Press releases

After a good final quarter with larger license revenues with the in|sure product suite and, a noticeably increasing utilisation in the IT-service business of the parent company adesso SE, and in particular, a higher than expected consolidation effect from IFRS 16, the full-year forecast for the operating result EBITDA (EUR 40 million to EUR 45 million) is expected to be exceeded.

Rethinking Germany’s energy supply infrastructure is a key part of the planned energy revolution. Brand-new ICT solutions are required to facilitate the use of renewable energies. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has recently launched the 5Gain research project under the stewardship of IT service provider adesso. The collaborative project evaluates and develops innovative IT concepts for generating and consuming energy in “smart cities”.

Antibiotic resistance is on the rise around the world. The inappropriate use of antibiotics has resulted in more and more drugs becoming ineffective. A consequence of this is the subsequent unhindered spread of infectious diseases. This is a serious threat to world health and is the subject of research in various projects around the globe. adesso has been engaged by the Global AMR R&D Hub to develop an IT platform that will provide an overview of the key research activities around the world.

The BOTTO digital assistant now provides active support in the service business of Fiducia & GAD IT AG. To ensure innovative development in the banking sector, the IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken sought reinforcement from its industry colleague adesso. In a project, a service assistant was developed that automatically provide bankers with information about their banking business in accordance with their individual needs.

With fabulAPP – Kit for digital storytelling in museums, the Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern (regional office for non-governmental museums in Bavaria) supports museums in developing their eCulture. The focus is on individual digital applications for mobile devices – such as audio and multimedia guides, e-learning or games applications for museum visitors. Just under 60 museums in Bavaria now use this free product for advanced training in the field of digitalisation and the realisation and operation of a sustainable app. The press conference will introduce fabulAPP and present certain application examples.

adesso will continue with its expansion activities in the new year: the IT service provider is broadening its footprint in Germany by adding two new offices in Bonn and Leipzig, bringing the adesso Group’s German presence to 23 locations in total. This move is in line with adesso’s stated strategy of offering customers across Germany maximum proximity to the company.

Further high-profile insurance companies chose to use the adesso Group's in|sure product family in December 2019. Continentale Krankenversicherung a.G., one of the ten largest private health insurance companies in Germany, plans to switch the basis of its current system environment for inventory and claims management to in|sure by 2023. In addition to comprehensive insurance plans, a special focus will be placed on the modelling of collective contracts, which will be supported in future by the new in|sure Health Collective module.

adesso has successfully launched Project CarAH in South Africa together with the charitable organisations Südafrika-Hilfe and Arbeit und Leben NRW. The aim of the project is to commit to improving healthcare for chronically ill patients in the region using information technology. High-tech e-health solutions to assist communication between healthcare providers and patients play a key role in the project.

adesso has reached an agreement for the deployment of its Mobile Retter first-responder communication system in Spain. In a public tender process, The Ministry of Health of the Catalonia region, with Barcelona as its capital, chose the first-responder infrastructure from adesso. From December, the IT system will alert first responders to medical emergencies in the region, which has 7.5 million inhabitants.

adesso SE, Deutsche Arzt AG and NOVOTERGUM GmbH have joined forces to establish joint venture pangenia systems GmbH with the aim of developing innovative software solutions for the German healthcare market. The company is set to focus on solutions for orthopaedics, physiotherapy and digital healthcare management.