Bechtle Brand ARP Opens Subsidiary in Belgium.

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As of 01 January 2022, all further activities of Bechtle subsidiary ARP in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France will continue under the umbrella of the respective Bechtle direct branches in these countries, with the aim of harnessing synergies within the thriving IT e-commerce business and streamlining services. The companies also intend to strengthen their collaboration across the two business segments, IT E-Commerce and IT System House, in the region.

After working for 12 years as an account manager at Bechtle Karlsruhe, where I was able to gain some experience in sales, I have been dedicating myself to my new task since this year and am responsible for the Managed Service division in the IT system house in Karlsruhe.

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Bechtle’s Austria IT system house has acquired Vienna-based IT service provider Open Networks GmbH. The purchase sees Bechtle further bolster its position as an IT solutions and service provider on the Austrian market, adding to the fold an organisation special-ised in delivering IT infrastructure solutions and application, data centre, security and network services.

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When Bechtle acquired Linz-based dataformers GmbH in September 2020, it was the one hundredth time the IT company would incorporate another. A nice, round number that underscores just how crucial a role acquisitions play in Bechtle’s success.

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Bechtle AG bolsters its presence outside of the DACH region with the acquisitions of Cadmes B.V., Netherlands, and Cadmes Systems B.V., Belgium.

Sabrina Frisch works as a tender manager in the Public Sector Division. After studying international economics, she started at Bechtle as a trainee and is now supporting her colleagues outside of Germany to prepare tenders.

Rene Strackerjan has held his position as an Account Manager in the field for Bechtle Solingen since 2014. His tasks include the acquisition of new customers and the strategic development and expansion of a partnership for IT solutions for SMEs.

Jan Wiesmann started his apprenticeship as Computer Scientist EFZ System Technology at Bechtle Schweiz AG (formerly: Steffen Informatik AG) in August 2017. After three years of apprenticeship in 1st and 2nd level support and project management, Jan Wiesmann is now part of the Network & Security team, a team of specialists responsible for the networks of all Bechtle customers in Switzerland.

Samuel Castano has been with Bechtle for 13 years as Head of Sales within PP 2000 Business Integration AG, responsible for the Managed Print Services division.

Henning Herzog founded Common Sense Solutions AG (CSS) in 2011. In 2015, CSS was incorporated into the Bechtle Group. A qualified economist, Henning Herzog previously headed his own companies specialising in organisational consulting and corporate finance.

Ralf Beck began his Bechtle career as a product manager for Samsung monitors in April 2000. Since 2007, he has been Head of Bechtle Software Product Management which at first included Microsoft.

Birgit Merschmann joined MODUS Consult GmbH ten years ago and has since put a focus on developing the company’s various business units. Project management has been a staple in her career for 20 years. A certified business coach with a background in economics, she is renowned for successfully navigating struggling projects through crises. In January, she took the helm of MODUS Consult GmbH and is now in charge of the company’s entire project portfolio. A member of the Bechtle family since 2015, MODUS Consult GmbH creates tailored solutions for the manufacturing industry, blending ERP, BI, ECM, CRM and system technology into future-driven IT landscapes.

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Germany is a land of digital dinosaurs—a source of shame for Achim Berg, president of the country’s largest digital association, Bitkom, who didn’t mince words in his keynote at Bechtle Competence Day 2020. In his brutally honest analysis of the state of digitalisation in administration, businesses and in our private lives, Achim Berg stresses how digitalisation is a matter for each and every one of us. Find out why Germany has been struggling to find enough IT experts for the last 25 years, what key elements exemplify digital expertise and why now is the perfect time to invest in digital skills and infrastructures.

The Bechtle IT systems integrator in Brussels supports all the agencies, institutions and establishments of the European Union - with a regional presence and supraregional strength.

I joined Bechtle in July 2018 as a System Engineer and since then I have been able to gain experience in both deployment planning and administration. In my current position, my organisational talent and curiosity are an absolute asset. Through the newly acquired tasks of marketing and event management, I always try to keep in close contact with our initiators in order to work out ideas and current topics.

Jan Hartmann works in business development for the manufacturer Cisco. His focus is on the public sector.

Manon Smulders has been working for ARP in the Netherlands since 2008. She switched to the Bechtle e-commerce International Business Unit as an international business management development manager in 2017. Her focus is on the support of our international team in the increasingly complex IT world.

Jens Käsbauer was bitten by the IT bug as youngster. His first steps were taken on the Atari 800 XL and 130 XE micro computers before moving into the professional world of application development and network technology. Later, he started in the marketing team at the Bechtle subsidiary ARP. Since 2019, he has been located at the Bechtle headquarters in Neckarsulm.

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The Federal Network Agency last week announced the winners of the GAIA-X funding competition run by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with a Bechtle consortium among them. The winning submissions are intended to serve as flagship projects to highlight the technological and economic benefits of GAIA-X.

Some 70 across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 14 in Europe. Bechtle Locations. No other IT service provider has a comparable business model, combining system house services and the direct sale of commercial IT products.

I have been working in the IT security industry for more than 13 years and was able to gain practical experience in various customer projects during the first years. This has now proven to be a real added value when consulting our customers in various IT security projects. IT security is my passion and I still follow the holistic approach.

I am originally trained as a power system electronics technician and have completed a course of study as a technical computer scientist via the second educational path. I have been working in the computer industry for almost 38 years. Whether as a digital electronics engineer, networker, programmer, system specialist for network & security or in consulting - almost 38 years in the computer industry shape my experience and form the supporting pillars in my customer projects with a goal and success-oriented approach.

Bechtle opened its Chemnitz subsidiary in 1993. The leading IT service provider with offices in Chemnitz, Dresden and Cottbus is an attractive employer in the region.

After studying political economics in Tübingen and Long Beach, Christian Hövekamp collected his first IT experience at Hewlett-Packard in the business development department. He has been a product manager and consultant for HP Networking Solutions at Bechtle since 2010.