Quintiq and DataBalk sign cooperation agreement

's-Hertogenbosch, October 31, 2005 – Quintiq has signed a cooperation agreement with DataBalk, an ICT services supplier that focuses on the health care and housing markets. Based on the agreement, DataBalk will supply advanced planning software, developed by Quintiq, to its customers in the health care sector. In addition, both companies will work on the integration of the Quintiq planning solution for home care workforce planning into DataBalk’s ZON software solution. ZON is a comprehensive solution for automating all back office activities at home care organizations.

DataBalk is working on expanding its ZON solution into ZON Anderhalf, with additional functionality for front office activities, records and document management, management information and mobility and planning.

“When making a planning in the health care sector a number of variables play an important role: ever changing demand, a large group of employees with different competences and different contracts and labor agreements. With the Quintiq software we can help our customers efficiently address these issues”, says Hans Keulen, director Innovation at DataBalk. “By integrating Quintiq’s intelligent technology into our ZON software a comprehensive solution is available that meets the demands of the health care market.”

“With this agreement Quintiq wants to strengthen its position in the health care market”, says Arjen Heeres, COO at Quintiq. “Our planning software is already being used at three major home care organizations: Vivent, Home Care Rotterdam and Icare. By working with DataBalk Quintiq can profit from the market knowledge, presence and experience of DataBalk in the health care sector. Customers of DataBalk profit from more efficient and faster planning capabilities provided by the Quintiq software.

About DataBalk
DataBalk offers an integrated product and services offering for two vertical markets: health care and housing. For these markets it offers Datacenter and IT management services. DataBalk was founded in 1982 and now employs about 300 people.

About Quintiq
Quintiq offers a standard software solution to virtually any planning, scheduling and supply chain optimization problem. Its breakthrough technology empowers companies with flexible solutions, enabling them to solve their daily planning puzzle and optimize it fully, delivering bottom line value. Please visit www.quintiq.com for more information.

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