1. CREATEL Kick-off meeting Zaragoza – 14.02.03 Integrazione di sistemi Fabio Maria Montagnino Easy Integrazione di Sistemi, CREATEL Project account

2. Easy Integrazione di Sistemi Easy Integrazione di Sistemi has been started in 1996 as a spin-off of the Department of Physics of the University of Palermo with the support of the European regional Business Innovation Center.

3. Our mission The mission of Easy is to develop new methodologies and IT systems for the business cooperation and the knowledge management.

4. Our IT qualification IBM Business Partner Lotus Business Partner Microsoft Certified Partner TIVOLI Business Partner

5. ISO 9001 Certification For: Study analysis, design, production, sales, maintenance and assistance of ICT systems and their parts.

6. R&D Projects A.QU.I.L.A. Applicazioni informatiche per la QUalità nell’Industria e nelle Lavorazioni Artigiane, for the development of Object Orieneted modules for the quality control in the SMB, financed by the Italian Research Ministry ViPlast_2 – HPC based Visual inspection of moulded Plastic component, financed by the 4° RSD Framework dell’UE, with the aim of the development of quality control system for the thermoplastic industry M.O.S.A.I.C.O., Metodologie ad Oggetti per lo Sviluppo di Applicazioni Informatiche per il Controllo delle Organizzazioni, financed by the EU, with the aim to build software objects for the business collaboration

7. P.I.Q. project The aim of this project, financed by the Italian Research Ministry and managed by the Scientific Park of Sicily, was the improvement of the technical skills and of the quality processes of the IT companies in Sicily Thanks to PIQ support, Easy has developed a Total Quality Management approach on the basis of the EFQM model.

8. Easy fact sheet Turnover: 1,5 M € Personnel: 20 people 50% is graduated Easy is part of Elios Holding Group listed in the Italian Stock Exchange Easy is member of the Industrial Trust of Palermo (Confindustria)

9. TICONZERO Project In January 2000 Easy has started a business incubator in order to be able to afford the market with a very wide and complete mix of competences.

10. Ticonzero network of competence Actually, coordinating the companies of the incubator, we are able to: develop software modules in the most common environments and RDBMSs design and build local and geographical networks design complex web sites, as e-commerce or vortals, including the graphics

11. Ticonzero network of competence set up collaborative intranets in both Lotus and Microsoft platforms design and build GIS set up CAD/CAM systems in the small industry develop e-learning systems and set up educational projects in the IT field

12. …larger networks Venture capital & management Integrazione di sistemi Regional and national business networks Business incubator