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Among the nominated Polish companies, the jury took into account their impact on the potential of Polish exports, the success of their activities on foreign markets and their effectiveness in creating opportunities for other Polish companies.

Poland needs foreign investments of good quality and such investments have been flowing to us, said Jerzy Kwieciński, the Minister of Investment and Development. But it is also important to point out that the expansion of Polish companies abroad has begun, and it is supported by the government, he added.This is a great distinction for us, but we are particularly pleased with the event at which we receive this award, as we are dealing here with startups, said Artur Wiza, Vice President of Asseco Poland. Our company began its operations 25 years ago as a startup in Rzeszów, and today we are present in 54 countries. I hope that many of today's startups will follow our footsteps, he added.

It was the second edition of the competition organized by the Polish Society for Enterprise Support (PTWP). In total, the awards were granted to eight investors, including four foreign investors in Poland and four Polish investors pursuing foreign expansion strategies.

We have been successfully building our Polish brand on the global IT market. Asseco is currently the largest information technology company in Central Europe and the sixth largest producer of software in Europe. We operate in 54 countries and employ over 24,000 people. Our software supports companies and organizations from the most important sectors of the economy, said Adam Góral, President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland.

As the editorial team of the "Wprost" weekly summarized, sales revenues for 2017 of all the companies amounted to over PLN 707 billion. This result is by over PLN 50 billion higher than in the previous year. Asseco Poland has consistently maintained a very good position in the rank.

Working for Asseco offers many development perspectives. Being one of the largest Polish software producers, we provide our employees with the opportunity to implement interesting IT projects within various sectors of the economy and ensure work with the best experts in the industry, said Justyna Kowalska, Head of Recruitment, Asseco Poland.Asseco searches for talents and enables young people to gain valuable experience. Every year we recruit candidates for the Asseco Starter internship program and run the Asseco 3P ambassadors program, she added.

Asseco's employees also have access to a wide range of workshops, language courses and postgraduate studies, as well as social benefits such as medical and sports subscriptions, group insurance or loan funds. The employees can also pursue their passions as part of the Asseco Active Team and actively participate in the "We Bring Help" charity campaign.

The Asseco ABP system has been developed for digitizing banking branches. The solution significantly saves the time of a client and an advisor, thus increasing the efficiency and attractiveness of a banking branch.

Usually, when clients enter a branch, they have to wait in a long queue and are redirected from one advisor to another. That is why they have to repeatedly explain the reason for their visit. Asseco ABP allows for automation of the entire process by utilizing the potential of modern technologies, such as beacons or biometrics, said Marcin Kwilosz, Product Manager from the Commercial Banking Division at Asseco Poland.

It was the 6th edition of the prestigious competition organized by Global Finance magazine, which is published in 189 countries. Its readers are mainly those responsible for making strategic decisions in international companies and financial institutions.

The official award ceremony will take place on November 1, 2018 in London during the Global Finance Digital Banks Awards Dinner.

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The first presentation was given by Artur Wiza, the Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco, who presented, among others, the areas and the scale of operations as well as the organizational structure of the Asseco Group.
Another presentation during the first day of the meeting was given by Jozef Klein, the President of the Management Board of Asseco International and Asseco Central Europe, as well as by Adam Góral, the President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland. They explained why Asseco International (AI) was established. They emphasized, among other things, that this step simplified the structure of the entire Group. At present, apart from the AI holding, the group also includes Asseco Poland and Formula Systems. In addition, the development plans of the new company were presented.

As part of the development of AI, we are planning new acquisitions, and we need fresh capital to reach that goal. We have the possibility to enter the stock exchange, but everything depends on the market. In a very short time we want to complete the preparation of the strategy and maybe we will decide to enter the exchange - said Jozef Klein.
We will take care of the development of specialized companies within the Group and cooperate with Asseco Poland in the sectors of banking, health, industry and public utilities. We will also develop our joint offer at the AI level - concluded Jozef Klein.

During the conference there were also presentations devoted to IT solutions that fit in with the concepts of the industry 4.0. Boris Duľa, the President of the Management Board of CEIT, talked about the activity of the company that deals with the development of production lines and whole factories. Its activities involve computer simulation and analysis of processes, and then their implementation in a factory. These solutions are mainly based on the use of industrial robots and autonomous systems. Currently, CEIT's solutions are applied at Volkswagen's plant, among others. Representative of Volkswagen Slovakia Martin Adamička spoke about their application.The second day of the conference was opened by Marek Panek, the Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland, who spoke in his presentation about the Asseco Group's operations in the ERP solutions sector.

