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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, 24 January 2008
Globo plc wins contracts for Euro1.02 million
for three Greek Chambers of Commerce
Globo plc ("Globo" or the "Company"; LSE-AIM: GBO), a leader
in the Information and Communications Technology market in Greece, announces that it has
signed contracts with the Chambers of Commerce of Lakonia, Argolida and Viotia for an
aggregate value of Euro1.02 million.
Globo will develop specialised business web portals as well as B2B and B2C e-
commerce platforms. These web portals and platforms will act as e-business centres
enabling members to find business information and seek potential collaborations, as well
as facilitating online transactions. The platforms will incorporate Globo software
products, such as "CITRON Business Operating System" and "MarketLine
E-Commerce Suite", with extensions to the Chambers' backoffice systems being provided
by "SGA - G. Avramidis" (a specialised software company from Thessalonica) and
representing 20 per cent of the total value of the contracts.
These are one year projects with the bulk of the revenues being earned in 2008.
Costis Papadimitrakopoulos, Managing Director, commented:
"Globo's success in winning these significant contracts reflects the
company's expertise and leading role in developing specialised software platforms for E-
Business and E-Commerce. By enabling local enterprises and SMEs to utilise the advantages
offered by Globo's software products, we believe that these projects will contribute to
the economic development of the regions concerned."
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CONTACTS
Globo plc
Costis Papadimitrakopoulos, Managing Director +30 210-646-6008
Dimitris Gryparis, Finance Director +30 210-646-6008
Bankside +44 20-7367-8888
Simon Bloomfield or Steve Liebmann
NCB Stockbrokers Limited (Nomad & Broker) +44 20-7071-5200
Christopher Caldwell or Jonathan Gray
About Globo
Found in 1997 by Konstantinos Papadimitrakopoulos and headquartered in Halandri (a
suburb of Athens), AIM-listed Globo has established itself as one of the market leaders in
the Greek ICT market. It provides e-business and telecom software products and related
services to the private and governmental sectors in Greece as well as developing and
operating broadband wired and wireless networks. It has developed to become one of the
largest e-business software vendors in Greece.
The three components of the Globo Group's key software revenue stream are outlined
below:
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT FACILITATE E-BUSINESS; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT
ENABLE ACCESS TO BROADBAND; AND RESALE OF THIRD-PARTY GOODS
The first two of these product groups, the e-business and broadband access, are
offered under a software licence or as S.a.a.S.
Globo's products are used by private and public organisations that include more
than 600 corporate and SME clients and more than 60 public sector clients. They are also
sold through 14 value added resellers to a large number of indirect customers. Globo's
direct private sector customers include Xerox, National Bank of Greece, Velti, Group
Marinopoulos and the University of Brighton.
Globo's public sector customers in Greece include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, the Municipalities of Halandri
and of Maroussi and the Hellenic parliament.
Globo's e-Business platform, as well as its e-Commerce and broadband access
technology products have been successfully marketed and operated in Greece, UK, Ireland,
France, Belgium, Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain and Italy.
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