PC-WARE Information Technologies AG is one of the leading manufacturer independent IT enterprises in Europe, offering a comprehensive service portfolio which covers licensing of standardised software, software management, system support, proprietary software solutions and complete systemhouse services, in addition to financial services provided via its own subsidiaries. Employing over 1,000 people, PC-WARE has subsidiaries in 14 European countries as well as in South Africa, and serves a customer base of more than 75,000 corporate clients. Also, the company was granted European Large Account Reseller (LAR) status for the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA region) by Microsoft, one of the company's key business associates. Together with co-operation partners, PC-WARE is currently targeting markets in North and South America, Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe as well as serving global key accounts. PC-WARE works in close cooperation with a number of global players within the IT industry, including Microsoft, Citrix, Adobe, Novell, Symantec, McAfee, Veritas, Computer Associates, Oracle, Attachmate, Borland, Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM/Lotus, and Hewlett Packard.