Dortmund, 09.01.2017

adesso develops software solutions for GEMA with a total order value of around EUR 4 million

adesso develops software solutions for GEMA with a total order value of
around EUR 4 million

adesso AG has developed a complex software solution for the Society for
Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights GEMA (Gesellschaft
für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte) and
received a follow-up order. The solution was completed after a twelve-month
development period and allows GEMA to efficiently allocate and evaluate
musical works that have been performed and to distribute the revenue
collected from live events to the authors entitled to royalties. In
collaboration with GEMA, adesso will support the software-based
reorganisation and modernisation of the radio broadcasting segment as part
of a follow-up project. This project is scheduled to be successfully
completed as early as summer 2017. This part of the order will involve
consulting and development services with an order value of some EUR 1.5
million.

GEMA distributes royalties in TV, radio broadcasting, live music and dance
music, among other segments. Previously, broadcasting and use notifications
were processed in a different software system to the distribution of
royalties to the authors, depending on the segment. Given the rise in data
volume at GEMA, these highly specialised "stand-alone solutions" were no
longer viable in terms of the architecture, and adesso was therefore
assigned to consolidate them as part of the redevelopment. The challenge of
the first project was to replace the outdated system and to record all
notifications of musical performances subject to royalty payments for light
music and serious music, such as at concerts, theatre and stage
productions, and public events, in a new high-performance system. To
achieve this, adesso developed a software solution that supports all core
processes − from notification of music usage and allocation of a work to
evaluation and distribution of the respective royalty to the author − in an
efficient manner.

adesso is conducting these projects using agile software development
methods at a fixed price. In doing so, adesso is underscoring its own
project management expertise in agile software development.


About GEMA

As a state-authorised trustee, the Society for Musical Performing and
Mechanical Reproduction Rights GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische
Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte) manages the rights of
more than 70,000 members in Germany (composers, lyricists and publishers)
and more than two million authorised persons abroad. It ensures that
members are appropriately remunerated for the use of their works.


Contact:
Martin Möllmann
Manager Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 231 7000-7000
E-Mail: ir@adesso.de


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     Company:     adesso AG
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