Telelogic acquires Finnish consultant company

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Telelogic acquires Finnish consultant company Devisor - strengthened delivery capacity to Finnish telecom industry MALMÖ, Sweden, June 19, 2000 - Telelogic AB (Stockholm Stock Exchange:TLOG), the leading supplier of design, development and testing tools for real-time communications applications, today announced the acquisition of the Finnish consultant company, Devisor, with 11 employees. As a part of Telelogic's professional services strategy, Devisor strengthens delivery capacity to key customers like Nokia. Anders Lidbeck about the acquisition: "Devisor has great experience in software development for telecom and they are also using one of our core technologies, SDL", says Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO for Telelogic. "We are now increasing our delivery capacity in Finland with 100% where Nokia is the dominant customer. At the same time, we are strengthening our relations with customers like Teleste and Tele1Europe and are founding a platform for further growth. Devisor - customers and assignments Devisor Oy has its roots in the R&D department at Teleste Communications, at the beginning of the 1990s. From 1999, the Company has operated under the name Devisor. Its largest customers are the leading Finnish telecom industry like Teleste, Perkin Elmer/Wallac and Miratel. Devisor is offering software development and consulting for telecom and is using SDL as one of its main technologies. Devisor about the future in Telelogic "Devisor has been looking for a professional partner that will make us grow both as company as well as consultants", says Osmo Eerola, President for Devisor. "In Telelogic we can offer our employees attractive assignments in an international environment and at the same time, we can continue to work in those areas where we have our major skills and experience." Effect on revenue and result Devisor's revenue for the full year is forecasted to 8 MSEK ($0.9 million) The effect on Telelogic's revenue and profit for year 2000 will be marginal. Devisor had 11 employees at the time for the acquisition. Financial terms Payment for all outstanding shares is done cash. An additional payment may be made based on Devisor's future performance. The transaction price is not revealed on the seller's request. About Telelogic Telelogic is established in twelve countries under its own name, and a further 20 countries through distributors. It leads the market in development environments for technical software, especially in real time applications. By offering high quality graphical development tools and related services, Telelogic makes the development of software more rapid, less labor intensive, and more reliable. The company has a global client base, including the leading suppliers such as Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel Networks and Siemens, as well as a number of universities and institutions all over the world. The software market is moving towards more visual programming methods, and Telelogic leads in the production of the next generation of development tools, in this area. A directed stock issue was implemented in January this year, and has provided the company with capital for continued expansion. Telelogic is now well prepared to deliver rapid and complete solutions for the complex challenges faced by the communications industry. For more information on Telelogic, visit www.telelogic.com. For more information about Devisor, visit www.devisor.net. Contacts: Anders Lidbeck Catharina Sundelin President & CEO Information & Investor Relations Manager Telelogic AB Telelogic AB Phone: +46 40-17 47 00 Phone: +46 40-17 47 30 Fax: +46 40-17 47 47 Mobile: +46 705-17 47 30 E-mail: anders.lidbeck@telelogic.com Fax: +46 40-17 47 47 E-mail: catharina.sundelin@telelogic.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/19/20000619BIT00170/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/19/20000619BIT00170/bit0002.pdf