References: We Get the Best Feedback From Auditors and Controllers
Over 5,000 companies based in Germany and abroad have used our range and services since 2005. They have all saved significant costs with our audit-secure used software. In many cases, they’ve saved several hundred thousand euros.
Overall, in the first 15 years of our existence, we brokered more than one million standard software licences, therefore becoming one of the most high-performing and largest retailers of used software in Europe.
We see the large amount of positive feedback we get as confirmation of our collaborative approach and expert support with projects. But we are even happier about feedback we get from people who rate our services from a financial perspective. As an example, this includes controllers who often tell us about incredibly high savings. Our success story starts with our company’s founding in 2005. Not only the entire software market has changed since then, but we have also progressed by leaps and bounds. Today, over a decade later, we have made a name for ourselves as the secure provider of used software in Germany and across Europe.
The figures speak for themselves: Over 5,000 reputable customers based in Germany and abroad have used our range, and saved on the needless costs of licensing new software when using secure used software. Companies such as the renowned weekly newspaper ‘Die Zeit’, or ‘Asklepios Kliniken’ and ‘Sparkasse’ also trust our secure products and our many years of expertise. With more than one million successful software licence transactions, we have now become the largest used software retailer in Europe.
Experience in All Industries
Mechanical engineering, chemicals, banks, insurance companies, publishing houses, IT technology, hospital operators, associations and organisations, hotels and restaurants and other services – the range of customers we have now extends to almost every industry and company size, with all types of company from cooperatives to stock corporations.
We now have long-standing relationships with many companies. We often support them with both buying and selling used software licences. Here is a small selection of examples of projects.
Here you will see a small selection of businesses that have trusted us for years:
Asklepios Klinken
With 160 hospitals and healthcare facilities and more than 47,000 employees, Asklepio’s size requires modern solutions for all workstations, whilst avoiding unnecessary costs at the same time. The group was able to save more than 50 percent in costs with used licences from PREO.
Atruvia AG
After the merger of the two insitutes Fiducia in Karlsruhe and GAD in Münster to Atruvia, the IT service provider went into the cloud. PREO supported Atruvia in merging two extensive licence histories and legal matters. With the help of PREO, over 150,000 licences became legally tradable.
LMT GROUP
The LMT Group manufactures special machines and precision tools with 2,300 employees across 20 locations. Following a big software asset review, the IT department developed a hybrid software landscape for over 2,000 workstations. Integrating used software meant a saving of almost one million euros.
MAGNA
“Magna is involved in licence management on a global level across the group. As part of various merger & acquisition projects, we heavily focus on the recapitalisation of IT product resources. We have found the perfect partner for this in PREO.”
MAG. (FH) PETRA MELBINGER | MBA | GLOBAL LICENSING CONTRACTS (EUROPE) | MAGNA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING AG
SWEDEX
swedex had a cost problem with rental software. Cloud rental software costs would have increased to another 400,000 euros within the following 3 years – with just 280 employees. Thanks to PREO’s services, we were able to bring costs under control.
DIE ZEIT
“Collaboration and order handling with PREO Software AG when acquiring used licences were both easy, quick, and conducted in a very professional manner. Highly recommended!”
FRANK RÖDEL | TECHNICAL DIVISION MANAGER | ZEITVERLAG GERD BUCERIUS GMBH & CO. KG
DIE SPARKASSEN
“Together with PREO Software AG, we were able to support Sparkasse in using cheap software, tailored to our requirements.”
ALEXANDER WOLETZ | IT STRATEGY | DSGV
SCHÜCO
With almost 5,000 employees, Schüco is a global market leader in windows and facade systems. Before buying used software, the company had lawyers analyse the quality of providers. PREO was awarded the contract as the most secure and transparent provider. Since then, we have provided Schüco with over 2,000 audit-secure licences.
NEHLSEN
Nehlsen is one of the biggest German waste disposal companies. A few years ago, the task was to harmonise software on 500 workstations at the level of older releases. This is where PREO came onto the scene. There were savings of 265,000 euros in the first step alone.
KREISKRANKENHAUS DEMMIN
Kreiskrankenhaus Demmin has backed used software since 2015. But there was a little surprise during a licence audit by Microsoft. While 100 percent of licences acquired from PREO were classified as ‘no fault found’, this was not the case for used licences from other sources...
NEUE DORINT GMBH
Dorint is a leading 4-star hotel chain in Germany. IT solutions for the hotels, which now total more than 60, are centrally organised by the group’s own service company. Used licences have been growing in importance for years in terms of cost strategy.
SDK
“Dealing with PREO was quick and easy.”
ULRICH BUTZER | IT MANAGER | SÜDDEUTSCHE KRANKENVERSICHERUNG
SIEGWERK DRUCKFARBEN
“Despite our already favourable purchasing conditions, we were able to save nearly 30 percent due to the approach chosen by PREO.”
HUBERT RAUSCH | MANAGER OF CORPORATE IT SERVICES AND EMEA SERVICE COORDINATION | SIEGWERK DRUCKFARBEN AG & CO.
STADTWERKE STEINFURT
“Stadtwerke Steinfurt GmbH was looking for an experienced partner to acquire used Office licences and found this in PREO Software AG. Including the manufacturer in the licence transfer process was the deciding factor when choosing them as a partner.”
STEPHAN LEBEMANN | IT MANAGER | STADTWERKE STEINFURT
ENTERACTIVE GMBH
“When we buy business software, PREO is our first port of call.”
LOTHAR KERESTEDJIAN | CHAIRMAN OF PRODUCT & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | ENTERACTIVE GMBH
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