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About us: 30 years of success as a team<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

What began with a meeting at a computer get-together during the student days soon led to the founding of a joint company thanks to enthusiasm for data technology and communication networks. The core team from back then is still on board \u2013 as are some customers from the early days, with whom we have now been working for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Milestones<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Foundation<\/span><\/div>

1995<\/h3><\/div>

Founding of simon media GmbH<\/strong>, the first Internet provider in Styria \/ Austria, realization of the first websites for commercial customers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Web<\/span><\/div>

1998<\/h3><\/div>

Implementation of the first web portal www.steiermark.at, Province of Styria <\/strong>becomes the first official customer \u2013 ongoing cooperation to this day<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"simon<\/span><\/div>

2000<\/h3><\/div>

M&A of simon media by the listed KPNQwest Group<\/strong> (bankruptcy of KPNWest 2002), simon media becomes part of KPNQwest Austria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Founding<\/span><\/div>

2001<\/h3><\/div>

Management buy-out & foundation of icomedias GmbH<\/strong>, takeover and seamless continuation of customer projects<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Award<\/span><\/div>

2003<\/h3><\/div>

Amtsmanager 2003<\/strong> for networking the electronic disaster control plans of municipalities, districts and the province of Styria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Awarded<\/span><\/div>

2004<\/h3><\/div>

Austrian State Prize for E-Govern\u00adment<\/strong> for \u00bbCivil Protection, Civil Defense and Official Crisis Management Online\u00ab<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"icomedias<\/span><\/div>

2004<\/h3><\/div>

icomedias acquires Unrast Kommunikation<\/strong>, expanding the office in Berlin and thus strengthening the presence in Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Paperless<\/span><\/div>

2005<\/h3><\/div>

Paperless Parliament of Styria (Pallast)<\/strong> \u2013 Europe’s first launch of a legislative workflow for parliaments with digital signatures<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Awarded<\/span><\/div>

2006<\/h3><\/div>

Austrian E-Government Seal of Quality<\/strong> \u2013 Award for the Paperless Parliament of Styria \/ Austria (Pallast)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Focus<\/span><\/div>

2008<\/h3><\/div>

Further focus on the area of public safety<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 collaboration on the Security Portal Austria of the Federal Ministry of the Interior<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Uni<\/span><\/div>

2012<\/h3><\/div>

Uni Graz Mobile \u2013 First Windows 8-based education App<\/strong> in German-speaking countries for the University of Graz<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Microsoft<\/span><\/div>

2013<\/h3><\/div>

Microsoft Country Partner of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Award as \u00bbRole Model\u00ab for lived innovation in the Austrian partner network<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"2014:<\/span><\/div>

2014<\/h3><\/div>

Launch of HybridForms<\/strong> \u2013 Platform for paperless form processes, mobile App for Windows, backend server on Microsoft SharePoint<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Finalist<\/span><\/div>

2014<\/h3><\/div>

Finalist for Microsoft Partner of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Public Sector Health Award \u2013 Mobile emergency physician protocols on Windows tablets with HybridForms<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Another<\/span><\/div>

2016<\/h3><\/div>

icomedias once again awarded Microsoft Country Partner of the Year<\/strong> with the software alliance isv4industry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"PoC<\/span><\/div>

2016<\/h3><\/div>

VU-App \u2013 Mobile Traffic Accident Recording<\/strong> \u2013 Proof of Concept (PoC) with the Saarland Police, Microsoft Germany and DFKI<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"HybridForms<\/span><\/div>

2017<\/h3><\/div>

HybridForms App available on the mobile operating systems iOS, Android & Windows<\/strong> and also as a Progressive Web App (PWA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Live<\/span><\/div>

2018<\/h3><\/div>

Go live & live operation of the SB App for mobile police processing<\/strong> in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rollout<\/span><\/div>

2018<\/h3><\/div>

Rollout of the Saarland Online Police Reporting<\/strong> and Rhineland-Palatinate Online Police Reporting<\/strong> with HybridForms<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"HybridForms<\/span><\/div>

2019<\/h3><\/div>

HybridForms version 6<\/strong> with switch from Microsoft SharePoint to Microsoft SQL<\/strong> for backend server, business logic & workflows<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Intensifying<\/span><\/div>

2020+<\/h3><\/div>

Expansion of the focus on critical infrastructures (CRITIS)<\/strong> with customers such as Deutsche Funkturm, ASFiNAG, Energie Steiermark, EVN<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Strategic<\/span><\/div>

2022<\/h3><\/div>

Strategic partnership with Samsung<\/strong> as one of the leading manufacturers of mobile devices on Android<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Expansion<\/span><\/div>

2022<\/h3><\/div>

Expansion of the Online Police Reporting Portal in twelve German federal states<\/strong> as part of the cross-state OZG project<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"moKo<\/span><\/div>

2023<\/h3><\/div>

moKo \u2013 Mobile control of persons & groups<\/strong> as preceding case processing of the Rhineland-Palatinate riot police<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Inclusion<\/span><\/div>

2024<\/h3><\/div>

Inclusion of the Online Police Reporting Portal in the \u00bbPolice 20\/20\u00ab program<\/strong> \u2013 a lighthouse project of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"2024:<\/span><\/div>

2024<\/h3><\/div>

Use of Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> for speech recognition and transcription in various languages & other AI functions for assisted analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"2025:<\/span><\/div>

2025<\/h3><\/div>

Successful as a team for 30 years<\/strong> with innovative solutions for efficient paperless processes that support people in their daily work<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"2025:<\/a><\/span><\/div>

2025<\/h3><\/div>

icomedias becomes part of the German Altamount Software GmbH<\/strong><\/a>, a platform of CHAPTERS Group AG \u2013 Together we are More<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Become part of the success story.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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