Avanade to Acquire KCS.net, One of the Largest Independent Microsoft Dynamics Partners in Germany, Switzerland and Austria - Seite 2

The financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. This acquisition is subject to closing conditions, and regulatory approvals.

About Avanade
Avanade helps clients realize results in a digital world through business technology solutions, cloud and managed services that combine insight, innovation and expertise focused on Microsoft technologies. Our people have helped organizations in all industries improve business agility, employee productivity and customer loyalty. Avanade combines business, technical and industry expertise with the rigor of an industrialized delivery model to provide and deploy high quality solutions -- on premises, cloud-based or outsourced. Avanade, which is majority owned by Accenture, was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation and has 25,000 professionals in more than 22 countries. Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com.

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About KCS.net
KCS.net was founded in 1989 and is today with approximately 300 employees at 16 locations a leading Microsoft Dynamics AX/ERP, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint partner in Germany, Switzerland and Austria with Microsoft Gold certifications for ERP, CRM and Collaboration & Content. The highly qualified and certified KCS.net teams implement tailor-made, user friendly and international deployable business software solutions at discrete and process manufacturers as well as service and wholesale companies. Combining the best Microsoft technologies and the extensive industry expertise of all employees, KCS.net covers the most important pillars of business IT solutions and can therefore address the complex business requirements of their customers. For more information about KCS.net, please visit www.kcs.net

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