2003

The new year begins with good news for REALTECH. Comparing the main solutions for systems management, market researchers from the Giga Information Group reach the pleasing conclusion that, when compared directly, REALTECH's theGuard! software is among the three most powerful solutions - even up against prestigious competitors such as BMC, IBM, HP, Microsoft, and Computer Associates.

On the occasion of the balance sheet press conference in Frankfurt, the Managing Board answers questions from business press representatives and explains to financial analysts the corporate strategy for 2003.

REALTECH has an overall positive experience at the CeBIT 2003, successfully positioning itself in Hanover as a supplier of end-to-end IT optimization solutions. At the stand, reference customers demonstrate how solutions from the REALTECH range are used in practice.

The annual "Top 100" survey under the patronage of Lothar Späth (a former premier of Baden-Württemberg) reaches the conclusion that REALTECH is among the hundred most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany in 2003. The list includes not only the assessment of new products and services but also an analysis of each company's innovation strategy and culture.

Together with Microsoft, Unisys, and Intel, REALTECH launches a "64-Bit Initiative", aiming to enable customers to upgrade from a 32-bit platform to a 64-bit one quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. The advantages of such a system changeover include faster working processes, highly available and reliable SAP applications despite a large memory requirement, as well as an excellent price-performance ratio.

REALTECH is found to be among the 50 most rapidly expanding technology companies in Germany. The "Technology Fast 50" list drawn up by Deloitte & Touche is based on revenue growth over the past five fiscal years. REALTECH takes place 32 in the overall assessment and is also among the winners at European level, having succeeded in getting its name on the European Technology Fast 500 list comprising 500 fast-growing companies.