ALNO AG and IBM in IT Services Agreement

Market Wire, April, 2008

German kitchen manufacturer ALNO AG has signed a five-year, double-digit million euro services agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM). IBM will provide comprehensive technical support, helping ALNO to establish a solid basis for further future projects and strengthening its position in the market.

Approximately 850 ALNO employees will benefit from streamlined internal processes.

"With this cooperation we are investing in the future. We are pleased to have found a very reliable, productive and visionary partner. With the collaboration we achieve highest quality, modernity and flexibility for our IT-systems. This is a decisive factor in a field which is characterised by permanent development," said Dr. Georg Kellinghusen, chairman of ALNO.

IBM will provide services including Application Servers, SAP Hosting, Notes Hosting and Citrix Operation as well as on-site local desktop service.

"IBM's expertise in bringing business value to fast growing mid-market companies like ALNO is key to our growth strategy," said Bernd Spahlinger, General Business Service Executive at IBM. "The agreement with ALNO provides them with the best quality services enabling them to gear up for the future."

The contract was signed in March 2008 and work on the project begins in October this year.

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About ALNO

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