BOSTON, MA, August, 3 2005 – Extraprise® a leading systems integrator and business process outsourcer focused on customer management today announced that it has sold its business in the Netherlands to leading IT service provider E.Novation Group BV. E.Novation provides Managed Services – technology and consultancy that enable the firm to take on various parts of corporate operational management. E.Novation will hire all current staff, license the Extraprise Way consulting methodology, and have the right to use the Extraprise brand in The Netherlands for two years. Financial details of the transaction have not been released.
A major attraction to E.Novation was Extraprise’s existing client relationships with major Dutch companies in the banking, utilities, and industrial sectors.
“We are delighted to have such a forward-looking company adopting the Extraprise brand and continuing to provide the outstanding client service it has come to represent in The Netherlands over the last five years,” said Extraprise’s Chairman and CEO, Ken Marshall. “E.Novation's commitment to innovation combined with Extraprise's proven methodology for successfully deploying CRM solutions will provide clients with an even broader range of solutions from a progressive company with deep Dutch roots.”
Ad Nederlof, CEO, E.Novation Group commented: “We see an increase in demand for the implementation and integration of CRM / Call Center solutions. The excellent consulting skills, technical knowledge, and leading methodology we have acquired through Extraprise will enable us to focus on this demand.”
E.Novation is one of the few family-run companies in the IT sector. The company was founded by brothers Fred and Arthur Nederlof. The management was later extended by Jean and Ad Nederlof, cousins of the founders of E.Novation. E.Novation, a leading IT service provider, supplies IT managed services, technology, consultancy, call center and CRM solutions. The organization is responsible for the development, host, integration and processing of electronic messaging and providing related products and services within communities, among others.
With more than 180 employees, E.Novation is divided into five business units and is active, among others in healthcare, the transport and logistics sector, inland shipping, hotels, sport and contact center industry. Furthermore, the company also owns an advanced outsource Call Center. The company is active within Europe and utilized by more than 50 top companies including: Achmea, Heineken, KNVB, RAET, SNS Fundcoach and ECT, as well as for more than 100 large public and government institutions. More information about E.Novation can be found at www.enovation.nl
Extraprise® is a leading systems integrator and business process outsourcer specializing in customer management. The company's "Insight-to-Interaction" (or "i2i") solutions combine data management, business insight, demand generation, and customer management. Clients use Extraprise services to make their customer insights actionable throughout their marketing, sales, and service channels. Solutions are available on premise and as on demand services at the company's hosting centers. Extraprise is headquartered in Boston with offices in the U.S. and Europe. Extraprise is on the Web at www.extraprise.com.
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