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Numerous companies with a worldwide reputation as technology leaders in the TIME sector have their headquarters in Baden-Württemberg e.g. IBM, Siemens, Tesion, Hewlett Packard.
 
The reason for this success can be attributed to the extensive promotion of high technology from the side of the Baden-Württemberg region. Some examples of this are to follow:

• Innovation forum for multimedia applications (participants: approx. 350 companies, media region of Stuttgart, Film Commission, Multimedia Factory).
• 5 software centres (Heilbronn, Pforzheim, Mannheim, Bad Säckingen/Lörrach, Friedrichshafen) whose aim is to promote young companies and co-operation between SMEs in this sector.
• Promotion of Baden-Württemberg as a media, film and communication location by the Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH (Media and Film Institute of Baden-Württemberg).

In comparison to other locations of the IT and media sector, Baden-Württemberg has been performing well for years in which the state's IT- and media service providers have been ranking among the German top 3 regions regularly. Around 400,000 employees in the Baden-Württemberg IT- and media sector earn an annual turnover of about 50 billion Euros which makes the state one of the leading creative locations in Germany. Another impressive proof for its inventiveness are 45,000 new jobs which have been created in the field during the last years. In terms of research Baden-Württemberg ranks among the top group worldwide and offers a wide field of degree programs of 220 IT- and media courses. Ranging from wide-spread fast internet connections to the usage of software in business environments Baden-Württemberg scores top positions in Europe. The natural use of new media and their target-oriented development renders Baden-Württemberg a reputation as a leading hightech region in Europe and worldwide.

Besides SAP, the world's leading provider of business standard software, and global players like IBM Germany and Hewlett-Packard (HP) Germany a large number of small and medium-sized software businesses add up to the dynamics of innvation which coin the location. The spectre ranges from specialists for addressing software and automization, to logistics and machine handling and programming of wired applications used in industrial plant- and vehicle construction as well as in electronical technology.

Baden-Württemberg is home to many professional e-business-providers: the spectre ranges from e-procurement to online project management, e-commerce, e-learning and to worldwide maintenance of machines via internet. The consistent integration of web applications in established IT infrastructure belongs to the core competences of Southwestern service providers and software developers. Furthermore, Baden-Württemberg covers the whole bandwidth of multimedia- and internet applications: numerous web designers, content providers, developers for online shops and e-learning applications, information brokers and full-service agencies.

Baden-Württemberg can present impressive results in the fields of software, system integration/e-business, internet/multimedia and telecommunications. Read up on industry sectors, figures and facts.

Software

One of Baden-Württemberg's strengths lies in the development of business software and services. Not only the leader in the field - Baden-Württemberg-based SAP - secures the state's leading role in the international market, but above-average growth on a high level. Even in times of the dotcom-crisis thousands of jobs were created in Baden-Württemberg's IT sector. This trend continues unbroken. Around 5,000 software houses and numerous start-ups each year guarantee the development of cutting edge technology. Economic success of domestic and international users prove the quality of our products.

System integration / e-business

Target-oriented solutions of complex tasks has always been one of our strengths: conceptual design and realisation of complex IT systems and software components, installation and configuration of networks, systematic planning, administration of IT systems and the presentation of system solutions as well as consulting and user training are among our competences which stand for Baden-Württemberg. Our specialists don't think black or white, they think binary.

Internet and Multimedia

Around 1,500 companies work in Baden-Württemberg with an average per capita turnover of 92,000 Euros. Among the leading service providers are GFT Technologies, DMC Digital Media Center, 21Torr, plenum Stoll & Fischbach, avcommunication and TC group.

Telecommunications

After the deregulation of the market the telecommunications sector in Baden-Württemberg experienced enormous dynamics: around 11 percent of the telco service providers have their headquarters in Baden-Württemberg, some important networks are native to the state. One of the largest independent telco companies, the debitel AG, has its headquarters in the capital.

This study shows what the ICT site Baden-Württemberg is offering as far as software and services are concerned.

Inform yourself about the market potential of the Information and Communications Services and Software industry in Baden-Württemberg with this study.

In Baden-Württemberg the Information and Communications Services and Software industries are supported by a highly productive and versatile research infrastructure. Inform yourself about all relevant research facilities.

European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications GmbH, Heidelberg
Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft und Organisation (IAO), Stuttgart
Fraunhofer-Institut für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung (IITB), Karlsruhe
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung (IPA), Stuttgart
Fraunhofer-Institut für Systemtechnik und Innovationsforschung (ISI), Karlsruhe
Forschungszentrum Informatik an der Universität Karlsruhe (FZI)
Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen (ISW) Universität Stuttgart

The “Innocel Innovations-Center Lörrach GmbH” is the enterprise and business development agency for Loerrach council. The surrounding “Innovation District”, established in 2000, offers a forward looking shared base for new Start-Ups and young companies, as well as an ideal location for established concerns. The key fields of operation are IT and Life Sciences. The district contains 20000m² of prime commercial real estate available to purchase or lease. The Innocel GmbH, with its wide range of services, is the perfect partner for companies in Lörrach. The service concept combines three founding principals: Attracting new firms whilst supporting those already resident, developing and improving the enterprise area and marketing the locality. On top of this Innocel strives to expand its existing broad network between companies, whilst simultaneously developing links between business and the academic, social and political centres in the region Innocel hopes to bring together innovative potential and to help to create a regional profile built upon future oriented technology.

www.innocel.de

In Baden-Württemberg research an economy cooperate closely in networking structures and achieve top results in development of new processing solutions.

Software-Forum Oberrhein
The Software-Forum Oberrhein is an initiative of the Freiburg Wirtschaft und Touristik GmbH & Co. KG, the IHK Südlicher Oberrhein and the WVIB e.V. for suppliers and users of information technology. Besides a comprehensive industry guide with famous companies like infor AG, Kaba Benzing GmbH, LEXWARE GmbH & Co. KG, schuler business software GmbH und der WEB.DE AG, the Software-Forum Oberrhein has close contact to the research institutions in the region. Apart from the numerous institutes at the universities of Freiburg and Karlsruhe and the different universities of applied sciences there are special facilities of the Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe and the Fraunhofer-Institut für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung IITB.

www.software-forum-oberrhein.de

The association Verband der Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg MFG mbH combines numerous companies of the sector. Click here to get an overview.

www.mfg.de

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