Catalis SE / Strategic Company Decision
02.04.2008
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Eindhoven, April 02, 2008 Catalis SE a worldwide leading outsourcing
services provider focusing on high-end technical services relating to the
creation of digital content for the film, games and telecom industry,
announces the termination of its plans to acquire GameInstinct, a US-based
provider of quality assurance testing services for the video game industry.
While Catalis commitment to the US game testing market remains unchanged,
the decision was taken in the framework of a make or buy situation. After
carefully evaluating its strategic options, Catalis now decided to
penetrate the US games testing market directly through its own Testronic
subsidiary. Testronic USA, based in Los Angeles, is already a major force
in the US market for quality assurance services in the digital video market
and well-established as a leading provider of games testing services in
Europe.
In the meantime Testronic Labs has launched a Massively Multiplayer Online
Game (MMOG) performance test solution. The company has acquired exclusive
rights to sell and provide services for the VENUS Blue MMOG tool in North
America, Europe and Japan. VENUS Blue is the only performance testing tool
capable of emulating a large number of MMOG players, enabling developers
and publishers to fast-track testing processes for even the most complex
MMOG games.
For further information on Catalis N.V. and its subsidiaries please refer
to the websites www.catalisgroup.com, www.kuju.com and
www.testroniclabs.com.
For further questions please contact our Investor Relations team directly:
Investor Relations Catalis SE
Investor Relations Team
t: +49 89 24 41 18 - 413
f: +49 89 24 41 18 - 499
info@catalisgroup.com
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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:
About Catalis SE:
Catalis is a worldwide leading outsourcing services provider focusing on
high-end technical services relating to the creation of digital content for
the film, video games and telecom industry as well as content in fields
like e-learning and software. Catalis SE currently offers the following
services: testing services, development services and production services.
Catalis SE operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries Testronic
Laboratories and Kuju plc, which in total control twelve different
locations throughout the USA, Great Britain, Poland, and Belgium.
DGAP 02.04.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Catalis SE
Aalsterweg 181a
5644 RA Eindhoven
Niederlande
Phone: +31 (0)40 2135930
Fax: +31 (0)40 2135604
E-mail: info@catalisgroup.com
Internet: www.catalisgroup.com
ISIN: NL0000233625, DE000A0GGBZ7
WKN: 927093
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf
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DGAP-Adhoc: Catalis SE decides to terminate negotiations with GameInstinct
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