CANCOM SE / Key word(s): Alliance 29.04.2014 20:43 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HP to base client virtualization service on CANCOM - AHP Private Cloud (AHP - application hosting platform) Munich, Germany, 29 April 2014 - HP has chosen CANCOM's AHP Private Cloud architecture for the client virtualization component of its Enterprise Service for small and medium sized enterprises (approximately 500 to 7000 users). HP will operate the solution at its computer centers. It will add further services as required and market the solution together with CANCOM. The aim is to provide SME clients with a turnkey solution that reflects HP's 'new style of IT' paradigm supporting virtual clients. The CANCOM architecture will allow HP to expand its portfolio by introducing a cloud solution for virtual clients that meets the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. The deal with HP means that CANCOM has attracted one of the world's biggest providers of hosting and cloud services as a partner for its private cloud platform. Clients stand to benefit from the extremely high standards of security, availability and flexibility offered by HP at its computer centers. HP's global presence will also support CANCOM's international expansion. The CANCOM AHP Private Cloud allows clients to access a tailored, virtualized Windows desktop (including business applications) wherever and whenever required using any Internet-compatible equipment, e.g. mobile devices, tablets, notebooks, and thin clients. The CANCOM AHP Private Cloud makes it possible to recreate any workplace scenario, whether the user is traveling, at the office, working from home, or at the point of sale. Support for unified communication & collaboration (UCC) is provided on the basis of Microsoft Lync and Sharepoint. One of the platform's great strengths is a comprehensive security architecture that covers every single area, e.g. authentication, governance, risk and compliance. The highly automated CANCOM AHP Private Cloud platform supports multiple clients and multi-farm environments, thus allowing users to work at the same time with different versions of applications and Windows operating systems. Efficient change and release management is assured by a multi-system landscape. "We are proud that the market leader HP has chosen our CANCOM AHP Private Cloud platform for the client virtualization component of its Enterprise Service for small and medium sized enterprises. That gives us a hosting and sales partner with extremely high standards of security, availability and flexibility and a global supply chain," commented Rudolf Hotter, Member of CANCOM's Executive Board. CANCOM SE is listed in Germany's TecDAX index. It has positioned itself as a cloud transformation partner and has been awarded the title of Cloud Leader by the prestigious IT research firm Experton Group. In the fiscal year 2013, the Group generated annual sales revenue of EUR 613 million and had 2,360 employees. Contact: Beate Rosenfeld Manager Corporate Communication & IR CANCOM SE Erika-Mann-StraÃe 69 80636 München Germany Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 54054 5193 mail to: beate.rosenfeld@cancom.de www.cancom.de 29.04.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: CANCOM SE Erika-Mann-StraÃe 69 80636 München Germany Phone: +49-(0)89/54054-0 Fax: +49-(0)89/54054-5119 E-mail: info@cancom.de Internet: http://www.cancom.de ISIN: DE0005419105 WKN: 541910 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: HP to base client virtualization service on CANCOM - AHP Private Cloud (AHP - application hosting platform)
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