K-Businesscom
Vienna (ots)
The two ICT service providers will become one of the leading companies in the DACH region with over 5,600 employees
As of today, two Leading Digital Transformation Partners are bundling their competencies in the ICT segment in the focus markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
CANCOM SE, based in Munich, is one of the top IT system houses in Germany. CANCOM has been supporting companies, organizations and the public sector into the digital future since 1992. As a hybrid IT service provider with 4,000 employees at around 60 locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Slovakia, the listed company achieved annual sales of 1.3 billion euros in 2022.
K-BUSINESSCOM (until 2022 Kapsch Businesscom AG) employs 1,650 people in the DACH region, Romania and the Czech Republic. Sales in 2022/23 were EUR 520 million.
The merger creates one of the leading IT companies in the DACH region and the customers of the companies benefit from a bundled competence for IT and digitization solutions, associated services and for the operation of IT systems.
The two companies have similar business priorities and at the same time are very complementary in many areas with their service and solution portfolios.
Among other things, CANCOM is positioned as a specialist for digital workplaces, cloud solutions and ICT managed services. K-Businesscom contributes its know-how as a digital business engineer for IT and business consulting and software development, as well as its expertise in intelligent networks and IT security with its own KBC Cyber Defense Center.
With a broad partner landscape of both companies, an international ecosystem is now emerging from leading global ICT players such as Microsoft, Apple, AWS, SAP, Cisco and HP, with whom both companies have long-standing partnerships paired with providers of industry solutions. The comprehensive portfolio of offers benefits existing customers and also opens up new market potential.
„For a long time we have been looking for a way to bring the CANCOM Group into a noticeably stronger market position, especially in Austria and Switzerland, faster than would have been possible through organic growth. The customer structures, the service portfolio, the corporate cultures and the future visions represent a unique starting position for us to tackle the growth potential of the DACH market together. Therefore, we and the shareholders of K-Businesscom immediately seized the opportunity for cooperation“, said Rüdiger Rath, CEO of CANCOM SE.
dr. Franz Semmernegg, CEO K-Businesscom adds: “We see the greatest joint growth potential in our ICT service models (XaaS), especially in the area of cyber security. The general shortage of skilled workers coupled with constantly growing demands on IT departments and at the same time increasingly complex threat scenarios mean that companies and institutions are relying on the combined expertise and services of external ICT specialists.”
Both companies address focus industries such as healthcare, public and manufacturing industry and develop digital industry solutions with and for their customers.
With the integration of K-Businesscom into CANCOM, a leading hybrid ICT service provider with growth potential is being created in the DACH region. K-Businesscom is planning a further increase in market shares, particularly in Switzerland. The first course has already been set for this: last week, K-Businesscom took over 100% of the shares in the owner-managed Belsoft Infortix AG. The system integrator with a focus on data centers, networks and security, based in Zurich and with branches in Pfäffikon and Basel, has 35 employees and generates sales of around EUR 12 million.
“With the merger with CANCOM, we are setting a milestone in our DACH growth strategy”, explains Jochen Borenich, board member at K-Businesscom. “Together we have the opportunity as a leading provider in Europe’s strongest economic area to actively shape the digital transformation. Thanks to our technological expertise of over 5,600 employees in combination with our scalable platforms, we can provide our customers with comprehensive support from advice to secure operation and thus make a significant contribution to the digital competitiveness of the DACH region and Europe.”
The close interaction and common path of the two companies will also be reflected in the management and supervisory board: Rüdiger Rath and Thomas Stark will join the supervisory board of K-Businesscom AG and Jochen Borenich will become a member of the board (CSO) of the CANCOM SE group. Franz Semmernegg remains CEO of KBC and will continue to lead the company with the existing, successful management team.
About K-Businesscom (formerly Kapsch BusinessCom) is Austria’s leading ICT solution and service provider and digitization partner. KBC combines certified technological competence with industry know-how as a consultant and end-to-end digital business engineer. In the DACH region, Romania and the Czech Republic, the company develops new business models with its customers on its own KBC platforms with IOT, AI and other software applications. K-Businesscom also supports its customers in their cloud transformation journey and in the development of smart offices. The KBC Cyber Defense Center provides 24/7 protection against cyber attacks.
The basis for all of this is the 130-year innovative strength of the Kapsch Group and the many years of experience of KBC as the market leader for network solutions, collaboration, data center infrastructure, security and managed services. Combined with the technologies and services of numerous international manufacturers such as Cisco, Microsoft, HPE or AWS.
The employees of K-Businesscom are convinced that digital technologies can create value, protect the environment and improve our standard of living. With its digitization expertise, KBC intends to make a significant contribution to promoting the European data economy in connection with the corresponding sustainability in the coming years.
Sales FY 22/23: EUR 520 million Number of employees: 1,650
About CANCOM: As a hybrid IT service provider, CANCOM accompanies companies into the digital future. We support our customers in reducing the complexity of their IT and expanding their business success through the use of the latest technology. In order to map the IT needs of companies, organizations and the public sector holistically, CANCOM offers tailor-made IT from A to Z from a single source.
The CANCOM Group’s range of IT solutions includes consulting, implementation, services and the operation of IT systems. Customers benefit from the extensive expertise as well as a holistic and innovative portfolio that covers the IT requirements of companies necessary for a successful digital transformation. As a hybrid IT integrator and service provider, we deliver a range of services and solutions that includes business solutions and managed services such as cloud computing, analytics, enterprise mobility, IT security, hosting or as-a-service offerings.
The approximately 4,000 employees of the CANCOM Group and an efficient partner network ensure market presence and customer proximity in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, among others. The CANCOM Group is managed by Rüdiger Rath (CEO) and Thomas Stark (CFO). The company’s headquarters are in Munich. CANCOM generated sales of around 1.3 billion euros in 2022. The group parent company CANCOM SE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the SDAX and TecDAX (ISIN DE0005419105).
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