EANS-News: USU's annual report 2011 receives LACP Platinum Award
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Reports Möglingen (euro adhoc) - The League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) has honoured USU AG with a Vison Award in Platinum in recognition of the company's 2011 annual report. USU's report was ranked 31rd among about 5,500 companies from 24 countries. LACP honors USU's 2011 annual report with a Platinum award in the category "Software". What is more, the company received a silver award in a separate category focusing the creativity. The jury, which comprised of international communications experts, awarded USU's publication with 99 out of a possible 100 points. USU obtained the maximum score of 10 points in each category not only for the assessment criterion Report Narrative but also for the Report Cover, Creativity, Letter to Shareholders, Message Clarity, Report Financials, and Information Accessibility. Under the title "Wissen ist Menschlich", USU's 2011 annual report outlines, that the success of the company is based on the knowledge of the people. "This year's annual report for USU Software AG proves to be remarkable in light of tremendous competition. Overall, we find this work to be outstanding, earning a total score of 99 out of a maximum 100 points. We classify this entry as being among the best annual reports within its industry this year", said Christine Kennedy, LACP Managing Director. "This excellent result is extremely gratifying and shows that, besides our technologies, our publications too satisfy the highest quality standards," says Bernhard Oberschmidt, CEO of USU Software. USU Software AG The USU Group consists of USU Software AG as well as seven German and foreign subsidiaries, including USU AG, Omega Software GmbH, LeuTek GmbH, Aspera GmbH and USU Consulting GmbH. For 30 years, the USU Group has offered its customers future-ready application solutions, products and consultation focused on all aspects of the knowledge business. The most important products available from the Group are its own applications Valuemation and KnowledgeCenter developed by USU AG, the products ZIS-System, ZISGUI and ZISSLM from LeuTek as well as INSEL software from Omega. Valuemation provides customers with a comprehensive overview of their IT processes and IT infrastructure. It allows them to transparently chart, track, allocate and actively manage their IT costs. Through its connection with LeuTek Products, USU can also offer monitoring, visualization, automation and control of all systems and processes necessary for IT operations. More than 500 customers now use Valuemation to manage over 30 million IT assets. With its KnowledgeCenter technology, USU leverages all the knowledge within an organization by means of an integrated search and navigation system or a portal solution. Each and every day, call and service centers use it to provide individualized answers to over 10,000 problems and inquiries. These responses help company departments such as quality assurance, production and sales to accelerate their core processes and, by extension, their quality. The parent company of the USU Group, USU Software AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU28), is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt. Weitere Informationen: www.usu-software.de Further inquiry note: Gerick Thomas end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: USU Software AG Spitalhof D-71696 Möglingen phone: +49 (0)7141 4867 0 FAX: +49 (0)7141 4867 20 mail: investor@usu-software.de WWW: http://www.usu-software.de sector: Software ISIN: DE000A0BVU28 indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, regulated dealing: Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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