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USU acquires special provider of digital communications

DGAP-News: USU Software AG / Key word(s): Takeover
USU acquires special provider of digital communications

06.01.2017 / 10:00
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USU portfolio for portal solutions expanded

USU Software AG (USU) announced that it had acquired all shares in unitB
technology GmbH. The Berlin-based unitB technology is an internationally
focused full-service agency for digital communications and IT. With its 35
employees, unitB technology generated sales of EUR 3.6 million and an
operating earnings margin of more than 10 percent in 2015. The portfolio
ranges from digital strategy consultation and service and UX design to the
implementation of complex web portals, apps and intranets. One of its
special strengths is its ability to combine strategy, creativity and IT
technology. By setting up state-of-the-art digital infrastructures, unitB
technology lays the foundation for effective, customer-centric online
communications. Major companies like Bayer, Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken,
Allgemeine Beamtenbank and FIDUCIA & GAD IT are already successfully using
these solutions. With unitB's digital consultation and UX expertise and
state-of-the-art technical solutions, USU is adding key specialties to its
portfolio.


Strategic expansion in digital interaction

The digital transformation of customer service is creating major challenges
for companies today. But it also offers some tremendous opportunities. With
smart solutions and its expertise in digital interaction, USU is acting as
a driving force in the digitization of business processes. The aim is to
concentrate on use-focused, appealing and intuitive tools and websites -
for all contact points between customers and companies. The hub of
digitization is online portals. The market is particularly active in this
area. Nearly 40 percent of portal operators are currently evaluating new
technologies and IT operation concepts. System performance, user experience
and responsiveness are the key factors for the next generation of online
portals. With the help of unitB's expertise, USU can offer strategic
consultation, UX design and technology from a single source. As a result,
optimized loading times, mobile availability, short release cycles and the
integration of all customer-service channels can be assured for customer
portals. In the past, unitB technology and USU have successfully conducted
customer projects at such companies as Daimler, Stuttgarter Versicherung