ANNUAL REPORT - Raiffeisen Informatik

III.2. HISTORY1970At a time in which data werestill something physical, thechangeover to EDP at thefirst nine Raiffeisen savingsbanks began.1976With the takeover of the EDPstaff of “GenossenschaftlicheZentralbank AG”, the numberof employees of RaiffeisenInformatik climbed to over onehundred and thus becamea large IT industry company.1986Cash around the clock:the new ATMs installed inthe lobbies of Raiffeisenbanks made this possible.1996In the pioneer times of the web,Raiffeisen Informatik positioneditself at the vanguard whenit founded the Internet providerNetway. To give Internet access tothe masses, a surf station wassetup at Raiffeisen Zentralbank.1998Implementation of the securities administrationsystem GEOS at the Raiffeisenbanks. GEOS simplifies order managementand makes the direct and modernsettlement and clearing of securitiestransactions possible. Ever since, thenumber of securities accounts managedhas risen to 360,000.2004The installation of the centralsystem and the IT operation ofAustria’s truck toll systembecomes a model project forEurope and also winsthe state’s e-business award.2010Raiffeisen Informatik isawarded the Austrian coat ofarms for exceptional servicesfor the Austrian economy.The acquisition of theComparex group is finalized.2012Raiffeisen Informatik’s new service“Premium Business Cloud” won theEuroCloud Austria Award and 3rdplace in the category “Best CloudService”. Furthermore, RaiffeisenInformatik joined the quality networkof Austria’s leading companies(Leitbetriebe Austria).1972 19741980 1982 1984 19881992 19942000 200220061970 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1991 1993 1995 19972003 20052009 201219691971Foundation of RaiffeisenInformatik as IT support for theRaiffeisen Banking Group.The largest IT services providerin Austria emerged from thisformerly outsourcing project.The robust growth of the companypermitted the installation of ahigh-capacity computer systemthat enabled relatively comfortableprogramming in machine-readablelanguages.1978The spread of personal computersbecomes unstoppable. The linebetween private use and businessuse of computers becomes blurred;information technologies start toconquer all areas of life.1989A new backup centre startsoperations that guaranteesproduction mode for customeroperations in the event offailure at the computing centre.1999Raiffeisen Informatik startsoffering its services as a universalIT service provider to customersoutside the Raiffeisen BankingGroup as well. Its market successis immediate such as in theimplementation of the Austriantruck toll system.2001Start of the IT partnershipbetween Uniqa andRaiffeisen Informatik. Theobjective of the partnershipin the area of mainframecomputers is to reduceproduction costs based onthe highest possible ratioof availability and freedomfrom error.2007NiederösterreichischeLandeskliniken Holding, oneof the largest operators ofclinics in Austria, outsourcesits entire SAP operationsto Raiffeisen.2008Raiffeisen Informatik goesinternational. The biggestachievement in conquering newmarkets is the takeover ofComparex. This move meantthat Raiffeisen Informatik wasthen represented in 29 countries.20 21