ALSO Holding

Enhancement of presence in Italy: ALSO Signed Preliminary Agreement with Datamatic

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Lunedì, Febbraio 5, 2024

Enhancement of presence in Italy: ALSO Signed Preliminary Agreement with Datamatic

Key Points: 
  • Enhancement of presence in Italy: ALSO Signed Preliminary Agreement with Datamatic
    Enhancement of presence in Italy:
    The ICT sector in Italy is a dynamic industry with a projected compound annual growth rate in the high single-digit range.
  • Following the successful market entry of ALSO Italia in 2022, a possible acquisition of Datamatic, a long-standing distributor in Italy, would offer further growth opportunities.
  • Combined with ALSO’s strength in the cloud and as-a-service business, this could form a highly competitive and compelling offer for Italian resellers.
  • The final purchase agreement should be signed over the coming weeks, with closing following after the standard regulatory approval.

AI boost for the Channel: ALSO Announces Availability of Microsoft Copilot for MS 365

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Mercoledì, Gennaio 17, 2024

AI boost for the Channel: ALSO Announces Availability of Microsoft Copilot for MS 365

Key Points: 
  • AI boost for the Channel: ALSO Announces Availability of Microsoft Copilot for MS 365
    AI boost for the Channel:
    The market for generative AI is expected to reach €22 billion in 2025, twice as much as in 2023.
  • As of today, Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available to all Cloud Service Providers (CSP), after initially being rolled out to a limited number of large enterprises.
  • ALSO has founded a dedidated AI Academy, committed to strengthen the pre-sales, sales and technical teams of all channel partners.
  • In addition, support will be provided for building and marketing Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI services.

Acquisitions in Czech Republic and Slovakia: ALSO Holding further consolidates in CEE

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Sabato, Dicembre 30, 2023

Acquisitions in Czech Republic and Slovakia: ALSO Holding further consolidates in CEE

Key Points: 
  • Acquisitions in Czech Republic and Slovakia: ALSO Holding further consolidates in CEE
    Acquisitions in Czech Republic and Slovakia:
    With end-user spending over 12 billion euros in 2021, the Czech and Slovakian ICT industry is one of the largest and most dynamic in Eastern Europe.
  • ALSO has acquired three companies in this market: SWS a.s., an IT ecosystem provider for the Czech Republic, SWS International, an IT ecosystem provider for Slovakia, and Entec, a Value Added Distributor in the Czech Republic.
  • Leveraging the extensive SMB customer base, there are enormous growth opportunities in both the transactional and consumptional area.
  • In recent years, the Droege Group has successfully positioned itself in national and international markets and is active in 30 countries.

Acquisition of Commaxx completed: ALSO further strengthens its Cloud expertise

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Giovedì, Dicembre 14, 2023

Following approval by the relevant authorities in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the acquisition of value-added distributor Commaxx has now been finalised.

Key Points: 
  • Following approval by the relevant authorities in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the acquisition of value-added distributor Commaxx has now been finalised.
  • In particular, its technical expertise and solution competence in the areas of private, public and hybrid cloud will complement the technology provider's know-how.
  • The acquisition puts us in an even better position to support our SMB-partners in meeting these needs.
  • The cloud offering ranges from providing as-a-service based IT to digital platforms such as IoT, AI, virtualisation and cybersecurity.

ALSO drives reorganisation of Group Management Board

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Giovedì, Dicembre 14, 2023

As part of the futureproofing of its management board, the technology provider is today announcing the resignation of Beate Flamm, SVP Sustainable Change, after the next Annual General Meeting.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the futureproofing of its management board, the technology provider is today announcing the resignation of Beate Flamm, SVP Sustainable Change, after the next Annual General Meeting.
  • The Droege Group (founded in 1988) is an independent consulting and investment company that is fully family-owned.
  • The Droege Group combines its family-owned corporate structure and capital strength in a family equity business model.
  • In recent years, the Droege Group has successfully positioned itself in national and international markets and is active in 30 countries.

