Europolitan acquires Doberman AB
7 December 1999 Europolitan acquires Doberman AB Europolitan is strengthening its know-how within the development of Internet- related services through the acquisition of Internet agency, Doberman. "Doberman has considerable knowledge within the Internet and how it can be integrated with mobile telephony. The acquisition of Doberman will make us even stronger when it comes to developing new, personally tailored mobile information services," says Mikael Kluge, Vice President, Marketing, at Europolitan AB. Doberman is a digital communication agency geared to the Internet and mobile communication. The company is based in Karlskrona and employs seven people, five of which are partners in the company. Doberman and Europolitan have been working together for a couple of years. Amongst other things, Doberman has been involved in the development of Europolitan's Internet portal, www.europolitan.se. Europolitan is acquiring 80% of Doberman at SEK 8 million. The remaining 20% is being retained by the agency's existing owners, who will continue to work at the company. The acquisition of Doberman AB - the first of its kind for Europolitan - is a further step in Europolitan's quest to secure expertise within Internet- related services. In the autumn, Europolitan also signed collaboration agreements with various companies with know-how within areas including the Internet, telematics and WAP. "Mobile Internet-based services are an essential part of Europolitan's service portfolio," continues Mikael Kluge. "Doberman has the skills and experience we need to be able to keep our position as the world's leading operator for development within this field." "At Doberman, we felt that Europolitan was the best partner of all those we considered," says David Erixon, Doberman's Managing Director. "Our vision of the future is exactly the same as Europolitan's - in a word, wireless. Our major challenge will be to ensure that customers can access personally- tailored information directly in their mobile phones - any time, any place." "Europolitan is a strong company within a major, international group. It is close to the customer and has the focus, corporate culture and organisation necessary for the development of tomorrow's mobile information services," David Erixon continues. A photo illustration is available and free for publishing at http://press.europolitan.se in the photo archive. Europolitan AB is a Swedish GSM operator that prioritises service and quality. The company's head office is in Karlskrona, Sweden. Europolitan is a leader in the field of technically advanced services for GSM 900/1800. The Europolitan Group, which also includes Europolitan AB's sister company, Europolitan Stores AB and the stock market listed Parent Company, Europolitan Holdings AB, employs around 900 people. For more information, please visit the web site at www.europolitan.se. Doberman is a digital communication agency geared to the Internet and mobile communication. The company has 7 full-time employees and turnover for the first 12 months is calculated at SEK 5 million. Doberman helps its clients to build long-term and profitable customer relationships by combining Internet technology and systems development with know-how about customer care and communication. The company is based in Karlskrona. Please visit the company's web site www.doberman.se For more information, please contact: Mikael Kluge, Vice President Marketing, Europolitan AB, tel: +46 708 33 12 05, e-mail: mikael.kluge@europolitan.se David Erixon, Managing Director, Doberman AB tel. +46 708 28 50 01, e-mail: david@doberman.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/12/07/19991207BIT00250/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/12/07/19991207BIT00250/bit0002.pdf