| 2006, 06/13 Harte Hanks Trillium Software Expands into Germany |
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A leading German data integration and data quality provider will be combined with Harte-Hanks Trillium Software®
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Harte Hanks Inc. (NYSE:HHS), a worldwide direct and targeted marketing company, today announced that it has acquired StepDot Software GmbH of Germany. StepDot, based in Böblingen, Germany, has been a value-added reseller specializing in data quality and integration solutions for Harte Hanks since 2002. "Acquiring StepDot provides Harte Hanks a more strategic presence in Central Europe and in Germany, its largest and most dynamic economy," said Gary Skidmore, corporate officer and senior vice president, Harte-Hanks, who leads the company's international operations. "StepDot has the same values and commitment to client success that are key to our own company's continued growth, and it shares our commitment to deliver industry-leading data quality solutions for Central Europe." Financial terms of the acquisition agreement are not disclosed. As a result of the acquisition, Klaus Webersinke, chief executive officer of StepDot, now is named vice president, Central Europe, for Harte-Hanks Trillium Software. Harte Hanks Trillium Software enables organization to achieve Total Data Quality by providing a full complement of technologies and services providing global data profiling, data cleansing, enhancement, and data linking for e-business, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, data warehouse, and other enterprise applications. Use of the Trillium Software System® by many of the world's largest and most successful companies has made Trillium Software the leader in its marketplace. For more information about Trillium Software and its offerings, call (978) 436-8900, or visit Trillium Software online at http://www.trilliumsoftware.com For More Information: Trillium Software Germany |
