Swiss Post Acquires Scalaris AG Software Company
New York, New York (PRWEB) July 11, 2013 -- Swiss Post signed an agreement recently concerning the purchase of Scalaris AG, a leading provider of efficient scanning platforms and software solutions for document processing. The takeover will enable Swiss Post Solutions (SPS), the Swiss Post Group unit that is active in this business area, to further broaden its expertise and product portfolio for digital document solutions. As a result, it will also gain additional new customer relations. Digitizing and document processing solutions are important components of Swiss Post Solutions’ business process outsourcing (BPO) growth strategy.
Scalaris is a leading provider of digitizing platforms for processing large volumes of documents in major companies and it operates currently in both Switzerland and Germany. The takeover allows Swiss Post Solutions to complement and strengthen its expertise and solutions in this field. The takeover also confirms Swiss Post’s role as an intermediary that provides its customers with solutions at the interface between the physical and digital world.
Expanding the document solutions portfolio
As part of its business process outsourcing solution, SPS is taking on the entire document processing procedure for its customers: from handling physical in-house mail to digitizing business documents, extracting and fielding data, right up to printing output and electronic archiving. “This acquisition represents a critical step in fortifying of the digital suite of services we provide to our clients who seek to improve their business processes and ultimately their bottom line,” stated Frank Marthaler, CEO of Swiss Post Solutions. “This investment also reinforces the importance of Swiss Post Solutions as a growth engine for Swiss Post,” he added.
SPS North America offers solutions for document management, mailroom management and office services in addition to business processes outsourcing so that clients can focus on their core business. “This acquisition demonstrates the commitment of not only Swiss Post Solutions, but especially of Swiss Post to ensure we are able to deliver the innovative solutions our clients demand,” said Dan Moscatiello, Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Post Solutions North America.
About Scalaris AG
Scalaris AG, founded in 1994, is an internationally active provider of solutions for digitizing, managing and archiving large amounts of documents. The company employs a total of 90 staff at its headquarters in Glattbrugg and its branch in Villingen in Germany.
About Swiss Post Solutions
SPS is a leading provider of solutions for the outsourcing of strategic business processes and offers comprehensive services in document management. SPS' 6,400 employees serve business clients in the areas of insurance, banking, telecommunications, media, retail, energy supply and travel & transportation. Part of the Swiss Post group, SPS is headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland) with an active presence in all important international economic regions.
SPS North America offers a comprehensive suite of business process outsourcing solutions and document management services including the transformation of key business applications from paper to digital documents enabling improved workflow and driving enhanced efficiencies. In the field of outsourced office services, SPS North America provides mailroom management, managed print services, reprographic services, IT helpdesk support, front office and reception services. The company has offices in New York City (HQ), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Toronto, and operates secure document processing centers in Long Island City and Toronto.
Janet Tarzia, Swiss Post Solutions, Inc., http://www.swisspostsolutions.com, 212-204-0779, [email protected]
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