Press releases

At ShareConf 2016, adesso will demonstrate how companies can make the workplace of tomorrow more appealing with Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365. The IT software provider is a long-standing key account partner of Microsoft, a gold sponsor of the event and also an exhibitor.

In May 2016, the Supervisory Board of adesso AG resolved to prematurely extend the Executive Board contract with Michael Kenfenheuer (57) which expires at the end of the year. The working paper was signed by both parties last week. The Chairman of the Executive Board will therefore continue to profoundly shape the future development of adesso AG until the end of 2021. With its recent long-term appointment, the Supervisory Board acknowledges Mr Kenfenheuer’s contribution to the successful expansion of the company, of which he has been a member of the Executive Board since 2000. Prior to assuming sole chairmanship as of 1 July 2015, he had already been serving as Co-Chairman from 2011. As part of the three-member Executive Board team, Mr Kenfenheuer is currently responsible for the strongest sales-generating sectors – insurance, banking and healthcare – and is also responsible for some important shareholdings of the Group.

IT service provider adesso AG is acquiring Smarthouse Media GmbH, based in Karlsruhe. The company is a leading and globally operating full-service provider of digital information and marketing platforms for the financial sector. Through this acquisition, adesso is swiftly expanding its solutions portfolio and its customer base in banking, a core industry.

Discussions about the digital transformation often quickly digress into philosophical speculation. However, decision makers must set the digital direction for their companies in the here and now. Digital service provider adesso AG explains how, in three steps, it can identify the key elements – the so-called objects of interest – for a successful digital transformation.

adesso AG is establishing a higher-education council to foster the transfer of knowledge between research and practice. The new committee consists of senior management from the IT service provider and numerous professors from renowned universities.

adesso AG is the best employer in its class in the ITC sector in Germany. The renowned research and consultancy institute Great Place to Work called the IT service provider in its sector specific benchmark the winner in the category of companies with more than 1.000 employees.

The Swiss lottery company Swisslos has completely relaunched its web presence and optimised its websites for the mobile use. The IT service provider adesso AG took over the technical part of the relaunch.

adesso presented the prototype for its digital marketplace for IP-based telecommunications services to an expert audience for the first time at Call Center World in Berlin. The development of the prototype was led by adesso AG’s Java competence centre in Hamburg as part of the “Symphony” research project, which was supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs within the scope of its activities to promote small and medium-sized businesses.

The IT service provider adesso AG is acquiring a 24 % interest in com2m. The Dortmund-based company has been on the market since 2013 and specialises in solutions for machine-to-machine communication (M2M). With this step, the adesso Group is substantially expanding its Industry 4.0 solutions expertise.

IT service provider adesso AG will present new solutions and services for the energy sector at E-world energy & water 2016 that will take place from 16 to 18 February in Essen. Utility companies can find out how to enhance data protection and data security, improve business processes and reduce the complexity of their system landscapes.