The STAS GmbH wins with STAS CONTROL of the IBM information management innovation award in the category of business intelligence & performance management – EMEA innovative solution 2009 Reilingen, July 7, 2009 In the framework of the international ‘ IBM information on demand’-Conference, which took place from 2nd to 5th June in Berlin, the STAS GmbH, subsidiary of the Group FRITZ & orbit, with the coveted award for innovative software solutions awarded. Steffan Lehnhoff gathered all the information. In the name of STAS Heribert Fritz, Managing Director of FRITZ & orbit, the award by Ivo Koerner, Vice President, information management sales, accepted Southwest Europe, IBM northeast Europe and Tony Rummans, Vice President, information management sales, IBM. The award ceremony took place in the circle of 500 business partners and numerous IBM executives in the wake of the business partner appreciation reception in the axica-Berlin, near the Brandenburg Gate, instead. The four awards went to business partner, outstanding solutions to its customers exceptional value through information management software could offer. STAS CONTROL, the BI and CPM solution of FRITZ & orbit daughter STAS GmbH, in the category of business intelligence & performance management for several reasons awarded. The strong business and industry-oriented focus of the solution ensures that the project success at medium-sized companies are repeatable, which clearly shows the customer base with over 700 customers.

Technologically, STAS consistently focuses on IBM Cognos software and uses the latest technology in the implementation, so that customers benefit quickly from the new technological possibilities. Convincingly for the jurors the extremely short time, leading to very short term return on investment and thus clear added value for the customers was not last..