DGAP-Media / 30.06.2016 / 10:02 Experton Group: CANCOM/PIRONET has future-orientated cloud portfolio IT group ranked as leader in the Experton Cloud Vendor Benchmark 2016 Munich, Germany, 30 June 2016 - In the most comprehensive analysis of the German market for cloud computing services in the B2B sector, the Experton Group ranked the portfolio of CANCOM/PIRONET as leading - both in terms of its competitive edge and the attractiveness of its portfolio. The IT group is thus once again the leader in the "Cloud Vendor Benchmark" of the market researchers. Heiko Henkes, Director Advisor at the Experton Group: "The competition in the German cloud market is becoming fiercer. In our study, the provider CANCOM/PIRONET emerged as the leader in numerous fields in this sector. The IT group was active on the market with a comprehensive cloud portfolio at an early stage which it has enhanced continuously and with a view to the future." "We are familiar with the IT requirements of companies in Germany. And not just since yesterday. We have focused on them for over two decades. The number of companies selecting our comprehensive cloud portfolio to cope with the topic of digitisation and the reorientation of IT that frequently goes hand in hand with this is constantly growing," says CANCOM COO Rudolf Hotter. This repeated award from the Experton Group is further proof of the attractiveness of the CANCOM BusinessCloud. Comprehensive Cloud Leader award For the first time, this year's Experton Cloud Vendor Benchmark has been split into two parts. In the results of the first part, which have now been published, the analysts assessed the cloud transformation & operation services and the attractiveness of the cloud services (aaS) of the participants on the German market. Amongst over 150 cloud service providers which Experton examined here, CANCOM/PIRONET was classified as leader in the following sectors: - Cloud Transformation - Consulting & Integration - Cloud Operations - Managed Services for Midmarket - Big Data Transformation - Business Models via Cloud - SaaS - Cloud Workplaces (XaaS) - SaaS - Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS) - PaaS - Development Solutions (aPaaS) - IaaS - (Hybrid) Managed Enterprise Cloud - IaaS - (Managed) Private Cloud Clear positioning Experton also explicitly emphasised the positioning of the CANCOM Group as a cloud transformation partner. For instance, the popularity of the in- house Cloud Conference, which this year registered more than 650 participants, demonstrates the momentum of the cloud leader. The analysts also praised the consulting expertise and high customer satisfaction in their evaluation. About CANCOM As a Cloud Transformation Partner, systems integrator and managed services provider, the CANCOM Group delivers a forward-looking, business-oriented range of solutions, providing significant added value for companies' business success. Its own cloud solution for enterprises makes CANCOM the first mover in the emerging cloud computing market and allows it to introduce its customers to the new way of computing with analysis, consulting, implementation and services, making it an IT- and business- transformation partner for its clients. The internationally active group of companies with its approximately 2,700 employees and a powerful partner network ensure presence and proximity to clients for example in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and the United States, among other locations. CANCOM SE, which is listed on the TecDAX and based in Munich, is headed by Klaus Weinmann (founder and CEO) and Rudolf Hotter (COO). The group achieved annual sales revenues of more than 930 million euros in 2015. Contact: Beate Rosenfeld Manager Corporate Communication & IR CANCOM SE Erika-Mann-Straße 69 80636 München Germany Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 54054 5193 mail to: [email protected] www.cancom.de End of Media Release --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: CANCOM SE Key word(s): Information technology 30.06.2016 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: CANCOM SE Erika-Mann-Straße 69 80636 München Germany Phone: +49-(0)89/54054-0 Fax: +49-(0)89/54054-5119 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.cancom.de ISIN: DE0005419105 WKN: 541910 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP Media --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 471701 30.06.2016