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Far-reaching partnership between IBM and icon creates a variety of synergies

Interview with Stefan Riedel, Vice President Insurance, IBM Germany and Uwe Seltmann, majority shareholder of the icon group [published in Versicherungsbetriebe, Edition 02/2014]

Uwe Seltmann, majority shareholder of the icon group (left) and Stefan Riedel, Vice President Insurance, IBM Germany (right)

Partnerships must be actively supported – at many levels. Insurers are committed to developing a partnership relationship with their customers. In turn, they also expect this paradigm shift from their partners. New approaches are needed to succeed in a market where competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Global suppliers and small and medium-sized enterprises are now joining forces to create innovative solutions for their customers.

The cooperation between IBM and icon Systemhaus GmbH is an example of this. But how can a partnership between a large, globally operating corporation and a medium-sized IT company work?

Read what Uwe Seltmann, majority shareholder of the icon group, and Stefan Riedel, Vice President Insurance, IBM Germany, have to say.

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Bianca Triulzi is the new Head of Sales and Marketing at icon Systemhaus GmbH and CEO of ICON International Software Distribution and Services AG

Bianca Triulzi, Head of Sales and Marketing at icon Systemhaus GmbH and CEO of ICON International Software Distribution and Services AG

Bianca Triulzi joined icon Systemhaus GmbH as Head of Sales and Marketing. As the new Chief Executive Officer of ICON International Software Distribution and Services AG, she is also responsible for business development in central and eastern Europe.

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Andreas Schwegler appointed new CEO of icon Systemhaus GmbH

Andreas Schwegler, CEO at icon Systemhaus GmbH

Since the beginning of January 2014, Andreas Schwegler has been responsible for existing business operations and business development of icon Systemhaus GmbH in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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icon opens U.S. subsidiary and offices in New York, NY

icon continues its international expansion by establishing icon Communication Dynamics, Inc. with headquarters in New York City.

William Contessa, a well known expert in document origination and output management solutions, with many years of industry experience, is Head of Business Development.

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Individual customer correspondence solution for insurer

IBM Business Partner icon enhances document process solution at insurer UNIQA based on IBM technology

Austrian insurance company UNIQA puts its trust in the DOPiX customer correspondence solution from icon Systemhaus GmbH for its document processes. The use of this solution enables consistent formatting and high-quality creation, dispatch and printing of documents such as letters, insurance policies and contracts. IBM Business Partner icon opted for the IBM System z architecture together with the DB2 database for the document output management solution supplied to UNIQA. icon and IBM plan to strengthen their alliance in the field of secure document processes for interactive customer communication and expand their technological and sales cooperation at an international level.

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