Are you already in the Christmas spirit or still in the Christmas rush? The stores in the city centers may
open again, but this
time it is not the lack of customers that is worrying the companies, but the lack of goods. The shortage of
important resources
for toys and electronics are factors that can be shown by delivery problems. The Christmas rush is not
completely absent here.
At the same time, more and more people are ordering online and for this year, almost 112 billion euros are
expected to be spent
on Christmas gifts in retail stores in the coming weeks.
For us, of course, the areas where software can offer companies support are exciting. How can workflows be
structured and
coordinated in such a way that they still work reliably, cost-effectively and efficiently at the same
time?
A small excerpt of selected projects: Our "Kortpress" product really took off this
year. With the latest
technology, an intuitive
web interface and simple interfaces, small clubs and large companies digitize membership cards, loyalty
cards and coupons. They
reach their members and visitors directly on their smartphones and inform them about news and discounts.
Our customer ORTOVOX enables a safe mountain experience and with the new series of avalanche
transceivers
DIRACT and DIRACT Voice
has launched two products that were awarded "Product of the Year" by ISPO. With the matching app including
clear instructions,
configuration options and the possibility to perform software updates, we have done our part. With the app
"Lisa Test" for our
customer Rutronik and operator of several rapid test centers, COVID-19 appointments and test results can be
planned, managed and
recorded. With the reopening of bars and restaurants, our customer Jack Daniel's provided a bit of variety
with a scavenger hunt
and cool competitions, delicious drink recipes as well as exciting challenges with the "Make It Count" app
we developed.
We successfully expanded our consulting business: Our customers benefited in particular from our expertise in
cloud applications
and their hosting by leading providers. Our experts for user interface, user experience design, and
usability engineering were
in particularly high demand from the financial sector and public-sector clients.
We ensure our innovative strength through exciting research projects: This year, three projects with
different focuses started at
once. The RÜCKENWIND project
addresses the current
challenges in the wind energy sector in Germany of B2B platform development,
validation and piloting. FertiRob pursues
the development of
solutions for automated manufacturing and assembly of stacks and
electrolyzers for hydrogen production. FertiRob is part of the Scale-up subproject of the lead project
H2Giga and is funded by
BMBF. The other subprojects of H2Giga are Next Generation Scale-up and the Innovation Pool. The easy-well
project aims to
provide access to information on the topic of "mental health promotion" through a platform. The project is
funded by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy as part of the Innovation Program for Business Models and
Pioneer Solutions
(IGP).
With Christmas treats and the sound of the ultimate Christmas hits from the Spotify playlist, we get in the
mood for Christmas in
the office. Even though most of our colleagues work from home, we are looking forward to organizing the next
office brunch
together again. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have actively supported us
with their power from
home in the implementation of projects. The same applies, of course, to all employees who are already
present in the office and
have pushed forward important tasks and developments!
We would like to thank our customers for their trust, interest and cooperation. We are already looking
forward to getting in
touch again in person in the new year and advancing digitization together. We wish you and your family a
wonderful, peaceful and
contemplative Christmas together. And a happy new year in 2022.
Please note our company vacation during and between the holidays: our office will not be staffed from
23.12.2021 to 02.01.2022
inclusive.
