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Webmedia Group Webmedia Group Andre Krull Member of the Board Oracle Day, March 11 2011

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Presentation from conference "Oracle Day 2011" in Estonia 11.03.2011 Nordic Hotel Forum

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Webmedia GroupWebmedia Group

Andre Krull

Member of the Board

Oracle Day, March 11 2011

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Webmedia Webmedia GroupGroup

Software solutions company

Customers in over 60 countries

9 offices in 6 countries

390 employees & growing

YoY growth since founding, profitable since 2002

Among fastest growing technologycompanies in CEE and EMEA (DeloitteTechnology Fast 500)

„Best Company to Work For“ in Estonia 2008 & 2010

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GrowingGrowing and and profitableprofitable companycompany

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Beating the cycleBeating the cycle

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Estonian GDP (EUR billion) Webmedia Grup revenue (EUR million)

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IngredientsIngredients

Vision & ambition

People

Adaptability

Hard workHard work

X-factor

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VISION & AMBITIONVISION & AMBITION

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The beautiful „lost“ years

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Estonia 2000-2007 – fat and happy frogs in a small pond

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HowHow Estonia sees Estonia sees thethe worldworld

New York, Obamaand Silicon Valley. Big money but too

Putin, Moscow, oiltransit. Dangerous!

Sharm-el-Sheikh – niceand warm. Nigerian e-mails, Darfur, piracy.Dangerous!

Big money but too far…

Oil, $$$, Muslimsand Jihad. Dangerous!

Samba, Cuba, Chavez, Mojito.Interesting butdangerous!

Failed real-estateinvestments.

Baruto, Peking, Chicken Tikka Masala, manymany people.

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WhereWhere isis WebmediaWebmedia goinggoing??

New Europe, Central Asia and

Africa

Baltics & Nordics

Target: Keep market leader position in Baltics, strong

position in Nordics

Target: market leader position in Public Finance Management and strong player in eHealth

Gulf Region

Target is quality leader positionon selected markets

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Software developmentSoftware development

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Public Public FinanceFinance ManagementManagement

Integrated Public Finance Management– budget preparation, – budget preparation,

execution, and control, Treasury management

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eHealtheHealth

• Hospital management• eDiagnostics• Picture Bank• National Health Record• Health Integration Platform

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Research & DevelopmentResearch & Development

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IncubationIncubation

Information management (MicroLink team)

Application management (SLA with cloud)

Destination marketing

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Eesti E-arvete KeskusEesti E-arvete Keskus

Fits.me

E-kool

STACC

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KeywordsKeywords

Long-term approach towardscustomers

Take responsibility

Mindset: sell now – worry later ?Mindset: sell now – worry later ?

Industrialization of IT

How to bet on the right technologies?

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PEOPLEPEOPLE

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KeywordsKeywords

Methodology vs people

We are always trying to find peoplewho are smarter than we are

What do you do when things getWhat do you do when things getrough – invest!

Sharing of success

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((Un)paidUn)paid advertisement!advertisement!

We are looking for crazy people who are ready to work abroad

(Russia, Central Asia, Middle-East (Russia, Central Asia, Middle-East and Africa) in challenging projects

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ADAPTABILITYADAPTABILITY

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Cultures are differentCultures are different

“I buy from my cousin”* Old Mozambiqueproverb

“You do not get fired for

“Please stop corruption immediately … or at least let me get my share” * Old Balkan proverb“You do not get fired for

buying from IBM”• Old Scandinavianproverb

“I don’t like monopolies, I just want one”* Old Chinese proverb

* Old Balkan proverb

“Everything will happen at the right time but notnecessarily on theagreed time”

* Old Arab proverb

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WHYWHY ISIS ITIT SO SO DIFFICULTDIFFICULT FORFOR

USUS TOTO DODO BUSINESSBUSINESS ABROADABROAD

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VS

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VS

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It does not matter how you want to sell, it is how the customer wants

to buy!

If we cannot sell ourselves, let us find people who can do it for us!

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HARD WORKHARD WORK

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HowHow toto generategenerate moremore valuevalue? ?

Step 0: Location-independent deliverycapability

Step 1: Packaging

Step 2: Industry Expert BrandStep 2: Industry Expert Brand

Step 3: Safe Choice brand

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XX--FACTORFACTOR

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Even if you are doing everything right, you might still not get it. You just havea higher chance ☺

Often it is fighting with a toothpickOften it is fighting with a toothpickagainst 10 swords

Dreaming is very important!!!

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THANKTHANK YOUYOU!!ADDITIONALADDITIONAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION @ @

HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/WEBMEDIA.EEHTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/WEBMEDIA.EE :):)