SIGNA Group Chooses Tagetik for Consolidation and Planning

UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM, Germany, VIENNA, Austria and LUCCA, Italy, January 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Tagetik and pmOne AG support leading real estate organization in design and implementation of a unified Performance Management software solution

Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for Performance Management, Disclosure Management, Financial Governance and Business Intelligence, today announced that SIGNA Group (http://www.signa.at), a leading real estate company in Austria, has chosen the Tagetik unified software solution to manage their consolidation and planning processes on top of Microsoft SQL Server.  As Tagetik's distributor in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, pmOne AG (http://www.pmone.com) will be responsible for the design, implementation and training of the Tagetik's Performance Management software.

The 'Tagetik 4' platform will unify SIGNA's existing systems to meet the requirements of a fast-growing company.  Users in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland will benefit from faster, smoother workflows as well as enhanced security and full traceability across financial processes.  A standardized yet flexible IT architecture, based on Tagetik and Microsoft's leading-edge technology, will also ensure SIGNA's Finance department is optimally equipped to support SIGNA's sustained growth rate.

"Tagetik is the right choice for us because of several advantages we are able to combine in one solution.  First of all, as a fast-growing company, we can produce more reliable yet flexible planning in a secure, scalable environment.  Secondly, we can now provide users with an easy-to-use and fully auditable solution every step of the way," says Christoph Stadlhuber, Director of SIGNA Holding GmbH.

"The Tagetik software was chosen out of 13 evaluated solutions.  Once again, this confirms our strong execution and innovative capabilities that meet the complex, financial needs of the largest global companies with a truly unified Performance Management solution, while also ranking among the best in customer satisfaction, according to leading industry analyst firms," explains Hannes Wambach, Director of pmOne GmbH (http://www.pmone.de/en/company/management).

"Tagetik takes great pride in being selected by companies like SIGNA as the best solution for managing their finance processes," concludes Manuel Vellutini -Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Tagetik (http://www.tagetik.com/about/company/management/manuel-vellutini).  "Our passion for performance management is in our DNA.  This means constantly listening to our clients and constantly innovating to meet their changing business needs.  This passion is at the core of our long and valuable customer relationships, and a strong worldwide partnership network."    

About SIGNA Group

SIGNA Holding GmbH was established by René Benko with a very clear vision: that real estate property in prime locations which is of high architectural quality and professionally and responsibly managed will result in more attractive tenants and - consequently - higher returns. Such properties appreciate in value while being less subject to the fluctuations of the real estate cycle. SIGNA is noted for its continuous search for excellence and its strict ethical code. By following such principles SIGNA has developed from a two-person operation into a respected player on the European market with around 100 subsidiaries, an investment volume of over 4.5 billion Euro, an impressive track record and a solid financial background. The five main business divisions - investments in high-quality real estate, project development, closed end real estate funds for private investors, real estate funds with co-investments for institutional investors and real estate advisory - are independent divisions belonging to SIGNA Holding.

To learn more: http://www.signa.at

About pmOne AG

pmOne is a growing Business Intelligence provider in Central Europe. The company's solutions, which are based on Microsoft technologies, focus on three pillars: data warehousing as the foundation, performance management applications especially for reporting, enterprise planning and group consolidation as well as visualization through information design. MindBusiness GmbH, a member of the pmOne Group, specializes in Microsoft SharePoint solutions and services for Microsoft Office rollouts.

pmOne has 150 employees combining over 900 years of project experience. The company founded in 2007 is fully owned by its management and staff. The pmOne Group has eight offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

To learn more: http://www.pmone.com

About Tagetik    
Tagetik is 100% dedicated to simplifying and streamlining business processes for the Office of Finance to accelerate informed decisions that achieve strategic goals. Our award-winning Tagetik 4 Performance Management software is the ideal solution for global companies that seek a clearly superior level of financial expertise in a single unified solution for planning, forecasting, consolidation, close, reporting, profitability management, disclosure, financial governance, and analysis.

Tagetik is a rapidly growing global company with operations in more than 20 countries and 500 customers yet provides an exceptional experience by focusing solely on the needs of finance and doing it better than anyone else. To learn more: http://www.tagetik.com

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