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Datagroup

An IT Company Born In Germany That Even Today Serves Only The German Market.

Datagroup is a leading IT expert offering customized solutions to a wide range of customers. CORBOX is the main product suite of the company which is more like an all-in-one solution for its customers. It has been more than thirty-five years that Max Schaber has built this huge empire along with Herbert Schwarzkopf. Today, Datagroup is one of the top twenty IT companies in Germany offering various services from outsourcing to SAP services.

Datagroup has a very strong market all over the country with more than 3,000 employees catering to the needs of customers on a daily basis. The company has not stepped into any of the international markets but instead supports the local companies and businesses in every way possible. Datagroup has also started several projects to enhance the social and sports culture in various regions of Germany.

About Datagroup SE

When speaking of Datagroup, CORBOX is the primary product that gets the spotlight. This product is more like a modular kit with multiple services to smoothen the operations of any company. Once a business is buying the CORBOX module it is then up to the team which services they want to use. The various services in the CORBOX module are managed & private cloud services, application management services, communication and collaboration services, security services, network services, etc. Due to the compatible modules and services offering a great amount of flexibility, Datagroup has been able to thrive in the IT market.

Apart from the CORBOX modular kit, the company also offers IT Consulting, Mobile & App Solutions, Robotic Process Automation, and Industry Solutions. Datagroup also offers its solutions to various educational institutes and one of them will be the famous Max Plank Society. Datagroup is a publicly-traded company and it claims that there are several reasons to invest in its shares for it has an average revenue increase of 20% and an EBITDA margin of 12.6%. It has a very impressive track record when it comes to acquisitions and most importantly it is a company born in Germany and even after more than three decades is focused only on the German market.

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History of the Company

In 1983, Max Schaber founded Datagroup which was under the name of Datapec back then. After a few years, DATANET was founded which today is a part of Datagroup Stuttgart GmbH. In the early 1990s, several organizations of the structure of the company took place along with the move-in of the Datagroup corporate headquarters. Entering into the 21st century, the company eventually started making strategic acquisitions starting with tec2b AG in October 2003. After a couple of years, Datagroup IT Services Holding AG was founded which today is known as Datagroup SE. In 2006, Datagroup filed its IPO and entered into the stock market and later that year also acquired messerknecht Informationssysteme and ICP. Datagroup acquired several companies in 2007 and 2008 including EGT Informationssysteme, Hamann, and Feil, Corporate Express locations Rostock and Schwerin, Best-Computer Support, etc. In 2009, the company opened a new office in Berlin and in 2010 it was recognized as one of the top 15 German computer companies.

Recent Events

As Company started acquiring more and more companies, its IT-based solutions were strengthened. It acquired several IT service providers and SAP companies to offer better solutions to the customer. In 2016, Datagroup became one of the top three companies in Germany for customer satisfaction. Recently, the company has acquired a 68% stake in Portavis thus strengthening its presence in the financial sector. It has also invested in a few startups and companies that offer IT solutions in the public sector.

About the Founder

Max Schaber is the founder of Datapec, a data processing company that eventually became Datagroup GmbH. He is serving as the CEO of Datagroup SE since 2006. Schaber completed his education at the University of Stuttgart and became a mechanical engineer. Before founding Datapec, he was a system engineer at Friedrich und Co. Company.

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