The multifunctional complex Cassovar spreading on the 2,4 - hectare plots provides the usable area up to 88.000 m². It includes the residential part with 90 above-standard flats, the administrative building CBC I with offices for 1250 employees and the retail part with the shopping, catering and wellness services on the area of 12.500 m², the historical building so-called the Bauerneble house, the underground and terrain parking. Another identical building of the business centre CBC II is ready for its construction. The foundation stone of the CASSOVAR was laid in April 2007, the building inspection of the residence was performed in October 2009 and of the CBC I.  in March 2010.

 The noticeable landmark of the multifunctional complex CASSOVAR is the original 60 metres high brewery chimney, which stands in the geographical centre of the town of Košice. Its preservation was the architects' first vision on how to present the connection of the history and the modern architecture. They had also had a similar intention with the Bauerneble house from the year 1857, which, after the statical defect, was then rebuilt again from the original bricks according to the historical designs and photographs. Its atmosphere can be used in the future by the luxury art-hotel or by the tenant of the exclusive apartments and offices. The historical ambience of the place is also created by the Chapel of St. Florian. The consensus of the historical place and technological future is also highlighted by the presence of the main partner - the company T–Systems Slovakia.

 The key position of T–Systems in this complex is based on the usage of its administrative part. By the construction of the complex CASSOVAR it enabled the firm to concentrate its existing five workplaces situated at different Košice addresses into two centres – at Žriedlová and Moldavská Street. It will bring higher quality and reliability of the provided services, it will enable to implement the complex customer-orientated processes of the information and communication technologies service provision and better and more effective management of the inner processes. Naturally, placing the firm employees into two places according to their professional specialization enables them more effectively to foster the team building in the firm as well as the employees' motivation for fulfilling the company vision “To be the top partner in providing the first-class ICT services to our clients.”.

T-Systems started in Košice in April 2006 with 23 employees. Nowadays there are 1800 employees working. The company provides the services in the field of the information and communication technologies to more than 200 multinational customers world-wide. The development of T-Systems was considerably supported by the government of the Slovak Republic in 2006 and in 2008 with the state investment allocation of 16 882 360 Euros for creating an IT centre providing the services of information and communication technologies. The company has used 8,5 millions Euro so far, the rest will be used according to the state support projects plan until the end of 2012. The help was focused on the creating of working places (approx. 1.400 of new working places), on the educational allocation, as well as on the procurement of the capital assets and on the tax relief.

T-Systems is ranked among the top world service providers of information and communication technologies. As a subsidiary, T-Systems in Slovakia presents the strategically place of the service providing net The portfolio includes the maintenance of nets, servers, operational systems, database system, SAP services, middleware software products,  and lots of other special customer applications. The firm specialists procure the complex customer support – from the monitoring of the infrastructure, of the nets and applications, through the removing of defaults, sorting out the problems, implementations of changes in the infrastructure and applications, up to the development and implementation of new products and services. The company has brought new attractive working places in the ICT field into Košice.

The story of T-Systems in Slovakia is a successful result of T-Systems’ strategy to create a strong ICT centre for customer support in the Eastern Slovakia.

One of the priorities of T-Systems is the support of educational activities, closely cooperating with universities, mainly with the Technical University in Košice, as well as with secondary schools, the regional self-government and other subjects. The company was also at the inception of the association Košice IT Valley, the aim of which is to create suitable conditions for the development of the ICT industry on the area of the Eastern Slovakia and contribute so to the overall advancement of the social-economical environment of the town and the region.

What has been said about the new Cassovar Business Centre:

Zdenko Trebuľa, the head of the Košice self-governing region: 

“This investment of the company T-Systems Slovakia is very important for the whole Košice region. The missing transport infrastructure prevent us from better connection to the Europe and to the world, however, the information highways are unlimited. The focus on this industry with high added value is our perspective. The firm has gained representative space and Košice has got a new modern landmark with delicate and elegant historical detail.”  

Jozef Ondáš, the general and executive director of T-Systems in Slovakia:

“Having been in function for four years, our company has proved that the stimuli given by the Slovak government went to the perspective sector. This region can be helped to become the leader in the field of information and communication technologies services. We have given work to hundreds of young people and I am glad that in these premises they will have quality environment with complex services so they could perform their best.”

Peter Murko, a strategy manager, the former main architect of the town:   

“In the geographical centre of Košice, on the place of the former brewery, a modern, architecturally timeless complex connecting the historical centre of the town with its biggest residential area originated.”

Miroslav Marynčák, the main project manager and the co-author of the conception, the chairman of the managing board of the PeeMDe Global PLC:

“I consider this project to be significant from different point of views – in its urban and architectural conception, in the interaction of the history with the modern building as well as with the technology of its users, but mostly in creating the space for the active lifestyle connecting  housing, work and relax at one place.”

T-Systems in Slovakia.

As a subsidiary of T-Systems, T-Systems in Slovakia provides innovative technologies and industrious know-how to the clients all over the world. T-Systems in Slovakia being one of the biggest employers in the field of information and communication technologies in Slovakia, provides the services of the operating system maintenance, applications and databases for the corporate clients of Deutsche Telekom Group, of which it is a member.

www.t-systems.sk

PeeMDe Global, PLC

The subsidiary company of the GLOBAL GROUP, PLC, provides the complex service in the field of the initialisation, preparation and development of the investment intention. It has experiences with the projecting, engineering, constructing and development, as well as it knows the Slovak investment environment and the real estate market. The personnel connection with the companies of the GLOBAL GROUP offers an active possibility to work professionally also in the field of preparation and support of the investment intention. The elaboration of the investment intention “under one roof” leads to the complex and optimal solutions.

www.globalg.sk, www.peemde.sk

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Complex CASSOVAR basic figures 

Total area                            24 000 m²

Utilizable floor area               88 000 m²

Total investment costs          100 millions Euros (after the completion of the CBC II construction)

Developer                            Global Group, PLC, Bratislava

Project manager                  PeeMDe Global, PLC, Košice

General provider – Residence: Chemkostav, PLC, Michalovce

                             - CBC I :    Stamart ltd., Martin – Skanska, Slovakia

Architectural design:

–      the overall concept , the Residence and the Baunerneble house -  PeeMDe Global, PLC, Košice,  Ing. arch. Miroslav.Marynčák & com.

–      the CBC I, the Ing. arch. Ľubomír Závodný Architectural Firm, Bratislava

Complex CASSOVAR layout:

1857    origin of the Košice brewery

1993    completion of the beer Cassovar production

2007    foundation stone of the new Cassovar

2009    opening of the Residence Cassovar

2010    opening of the CBC I