Company history of ABAS Software AG

The company that started as a group of students has become a group of companies with 130 employees in Karlsruhe and more than 50 abas partners worldwide - that makes a total of approx. 600 employees. ABAS stands for many years of experience, stability, quality, as well as guaranteed future and investment security.

Timetable

19.06.1980	Abakus GmbH Gesellschaft für datenverarbeitende Systeme is founded by the students Peter Forscht and Werner Strub and three fellow students. The company is located in the Karlstraße in Karlsruhe (Germany).
01.12.1980	The company is renamed to ABAS GmbH Gesellschaft für datenverarbeitende Systeme.
05.12.1983	In the trade register the company name is changed to ABAS GmbH Technik - Systemanalyse - Organisation - EDV.
ca. 1985	ABAS moves into larger office spaces in Schirmerstraße since more space is required.
1987	The company SYSTEM III is founded, its field of action is the development of software on behalf of ABAS GmbH.
1990	The ABAS GmbH moves into new office spaces in the Beuthenerstraße in Karlsruhe.
1992	ABAS creates its own sales branches in Alzenau and Berlin.
1993	For the first time ABAS has its own stand at CeBIT, so far only participation as sub-exhibitor.
1993	The sales branches in Alzenau and Berlin become independent closed corporations and are made abas Software Partners. The partner network in Germany is gradually expanded.
1993	ABAS makes its first connections abroad, e.g. to Prague and Vienna.
1994	The company name is changed again, the new name is: ABAS Software GmbH.
17.12.1996	ABAS Software GmbH and SYSTEM III merge to form the ABAS Software AG. The shares are being held by the employees.
1998	In December ABAS Software AG moves into the corner building on Südendstraße / Brauerstraße in Karlsruhe. The developing department is situated on the 4th floor in the Brauerstraße, support and administration are on the 2nd floor in the Südendstraße. ABAS welcomes the first Software Partners form non German-speaking countries (Hungary, Turkey).
2001	ABAS gains new partners in France, Spain and Indonesia.
2002	ABAS is increasingly expanding abroad, amongst others distribution in the USA is expanded.
2003	Further foreign partners are being added in the Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Latin America, Australia, Malaysia and China.
2003	Due to the crowded room situation ABAS also rents the 3rd floor in the building on Südendstraße. The ABAS training center is located here.
2004	For the first time 25% of annual new installations are overseas. ABAS gains new partners in Turkey, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
2005	ABAS celebrates its 25th company anniversary. The abas group is represented worldwide in 25 countries. The ABAS Software AG has established a qualified partner network of over 400 IT organizational and application consultants for their customer support.