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Acquisition strengthens Enghouse's Contact Center Solutions presence in Germany
MARKHAM, ONTARIO and HALLBERGMOOS (MUNICH), GERMANY--(Marketwired - Oct. 7, 2013) - Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX:ESL) announced today that it has acquired ANDTEK GmbH (ANDTEK). The acquisition is subject to certain regulatory approvals.
Headquartered in Hallbergmoos, Germany, ANDTEK is a unified communications (UC) specialist delivering highly scalable attendant console and contact center solutions as well as a range of handset applications for small and large size organizations. For over 10 years, ANDTEK has developed a broad range of powerful and effective applications designed for the UC environment and is one of just a few companies in EMEA having reached the highest Cisco partner level ("Preferred Solution Developer"). ANDTEK's products are largely sold through a reseller channel. ANDTEK has 29 employees with offices in Germany and a development center in Hungary.
"This acquisition significantly enhances our presence and delivery capabilities in the important German market," stated Stephen Sadler, Chairman and CEO of Enghouse. "We look forward to leveraging ANDTEK's expertise and sales channels to distribute some of Enghouse's complementary products into this market".
"We are very excited to be part of the Enghouse family - a well-established leader in the contact center space," stated Roland Russwurm, CEO of ANDTEK. "We are confident that this partnership will accelerate growth with first-class products and support services for our partners and customers".
About Enghouse Systems Limited
Enghouse Systems Limited is a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions serving a variety of vertical markets. Its strategy is to build a larger diverse enterprise software company through strategic acquisitions and managed growth. Enghouse shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ESL). Further information about Enghouse may be obtained from its web site at www.enghouse.com.
About ANDTEK GmbH
ANDTEK delivers business applications enabling organizations to fully leverage unified communications networks. The company operates out of offices in Germany and Hungary and sells its products through a well established reseller distribution channel. For more information, please visit www.andtek.com.