Acquisition of Target Holding GmbH: ALSO strengthens position as a leading technology provider in Austria

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Giovedì, Dicembre 14, 2023

Acquisition of Target Holding GmbH: ALSO strengthens position as a leading technology provider in Austria

Key Points: 
  • Acquisition of Target Holding GmbH: ALSO strengthens position as a leading technology provider in Austria
    Acquisition of Target Holding GmbH:
    Target, a value-add IT provider founded 47 years ago, is the clear market leader for Apple products in Austria.
  • The acquisition, which is still subject to the standard regulatory approvals, and the associated further expansion of its ecosystem will make the Technology Provider one of the market leaders in Austria.
  • Gustavo Möller-Hergt, CEO of ALSO Holding AG (SIX: ALSN): “With this acquisition, we can offer our customers even greater added value.
  • In recent years, the Droege Group has successfully positioned itself in national and international markets and is active in 30 countries.

Acquisition of leading Value Add Distributor Commaxx: ALSO further expands expertise in Cloud

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Giovedì, Giugno 29, 2023

Acquisition of leading Value Add Distributor Commaxx: ALSO further expands expertise in Cloud

Key Points: 
  • Acquisition of leading Value Add Distributor Commaxx: ALSO further expands expertise in Cloud
    Acquisition of leading Value Add Distributor Commaxx:
    With the acquisition ALSO strengthens its Solutions- and expands its Cloud-business, extends its software vendor portfolio, and increases its customer breadth on System Integrators (SI) and Value Added Resellers (VARs).
  • Geir-Rune Dyrseth, Chairman of Commaxx Group: “Starting out as a very technically oriented company, we have a comprehensive knowledge of IT infrastructure and processes.
  • With the transformation of the industry, we have developed a strong expertise in solutions that cover private, public and hybrid cloud.
  • Gustavo Möller-Hergt, CEO of ALSO Holding AG (SIX: ALSN), explains: “This acquisition is another significant step in the expansion our Cloud services.

For more than 2 years: ALSO empowers SMBs with AI solutions

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Giovedì, Giugno 1, 2023

ALSO’s current offerings include chatbots, a robust translation engine, ChatGPT offered by Microsoft, and Adobe's generative AI models for creating designs.

Key Points: 
  • ALSO’s current offerings include chatbots, a robust translation engine, ChatGPT offered by Microsoft, and Adobe's generative AI models for creating designs.
  • In particular, these innovative products enable businesses to optimize interactions with customers, streamline operations and overcome language barriers.
  • More AI vendors will join in the coming months and expand the ecosystem by new use cases and plugins.
  • Gustavo Möller-Hergt, CEO of ALSO Holding AG (SIX: ALSN) emphasizes: “AI will be a necessity for all companies, not a privilege for a few.

Boost for the cloud: ALSO launches in UK

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Mercoledì, Febbraio 22, 2023

There are around 20 million unique users for cloud-based applications and IT-as-a-Service solutions in the corporate sector of the country.

Key Points: 
  • There are around 20 million unique users for cloud-based applications and IT-as-a-Service solutions in the corporate sector of the country.
  • From 16 February, ALSO Cloud UK will go live, offering channel partners direct access to ALSO’s cloud commerce marketplace.
  • The company enables cloud-based work for more than 6 million unique users through channel partners, processing about 2.8 million monthly transactions.
  • It will enable UK resellers to provide their customers with access to workplace-, business-, and cybersecurity-applications as well as cloud infrastructure of global vendors.

ALSO offers holistic concept for marketing the Gaming Place

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Mercoledì, Agosto 24, 2022

The same model is now being rolled out for the Gaming Place.

Key Points: 
  • The same model is now being rolled out for the Gaming Place.
  • The market is promising: in 2021, global revenues from cloud gaming amounted to 1.48 billion US dollars.
  • The precise knowledge of gaming behavior makes it possible to analyze the specific needs of each unique user in terms of software and hardware.
  • Gustavo Mller-Hergt, CEO of ALSO Holding AG (SIX: ALSN): The platform is key for marketing our ecosystem in the consumer sector via the Gaming Place.