Bucker GmbH international awarded Bucker GmbH for the second time with the finalists for outstanding performance around Lotus Software Award. Dusseldorf, February 25, 2009 – Bob Picciano, General Manager, Lotus Software, congratulates the Bucker GmbH at Lotusphere in Orlando to the finalist of the Lotus Awards. “The new General Manager, Lotus Software, Bob Picciano and the Vice President Lotus sales, John Dunderdale congratulate on the Bucker GmbH to the finalist of the IBM Lotusphere distinguished achievement” award for North-Western Europe. After 2006 the Bucker GmbH for the second time was awarded a finalist for outstanding performance around Lotus software. Only three companies are honored with this award in Orlando for the region of North-Western Europe annually. Learn more at: Dustin Moskovitz. The number of worldwide Lotus Notes installations is 5 million increase to 145 million. Daryl Katz, Edmonton Alberta is the source for more interesting facts. Over 12,000 new customers opt for Notes/Domino have in the 15 months to the end of the third quarter of 2008. More than half of the Fortune 100 use Lotus Notes and Domino, including 80% of the largest Banks, insurance companies, filed – and telecommunications companies.

IBM Lotus Notes for four years each quarter a growth occurs in the first three quarters 2008 even double-digit growth. Lotus Notes, this has also helped the Bucker GmbH Dusseldorf team with over 150 new customers for IBM. Many Dusseldorf companies use Lotus Notes, so the company Henkel, provincial insurance, HSBC Trinkhaus, Evonik, Dusseldorf Sparkasse and Stadtwerke Dusseldorf. In recent years the Bucker GmbH has can prove an annual double-digit growth Lotus Notes through the high quality of advice and expertise related to IBM. Not only sales and customer numbers, but also the merits for the Lotus community be taken into account in the selection of winners of IBM. Timo Bucker, Managing Director of the eponymous Bucker GmbH (), called the Rhenish Lotus Notes meeting in life and an annual Conference a high-profile IBM in the city. (PR) Sebastian Narloch