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This year, infoteam Software GmbH is celebrating a very special anniversary: 25 years of developing software for almost every sector of the embedded systems market. The company counts the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial controllers among its customers. The company remains faithful to its roots in the "automation valley" of the Nuremberg/Erlangen Metropolitan region, where it has had its headquarters since its foundation on 25 July 1983. Fittingly, it is here that the anniversary will be celebrated, on 25 July 2008, exactly 25 years to the very day.

The day before, 24 July 2008, marks the start of the third International Automation Network Forum, which will feature presentations and seminars given by experts from renowned companies and research organisations. The event promises two days jam-packed with exciting presentations showcasing the very latest technology solutions. Experts from a variety of specialist sectors, speakers from companies at the very forefront of the industrial automation and medical engineering sectors, as well as from power supply and distribution, will provide insights into their fascinating projects. This international event will bring together representatives from science and industry. infoteam Software initiated the idea of and founded Automation Networks, providing a platform combining the strengths of numerous small companies competing on the international automation market and a forum for information exchange and co-operation, along with an opportunity to make the most of cross-border synergies. Anyone wishing to attend any of the seminars and presentations, which are being given free of charge, can register online until 20 June 2008: http://www.infoteam.de/en/an-forum/

Infoteam will be kicking off its anniversary celebrations with a grand gala starting at 2 o’clock on 25 July at the company’s premises in Bubenreuth. Invited guests in attendance on the big day will include MdB Stefan Müller (member of the German parliament), MdL Christa Matschl (member of the regional parliament) and Eberhard Irlinger, chief executive of the Erlangen-Höchstadt district, who will be giving a speech to open proceedings. Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Joachim Scheja, dean of the Faculty Informatics, Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences at Nuremberg, will speak on “The role of software in our society”. The theme for the entertainment is "Andalucian Nights" and the treats in store include a pyrotechnics display and flamenco dancing. Visitors will be able to take a tour of the company’s site, watch a football match battled out between teams of robots or take a look at the “People” exhibition of photographs featuring infoteam employees. The best photographs will be awarded and published in a calendar in 2009.

infoteam has been securing jobs for the Nuremberg/Erlangen Metropolitan region for 25 years and the company continues to show stable and steady growth. infoteam offers IT specialist apprenticeships every year. Furthermore, the company is extremely committed to working in partnership with universities and higher education institutions. A high percentage of the company's employees are engineers and IT post graduates, or graduates from other specialist disciplines. Accordingly, the company is always at the cutting edge of scientific developments and this expertise is poured directly into the solutions provided. What started life as a “Jugend forscht” project (a German competition for young scientists) is today a successful and innovative software producer which has made its reputation all over the world.
In 2007, infoteam Software GmbH recorded a turnover of 6 million euros.