Cegid,
Clear strategy and ambitious outlook
In 2005, the Cegid group imposed itself at the top of the line as a publisher of enterprise business solutions in France. Backed with this success and the excellent results recorded in 2005, Cegid now wants to accelerate its growth in France and internationally, by taking the concrete expectations of its customers into account... customers who want to rely on a solid IT partner in order to reinforce their competitiveness in a context where the competition is stiff.
A flexible and secure hosting and service policy, indepth knowledge of their profession with a large range of software that meets the users’ expectations, local presence that is indispensable for constructive and constant dialog, and support in their development internationally: as many exact needs expressed by the customers as Cegid wants to respond to.
Cegid’s development for the years to come is articulated around four strategic axes.
Develop a Publisher/Hoster aspect for management solutions
Cegid’s offering makes use of modern technology, incorporating into a single software approach, all of the latest innovations in business intelligence, and pertaining to collaborative efforts and the Internet. This technology makes it possible for Cegid to provide its customers with an ERP, Cegid Business, as well as referenced solutions on the market in terms of Corporate Performance Management, Human Resources Management and Finance/Taxation. This technological advance and Ccmx’s expertise in terms of hosting allows the entire offering, traditionally offered in Insourcing mode (installed at the customer’s), to now be offered with the most appropriate method of access for the operations of the customer: Insourcing, outsourcing (hosted solution) or ASP (leasing mode) with reversibility among the various access methods. This development provides the company with an undeniable competitive advantage by simplifying installation and deployment of enterprise solutions for the Group’s customers.
Satisfy the professional stakes of our customers
Since it was created, the Cegid group has taken into account the core business dimension of its customers by verticalizing its offering of business software aimed in particular at the following business sectors: audit and chartered public accountants, fashion professionals, manufacturing companies, services, retail, construction, hotel-restaurant or specialized businesses. Cegid intends to continue and develop this approach by profession. The recent acquisition of GTI Industrie and PMI Soft, specialized publishers in the area of industry manufacturing, bear witness to this strong ambition.
Reinforce our local presence with our customers
Geographical nearness is the key to a close-working relationship between Cegid and its customers. In order to further develop this local presence, Cegid has supplemented its network of 39 sales agencies by an indirect network which enjoyed a lot of development in 2005, and today the number of resellers/integrators has reached 160. Beyond that, over 7,000 members of the Chartered Accountant Profession, customers of the Group, can advise their customers on setting up Cegid solutions. Cegid would like, through the development of these distribution networks, that each customer in the Group be in contact with a local contact.
Develop our presence internationally
Our customers are going international. We need to be at their side and support them in their growth. Cegid solutions have already been deployed in over 1,400 sites in over 30 countries via our subsidiaries in Spain and in the United States or via our distributors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and soon in China. The offering, which is already available in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German, is now available in Mandarin Chinese. In 2006, Cegid is going to reinforce this presence abroad. The Group wants to be close to its customers which are deploying abroad and in 2006 we will continue our initiatives to support them.
In 2006, the Group benefits from increased financial soundness, from 2,000 motivated and skilled employees, from referenced financial and technological partners and from excellent expertise on the needs of « Middle- Market » companies and groups of companies.
Beyond this, Cegid can rely on its installed base, representing a recurring revenue portfolio of over €100 million a year, and on true know-how in terms of external growth and integration of companies to accelerate the growth of the Group in France and internationally and play a front-stage role among the European publishers.
Patrick Bertrand
Chief Executive Officers
