January 28, 2008 : Company announcement

Anniversary celebration on 1/25/2008

25 successful years in the market – reason to celebrate

Carstensen

Kiel – With more than 300 guests in attendance, Consist Software Solutions, formerly MaK DATA SYSTEM, celebrated its 25-year anniversary on January 25, 2008, at the Kiel Chamber of Industry and Commerce. In his speech, the Minister-President of Land Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen, praised the company's stability, stressing the significance of Consist Software Solutions as an important employer in the region. He also noted that Consist is living the focus topics of the state, for instance in IT and in the maritime sector.

Vater
In his speech, Klaus Hinrich Vater, Vice-President of Kiel Chamber of Industry and Commerce, noted the significant involvement of Managing Director Martin Lochte-Holtgreven in networking in the region – through his commitment in the IT Anwenderkreis and at Mediatage Nord.

From the customer's point of view, Eckhard Felsmann, Senior Manager of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, spoke of long years of close, good collaboration with the company, which he sees as based on the reliability and the know-how of Consist's staff.

Lochte-Holtgreven

In their speeches, Consist Managing Directors Martin Lochte-Holtgreven and

von Jagemann

Ines von Jagemann thanked their customers, their employees, and their partners and suppliers, reviewed the company's history and important milestones, and looked towards the company's future.

Bansemer

Dirk Bansemer, Deputy Chairman of the works council, spoke to the guests from the point of view of the staff.

Ries

Daniel Ries, Vice President of Consist World Group, spoke of 13 successful years together between MaK DATA SYSTEM and the Consist World Group. He surprised the crowd with personal messages of greetings from the other Consist sister companies from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Israel – one of the highlights of the evening.