involved in project implementation. Therefore, Asseco, as the first company in Poland, acceded to this global quality accreditation program already in 2011. Owing to our intensive participation in the program, the accreditation was obtained within the planned time frame.“Asseco Poland derives a lot of benefits from its participation of in the SAP Active Quality Management program and the related accreditation. Close cooperation between SAP and Asseco specialists as well as joint interim analyses of our operations in the market for SAP software made it possible to verify our sales processes and implementation methodologies against the SAP’s recommendations and best practices for software vendors. Within the framework of SAP AQM program, we have gained access to materials and tools applicable for active quality management, as recommended by SAP, and we treat that as an opportunity to improve our implementation processes as well as to eliminate or reduce the risks involved in this area. We hope that the quality accreditation awarded to Asseco will strengthen our position in the market for SAP software implementations, enhance the positive image of both Asseco and SAP in the eyes of our existing clients, and eventually increase our chances of attracting new customers,” said Marek Gruchowski, the program coordinator at Asseco Poland.Asseco Poland S.A. is the largest IT company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and a major player in the European software production market with headquarters in Rzeszów. It employs almost 3500 people. The Asseco's SAP technology competence centre has more than 80 vastly experienced specialists, who have already carried out dozens of major projects for the largest Polish companies in various industries (including mining, oil, and chemical enterprises). Our consultants have experience in the area of implementation of integration platform based on SAP NetWeaver PI, creation of applications in accordance with the Enhanced SOA model in the SAP Enterprise Portal, and core data management based on SAP Master Data Management.

The distribution agreement concluded with Magic Software, an Asseco Group company and the producer of internationally recognized uniPaaS and iBOLT technologies, will enrich the Asseco Poland's portfolio within systems development and integration.Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC), a global provider of mobile and cloud-enabled application development platforms and business system integration solutions, has signed an agreement with Asseco Poland S.A. under which it shall act as a distributor of Magic Software's products in Poland.Wojciech Wożniak, Vice President of Asseco Poland S.A., commented: "I am extremely satisfied that our offering has been enriched with the advanced technology of Magic's iBOLT and uniPaaS platforms. Asseco has become a main distributor of these products in the Polish market, and has, therefore, gained the ability to provide its clients with high-end development and integration solutions. We will also use our best efforts to attract more potential users of uniPaaS and iBOLT technologies."Commenting on the agreement, Guy Bernstein, CEO of Magic Software, said: "This agreement is an important step forward as we pursue our strategic goal of broadening and invigorating our community of distributors. Moreover, we anticipate that this will open the door to additional activities with other Asseco Group subsidiaries, such as Asseco Central Europe, Asseco Germany, Asseco Spain, and Asseco South Eastern Europe." He added: "The fact that one of Europe’s largest and most influential software vendors has chosen to become our distributor is a significant vote of confidence in our company, our technology stack, and our business potential in the region. We aim to leverage on Asseco’s mighty footprint in the Polish market to expand our local presence, and will also seize this opportunity to increase our business activities in other Central and Eastern European countries."uniPaaS platform is known in Poland as Magic or Magic eDeveloper. It is used by central offices, power companies, insurance companies, many enterprises from various industries as well as by a myriad of small businesses. uniPaaS is a powerful code-free platform for the development of mobile applications, independent of the operating system, database, and hardware platform used, in a remarkably short time that is unachievable using other tools. This is possible as all functionalities of an application (data structures, operating algorithm, business logic, presentation of data) are created in an interface-controlled high-level environment.iBOLT platform is one of the latest tools developed by Magic Software. This solution is designed to support the integrated management of business processes. It guarantees quick and easy customization of IT infrastructure to changing business needs. It also enables the implementation of service-oriented architecture (SOA) in order to improve efficiency, reduces operating costs and optimize IT infrastructure.

The Top 10 IT vendors serving the government sector in Central and Eastern Europe's Visegrad Group (V4), consisting of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, account for over half of total government IT spending in the region. According to a study by IT market research company IDC released in December, the top vendors in the government sector were: Asseco, Atos, BIW Koncept, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Telefonica O2 Business Solutions and T-Systems.“With more than $2.2 billion in government spending in play in 2011 and $2.35 billion forecast for 2012, the stakes are high in the V4 government sector," says Mark Yates, research analyst for IDC Government Insights. "While winning contracts through tenders depends on making a compelling case, it also depends heavily on reputation and branding, and vendors that stay top-of-mind through concerted promotions and outreach have a significant edge."The three leading vendors – Asseco, HP and IBM – accounted for more than half of the revenue from the top 10 and more than a quarter of total IT spending in the government sector. According to IDC examination - Asseco proved formidable competitor to global players, particularly in our home country market.IDC expects competition for contracts to intensify as budgets get cut, the eurozone crisis continues, and recession threatens the Western half of the continent. IDC also believes an independent, high-level assessment of the key players is essential to vendors looking to maintain (or even expand) market share in the government sector. Top IT Vendors in the Government Sector in Central Europe alerts IT vendors to the competitive environment in the government sector in the four core Central European markets of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. It ranks the top 10 IT vendors serving the government sector by revenue, examines their positions (strengths, weaknesses, etc.), and offers insight into how to further develop the sector.About IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.

