Query and Telnext strengthen their partnership

[17/10/2011] Query acquired 30% of Telnext

Full text of the Press Release published on 17th October 2011:

Paderno Dugnano, 17/10/2011 - Query company, established 25 years ago as ICT expert in development of management softwares, acquired a stake in Telnext. The common and mutually shared goal is to widen the spectrum of information technology solutions to be offered on the market and to the customers. This will of course strengthen the partnership between the two companies. The main factors that led to this choice can be referred to as a natural  evolution of a previous relationship based on the sharing of ideas, resources and values. Different and complementary skills join together to provide complete information technology solutions: ERP, Retail, Web, Social Enterprise, Marketing, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, CRM, Mobile, Infrastructure, Business Advice. The two companies can offer all this and much more... Many partnerships are based today on shared interests and areas. The partnership between Telnext and Query is based instead on a common view of business, mutual cooperation and values shared by people who consider professional ethics to be one of the keys to success.

How the partnership project came about

The cooperation between Query and Telnext began several years ago, thanks to a partnership focused on Sme.UP ERP. Since the very first projects the two companies have been sharing common policies and customer approach strategies, which provided the necessary conditions for a wider cooperation. Moreover, a common view of the  IT market's evolution in the future encouraged and strengthened the partnership between the two companies, with Telnext playing a basic role in identifying new applications, and Query developing new innovation business models. Most particularly, Telnext focused on Salesforce.com solutions, worldwide leader in Cloud Computing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), the latter based on Cloud, of which it soon became a certified and selected Consulting Partner.

Query S.p.A. (www.query.it)

The company was established in 1986 by a group of information technology experts and consultants with the aim of providing cutting-edge information technology and professional solutions. The company has been growing constantly over time and boasts now over 100 employees and a turnover of nearly 15 millions euro. Since the very beginning, the company's main mission has been to provide flexible information technology solutions and application products based on cutting-edge technological projects and high-quality service. Query's professional competencies are divided into 4 strategic business units: ERP, providing its own Sme.UP software; RETAIL, providing its own Negoziando software; QTechArea, providing its own infrastructural solutions; QConsulting, providing business advice service. In the middle of the 90's Query formed a strategic partnership with Smea and started sharing Sme.UP application development. A partner network has been developed since 2005 and Sme.UP Corporate can rely at the present time on 9 partners, 500 customers, 300 staff members and a 30M€ turnover.

Telnext S.r.l. (www.telnext.it)

Telnext was established in 2001 by a a group of information technology experts with the aim of planning a  business development strategy keeping with its roots and able to join tradition with innovation, which gave birth by the way to the neologism "tradinnovation". This kind of approach applies anywhere, including within the staff. Skilled people coming from big business enterprises are lured by the pleasantness of the environment, as well as by the opportunity to work on innovation and stimulating projects. Telnext established itself as a leading actor in the middle of  the innovation process, offering consulting services for software implementation and management within Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (Saas) and Social Enterprise areas. Its main business units are: CRM and application development on Salesforce.com, ERP, acting as a Sme.UP partner, Google Apps for Business, of which it is now Authorised Reseller Partner, Web Content Management, developing websites and platforms running on mobile devices, both app and e-commerce, communication and digital marketing services. Special skills, as well as training and flexibility enabled Telnext to achieve a high degree of empathy with partner enterprises and to become a reliable partner with whom to take up any challenge coming in the way and to face any innovation process, always keeping in line with the corporate strategy.