S&T Takes Over Leading SAP Partner in Hungary

S&T establishes a strong position on the Hungarian SAP market with the takeover of Unitis

Vienna, September 2006. Austria – Hungary. S&T System Integration & Technology Distribution AG has purchased the SAP specialist Unitis, further expanding its presence on the Hungarian IT services market.

This acquisition will enable S&T to massively expand its SAP business in Hungary. At the same, S&T will be able to reinforce its position as a systems integrator in the Hungarian IT service sector.

Unitis has many years of industry-specific and technological expertise with a customer base which includes renowned Hungarian and international companies. With more than 110 new Unitis employees S&T will in future employ more than 700 people in it’s software solutions business. The takeover has brought the number of S&T employees in Hungary to almost 160.

"This takeover has expanded our nationwide SAP presence in one of the core countries of this region, making us one of the key players in the Hungarian IT services sector. We are also pleased that we have been able to strengthen our local management team with László Varga and Zsolt Nagy. Istvan Simon, our present MD of S&T Hungary, will continue to manage our infrastructure business. The goal now is to aggressively expand our strong business in Hungary and to use potential synergies," says Christian Rosner, CEO of S&T AG.

"Co-operation with S&T and the hard work and commitment of our highly qualified workforce are the guarantee for our future joint success and the satisfaction of our customers," says László Varga, CEO of Unitis and future managing director of S&T Hungary.

The parties have agreed to keep details of the transaction confidential.