AUMS-CRM is a software solution dedicated to the power industry, delivering all the key functionalities required to properly handle the processes of selling and billing electricity to consumers. It was developed by integrating the Asseco Utilities Management Solutions with Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The solution features a modern billing system and an array of functionality to support professional and comprehensive customer service. Owing to its flexibility and open architecture, AUMS-CRM allows for easy integration with other systems as well as for adding new functions without disruption to ongoing business processes.
“Our cooperation was necessary in order to create a comprehensive offering for power companies because no single supplier possessed a technology that would satisfy all the essential needs and requirements of the industry. Therefore, Microsoft embarked on a partnership with Asseco, which has a well-established leading position in the market of IT solutions for the utilities sector. The rationale behind such cooperation seems pretty clear given that almost 60 percent of all electricity bills in Poland are generated from the proprietary billing systems implemented by Asseco. Owing to the above and a truly open approach, Asseco and Microsoft decided to integrate their IT solutions in order to provide the suppliers of electricity with an integral technology tailored to their needs,” said Jarosław Szymaniuk, Director of Sales to Industry & Utilities Sectors at the Polish division of Microsoft.Customer service has become more important than ever in the power industry. Liberalization of the energy supply market allows the customers to change their electricity providers thereby creating an arena for competitive activities. Hence the success of power firms is increasingly conditioned by their innovative approach to the sale of electricity in a competitive environment. Their effectiveness depends, to a large extent, on the ability to offer and promote new products and services, attract new customers, as well as to build customer loyalty. Furthermore, electricity sellers will have to face the problem of deregulated prices for retail customers. Operating in a competitive free market, just as other industrial companies, they will be subject to evaluation by consumers, who demonstrate increasing awareness in choosing their suppliers.

Such competitive environment requires electricity providers to implement new processes in their organizations, which may be facilitated by innovative information technology solutions. The integrated AUMS-CRM solution supports the customer service and billing processes, while adapting both to the seller's individual product policies and non-standard settlement methods, in particular in the domains of:
- Sales and Customer Retention;
- Billing and Receivables;
- Customer Service;
- Offering Management.
The CRM and AUMS systems have been integrated at the file level of customers, contracts, products, implementation of processes and workflows, taking account of the steps and actions in both the systems, providing complete information on the actual status of operations performed.“Asseco has got vast experience in building and deploying customer service systems for the utilities sector. Aiming to leverage on our know-how, we quickly decided to responded to this new market demand and support the power suppliers by offering them a dedicated solution that combines comprehensive end-customer services with our state-of-the-art billing software,” said Tomasz Bendlewski, Director of Power and Gas Industry Division at Asseco Poland. “We needed to select an optimal CRM solution. Having analyzed the market alternatives, being convinced by positive customer references and a high assessment by Gartner analytical company, and taking into account the ease of integration, we chose Microsoft technology. While developing the AUMS-CRM solution we benefited from synergies between Microsoft’s fully configurable Dynamics CRM system and Asseco’s proprietary billing system, which is rooted in the realities of the Polish law, industry regulations as well as in the local business context. In our opinion, the integration of both the solutions gives AUMS-CRM a major competitive advantage over other systems of this class available in the market,” he added.Given the role played and challenges to be faced by a seller on the power supply market, it is absolutely critical to gather and manage information on customers. In order to provide a comprehensive customer service, one needs to have full knowledge of the client, which cannot be dispersed. So far the main source of customer information were billing systems that, apart from handling the client settlements and financial operations, were also used to support the customer service processes. In the new business conditions, effective acquisition and retention of customers has become the foremost challenge for the energy sector. Therefore, neither CRM nor billing systems should be operated in isolation from each other. Owing to their integration within the AUMS-CRM solution, an employee obtains a complete image of the client being served.The solution supplied by Asseco Poland brings together the functions of a system for handling and analysis of events involved in customer relationships (CRM) and a domain management system (AUMS). Being furnished with a multitude of interfaces, the solution is able to exchange information with other domain systems and the entire IT environment, and thus can be seamlessly integrated into the corporate architecture of any modern power supply company.