RapidCloud International PLC Completion of Acquisition and Contract Wins (2384P)
August 15 2014 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRCI
RNS Number : 2384P
RapidCloud International PLC
15 August 2014
15 August 2014
RapidCloud International Plc
("RapidCloud", the "Company" or the "Group")
Completion of acquisition of Exxelnet Solutions Pte. Ltd.
and Contract Wins
RapidCloud International plc (AIM: RCI), the Southeast Asia
based software solutions provider offering subscription services
through all segments of cloud computing, announces that on 15
August 2014 it completed the acquisition of Exxelnet Solutions Pte.
Ltd ("Exxelnet"), further details of which were announced on 23
July 2014. RapidCloud also announces a number of contract wins.
Completion of acquisition
Exxelnet is a Singaporean web development firm and the
acquisition will further expand the Company's geographic footprint,
enabling the fast track launch of RapidCloud's services into
Singapore, the world's fourth largest financial centre. In
addition, RapidCloud will be able to leverage Exxelnet's Search
Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
solutions, to be offered across its offices in Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. As such, RapidCloud will
now be able to offer complete end-to-end solutions to enterprises
including infrastructure hosting, back-end software applications,
front-end design and Internet marketing.
The acquisition also brings with it a talented team of software
engineers, particularly in the field of web search engines, which
includes former Google employees. The acquisition is also expected
to be earnings enhancing.
Contract wins
RapidCloud is also pleased to announce that it has signed a
contract with the registrar of companies for a country in Southeast
Asia. RapidCloud is contracted to provide a scalable, high
availability cloud environment to the client including managed
cloud services .
The Company has also contracted with the courier division of a
leading budget airline provide cloud hosting and managed services.
RapidCloud will also provide the client with website design
services, including the provision of an online airway bill tracking
system and accompanying mobile application.
Managing Director and Founder, Raymond Chee commented: "We are
delighted to have completed the acquisition of Exxelnet which is
now unconditional and provides us with a profitable business in a
key strategic territory. Exxelnet is an excellent fit with our
existing business and we are confident that the combined Group will
benefit greatly from cross-selling and up-selling
opportunities.
"In addition, we are pleased to have signed the contracts
mentioned above which further demonstrate that we are moving up the
value chain and are gaining traction in significant new markets
including the public sector."
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For further information, please visit www.rapidcloudasia.com or
contact:
RapidCloud International Plc investorqueries@rapidcloudasia.com
Raymond Chee, Managing Director
David Cotterell, Chairman
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Allenby Capital, Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656
and Broker
Alex Price
Jeremy Porter
Chris Crawford
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Walbrook, Financial PR and IR Tel: 44 (0)20 7933 8792
Bob Huxford rapidcloud@walbrookpr.com
Guy McDougall
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About RapidCloud
RapidCloud, one of the few integrated subscription-based
computing solutions providers in Malaysia that offers its services
through all three currently available segments of cloud computing.
The Company is based in Southeast Asia and is one of the few
solutions providers in the region to deliver its offerings through
all three available Cloud Computing segments, i.e.
Software-as-a-Service, Infrastructure-as-a-Service and
Platform-as-a-Service.
Formed in 1999 the Company has a well-established cloud offering
with a customer base of c. 38,000. These are predominantly SMEs but
also include blue-chip clients such as Deloitte, BAE Systems and
Canon, for which RapidCloud's extensive R&D department creates
bespoke software solutions.
RapidCloud currently has operations in Malaysia, Thailand,
Philippines and Indonesia. According to industry research
commissioned by RapidCloud from Frost & Sullivan in 2013, the
Cloud Computing industry in Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a
CAGR of 49.6% between 2013 and 2015, giving a market size of US45.6
billion by 2015.
RapidCloud International plc was admitted to AIM on 14 August
2013.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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