DGAP-News: GK Software AG / Key word(s): Incoming Orders GK SOFTWARE AG wins first project in North America 06.01.2014 / 13:50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Implementation of SAP Point-of-Sale at Bentley Leathers Inc. in Canada - Introduction of stationary and mobile POS solution Schöneck, 6. Januar 2014 - GK SOFTWARE AG has won its first contract in North America at the turn of 2013/2014. The company will implement the solution SAP Point-of-Sale by GK distributed by SAP at Bentley Leathers Inc. of Canada. Bentley Leathers implements also the mobile POS solution based on iOS. Bentley Leathers is the first joint new customer of SAP and GK SOFTWARE AG in North America. About Bentley: Started in 1987, 'Bentley Leathers Inc.' is a chain of retail stores operating throughout Canada. The company from Quebec currently has 400+ stores which retail luggage, purses, backpacks, briefcases, Sport Duffles and related accessories under various banners. www.shopbentley.com Company profile of GK SOFTWARE AG: GK SOFTWARE AG is one of Europe's leading technology developers and providers of standard software for the retail sector, and offers an extensive range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. Thanks to its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used with any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has established itself as one of the retail market's leading providers of technology and innovations. Its software enables retail chains with numerous stores to optimally manage their business operations, offering them significant potential for saving costs and implementing customer loyalty programs and hence helping them to improve their competitiveness. The company employs 567 members of staff (figures for 30 September 2013) across its headquarters in Schöneck (Germany) and other business locations in Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Russia and USA. GK SOFTWARE AG's customers include many well-known retailers from both Germany and beyond, including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA, Fressnapf, Hornbach, JYSK Nordic (Danmark), Lidl, Migros (Switzerland), MPREIS (Austria), Netto Marken-Discount, Tchibo, Unicare (Ireland) and X5 Retail Group (Russia). The software is currently being used at 175,800 installations across approximately 36,000 stores in more than 35 countries. The company has grown rapidly in recent years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 28.4 million in 2012. Since launching the company in 1990, the two founders Rainer Gläß (CEO) and Stephan Kronmüller (deputy board member), together with the experienced management team, have shaped GK SOFTWARE AG into a profitable company exhibiting strong growth. Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com Contact: Investor Relations GK SOFTWARE AG Dr. René Schiller Tel.: +49 37464-84-264 Fax: +49 37464-84-15 E-Mail: [email protected] End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 06.01.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: GK Software AG Waldstraße 7 08261 Schöneck Germany Phone: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 15 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.gk-software.com ISIN: DE0007571424 WKN: 757142 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 246929 06.01.2014