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IT offshore press review week 05/20
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Pentalog, reknown actor in the IT services sector publishes various information about the year 2008: sales figures, manpower, customers, projects...
ISO 9001:2008 Certification obtained for all European offices and for 100% of the company's activities.
Pentalog European Community trademark registered in November.
65% organic growth in sales. The initial forecast was 33% and had to be revised twice throughout the year after being subject to violent accelerations. In France, the sector carries out an average 5% performance. Pentalog exceeds it about 13 times.
group sales figure exceeding EUR 9 M. With usual prices charged by French IT companies, this figure would be equivalent to EUR 25,5 M.
80 % increase in equity capital, in order to finance growth.
Total number of employees exceeding 300 people on 31 December 2008.
2-digit EBIT margin.
Pentalog was granted a "Deloitte Technology Fast 50" Special prize.
Back Log 2009: 60% of the 2008 sales figure.
Pentalog investment certificate in Vietnam obtained on December 31. Pentalog Hanoi is opened.
Growth forecast recorded on 31/12 for Q1/2009: +50%.
Pentalog remains the leading French IT company for offshore services.
Setting up of the Sibiu office, Romania (in addition to those in Bucharest, Brasov, Iasi, Chisinau and Orléans). This office employs 30 collaborators on 31/12.
Average tariff reduction to EUR 180/day, in accordance with the Right Cost model of Pentalog. In 2007, the average rate was EUR 185/day. It dropped by 2.7% in a year of wage inflation.
Creation of Pentalog Deutschland GmbH, the German branch of the Pentalog group. 2008 sales figure amounting EUR 700 K.
New international customers gained in Germany, Romania and Austria.
The « Embedded Systems » branch totals 75 collaborators.
Five big new contracts signed. The largest-one represents 24,000 man-days of work over 3 years.
The dependency rate remains reasonable. The biggest customer represents 8.33% of annual billings.
15 new clients gained, i.e. 1,3 per month.
R&D tax credit agreement renewed until 2011.
46,000 monthly hits on the Pentalog websites, i.e. a 100% increase in 1 year.
The Pentalog training programme (internal school and professional training) has educated almost 65 persons, out of which ¾ have remained in the company at the end of their training.
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Embedded World 2011: Pentalog displays its outsourcing competences 
