CompuGroup Medical, one of the leading global providers of ehealth, had been able to achieve an annual growth of almost 30 percent for years now. This was a particular record for the year 2009, considering the worldwide financial crisis. The ongoing success story has been the absolute frontrunner among the "leading mid-sized German standard software companies" in the 2009 rankings.

Despite the worldwide financial and economic crisis, German standard software companies were able to consistently achieve a steady growth of five percent annually for the past five years. According to the Lünendonk Market Research and Consultancy Company, the 25 software businesses with the highest sales together generated in excess of 7,4 billion euros domestically. This corresponds to a domestic market share of 52 percent of the standard software business, which is an increase of one percent compared to 2008.

CompuGroup Medical AG, who achieved record sales in 2009, was ranked among the German companies with the strongest sales results in Lünendonk's current analysis. With an increase of 23 million euros in domestic sales and an increase of around 64 million euros in total sales, to a total of 293,4 million euros, CompuGroup Medical has achieved the outstanding result of being placed 6^th among the top 25 standard software companies in Germany. This makes CompuGroup Medical one of the market leaders of the sector, and from an economic aspect, they are ranked alongside MICROSOFT Deutschland GmbH (1^st), SAP AG (2^nd), ORACLE Deutschland GmbH (3^rd), Datev AG (4^th), and Adobe Systems GmbH (5^th).

Lünendonk GmbH also presents a ranking of the ten leasing mid-sized German standards software companies. It lists the companies with the strongest sales results that generated more than 60 percent of their sales through production, sale and maintenance of standard software, are headquartered in Germany, and achieved a total sales below 500 million euros. For the second year in a row, CompuGroup Medical AG ranked in first place on the list of mid-sized companies with record sales in 2009.

The growth rates achieved by CompuGroup Medical garnered particular attention. The growth rates are impressive, even when they are compared to the big players in the sector. While the top 25 companies achieved an average increase in domestic sales of 3,3 percent, and twelve of the listed companies had declined sales or stagnant results, five companies were able to achieve double digit growth in 2009. CompuGroup Medical was one of those five companies, with domestic sales increasing from 131 million euros in 2008 to 154 million euros in 2009, a total of 17,6 percent.

"This excellent result again confirms for us that we are taking the right steps. Our innovative products in particular prove that today, medical information technology is already the third industrial pillar of the healthcare system, next to medical technology and drug therapy, and has become the decisive factor for success in supporting service providers. There is a reason why we are able to reach more service providers with our intelligent software than any of our competitors", commented the founder and chairman Frank Gotthardt on the top ranking on the Lünendonk list.

In Germany alone, every other private practice physician uses CompuGroup Medical AG systems. CompuGroup Medicals intelligent software helps physicians and treatment teams in private practices and in hospitals to find even better diagnostic and treatment options for their patients. This innovative product and solution spectrum has an enormous potential for development that is reflected in the sales figures. "We want to increase sales again next year - with a balanced mix of acquisitions and organic growth" commented Frank Gotthardt. CompuGroup Medical expects sales between 315 and 330 million euros for 2010, which would raise the expectation of again achieving a top ranking on the Lünendonk lists.

The Kaufbeuren-based Lünendonk GmbH analyzes and advises companies in the sectors of information technology, consultancy, and service industry throughout Europe. The market research and consultancy company had been publishing the Lünendonk lists since 1984. They reflect the sales potential of internation and German companies in line with the market. In addition, they highlight their international performance based on respective total sales. The current lists can be downloaded from: www.luenendonk.de/IT_Markt_Liste.php.