At the beginning we integrated the Polish and Central European ERP market. Now we have Asseco Enterprise Solutions with a strong international position, with over 1,500 people specialized in ERP - said Marek Panek.

In turn, Edita Angyalová, the Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Solutions, spoke about the market trends in ERP solutions. She emphasized the importance of the Internet of Things and self-learning mechanisms in creating user-friendly interfaces. She mentioned, among others, solutions dedicated to the hotel industry, such as Asseco BLUEGASTRO. These are fully automated systems for servicing restaurant customers and for ordering and delivering ingredients, as well as for preparing meal valuations. The system operates, among others, in the Ponteo Activity Park hotel in Slovakia.

Asseco wants to continue its development in the ERP sector. The international market in this sector gives us a great opportunity - said Edita Angyalová.

In a next presentation, Filip Kadeřábek, the Business Development Manager at Asseco Central Europe, spoke about the intelligent city project implemented in Vienna. It includes solutions for the management of public lighting, traffic lights, public WiFi, as well as electronic clocks and digital information boards. The SAMO system also allows to plan further development based on new functionalities.
In turn, the eDoc project, described by Miroslav Hájek, the President of the Management Board of eDoc, offers the opportunity to archive any data, such as user manuals, photos or invoices. They can be easily displayed by simply reading the appropriate code (QR, NFC, BLE).
The Asseco Group also sees a great opportunity in the development of e-mobility solutions. Jerzy Popowicz, the Business Development Director at Asseco Poland, pointed out that the widespread use of electric cars requires the creation of an extensive charging infrastructure. The charging stations themselves must be designed accordingly. Such management may be facilitated by Asseco ELMO, one of the newest products of Asseco Poland.
The Asseco Group Product Review conference was addressed to journalists from the business and technology media as well as press agencies. This year's edition was attended by 24 journalists from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.

The project will be implemented over a period of one year by the consortium of Asseco Poland S.A., Asseco SouthEastern Europe d.o.o. Beograd and Chip Card a.d. Beograd.The implementation of AUMS Digital is aimed primarily at improving the quality of customer service, offering new products, carrying out modern integration with many different IT systems used by customers and making a decisive step towards building a two-speed architecture (BIOMODAL).

The main task of AUMS Digital is to integrate the products of the energy companies with the services of external partners, also from outside the energy sector. This ensures an increase in sales and gives the opportunity to expand the offer. It is worth noting that AUMS Digital is a fully open platform, which can be developed independently by customers and other suppliers, since the source code of mini-applications used in it is available and fully documented, said Tomasz Bendlewski, Director of the Energy and Gas Division, Asseco Poland.

Asseco AUMS Digital allows energy companies to implement their omni-channel strategy and to offer their customers products and services through various channels of contact, and to include them in the operation process, thus optimizing and automating various other processes. All of this ultimately translates into greater efficiency of the entire company's operations.

Thanks to our experience and competencies, Asseco has been a reliable technological partner of most energy companies in Poland for many years. This gives us a solid basis to launch our offer also in international markets, added Tomasz Bendlewski.

The contract in Serbia is Asseco's another foreign implementation in the energy sector. Earlier, the company implemented a project in Ethiopia, where it delivered a comprehensive IT system for data-reading management based on Asseco Utility Management Solutions (AUMS). It was the largest IT implementation ever carried out by a Polish company in Africa, and it was implemented in cooperation with the Ethiopian government agency Information Network Security Agency (INSA).

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Asseco Poland is the largest Polish IT company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). For over 25 years it has been developing technologically advanced software for companies and institutions in key sectors of the economy. It is currently the largest IT company in Central Europe and the sixth largest software producer in Europe. It is the leader of IT solutions for the energy sector in Poland. It also develops its activities in international markets. Asseco's systems support all processes related to managing the use of electricity by trading companies, energy distributors and customer service companies.The Company provides solutions that allow for measurable reduction in operating costs, improvement of functioning and increase of competitiveness of companies from the energy sector. It also implements projects aimed at centralization and migration of large volumes of data. Its share in the Polish energy market amounts to about 65%. In addition, nearly 60% of energy bills are generated on the basis of the company's proprietary billing systems.