IT service provider adesso celebrates its 25th anniversary. The software company founded by Rainer Rudolf and Prof. Dr Volker Gruhn, the current Chairman of the Su-pervisory Board of adesso SE, in Dortmund on 13 May 1997 has risen to become a leading IT service provider, recording significantly above-average rates of growth and establishing a team of about 6,300 employees in Europe. The recent promotion to the SDAX index also reflects the company’s successful performance on the stock market. In addition, adesso has been crowned “Germany’s Best Employer” (Great Place to Work®) on multiple occasions, a seal of approval for the strong employer brand of the company, which set a new recruitment record in 2021 with over 900 new hires.

adesso and the management consultancy WEPEX are to join forces to actively shape the future of capital market business. The IT service provider and the consultancy firm will pool their expertise on capital market-related topics and offer a portfolio of adviso-ry services for blockchain-based innovations in the securities business and asset management.

In order to comprehensively modernize their application landscapes, the pension funds Pensionskasse der Caritas VVaG (PKC) and Kölner Pensionskasse VVaG i.L. (KPK) have opted for standard software from adesso insurance solutions' in|sure Ecosphere product family. PKC and KPK have also signed long-term maintenance agreements. The implementation project was launched on April 1, 2022 and is planned to run for almost two years. The aim is to keep the system landscape and the processes sustainable in the long run and to use additional strategic potentials for the new business models of the two German pension funds.

adesso presents an extended portfolio of products and services to a media and entertainment industry that is currently undergoing major transformation. Traditional media concepts are being squeezed out, while social media and streaming services are becoming an increasingly dominant force in the media landscape. The distribution of advertising budgets is changing beyond recognition. Media companies are responding to the transition and concentrating on bespoke content and digital subscription models for media consumers.

adesso is further expanding its presence in northern Europe. The two new adesso Group subsidiaries in Sweden and Denmark will join adesso in Finland, allowing the successful IT service provider to continue its internationalisation. adesso Sweden and adesso Denmark will build on the acquisition of Purple Scout, an IT company with a solid foundation in both countries.

The Supervisory Board of adesso SE has extended the contracts of Executive Board members Andreas Prenneis and Jörg Schroeder. The reappointment is a testament to the success of the pair of Executive Board members and is a clear commitment to continuity in the ongoing development of the rapidly growing company. By extending the contracts ahead of time, the Supervisory Board is providing the necessary planning security for the future.

In the future, Barmenia Krankenversicherung AG will be using in|sure Health Claims, the claims management software from adesso insurance solutions, for processing private health insurance claims.

adesso increases sales by 30 % to EUR 678.3 million and EBITDA to EUR 102.4 million (EUR 84.5 million before non-recurring effect) / Sales forecast predicts another double-digit growth rate for 2022 / Dividend proposal: increase to EUR 0.60 per share

Retresco, a Berlin-based company, and IT service provider adesso, which is headquartered in Dortmund, have embarked on a strategic partnership in which they will be leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to advance language-based processes in corporate settings.

Grundeigentümer-Versicherung (GEV) has teamed up with IT service provider adesso to modernise the front-end architecture of its sales portals. The project is an important strategic step towards improving GEV’s sales channels and communication with contract partners.