Vero Project S.p.A. ("Vero Project"), a company of the FORUM Family Office ("FORUM") Group, has acquired a majority stake in Syscam S.r.l. ("Syscam"), based in Florence, Italy. Founded in 1993 by Paolo Collini and Riccardo Alberighi, Syscam has 6 employees and a turnover of around € 2 million.
The company is a reseller ("VAR") of AD-CAM software. Its main product is "VISI", software from the Swedish company Hexagon AB. Vero Project is the largest VAR of VISI in Italy, Syscam is number 2: together, the tandem is the market leader in software for mold makers. Syscam serves around 200 customers in central Italy, with a regional focus on Tuscany and Umbria.
Syscam is FORUM's third investment in Italy and strengthens its commitment in our country. It is the fifth investment this year in the European software market.
As always, the investment ensures continuity: the management, the employees, the location and the successful partnership with Hexagon will be retained and further expanded. In addition, Vero Project will support Syscam with its network and expertise in the long-term growth of the company and in strengthening the product offering by up-selling other software products to existing customers.
HSH Soft- und Hardware GmbH was awarded the innovation prize as Top Innovator 2023 by Top 100.
The innovative power of VOIS|MESO and MESO, on which more than two thirds of the residents' registration offices, citizens' registration offices and citizens' offices already rely, also convinced the scientific management of the Top 100.
The innovative strength and pioneering spirit of the companies is put to the test in a total of five categories. Only companies that meet all these categories and criteria are awarded the Top 100 seal.
The prize has been awarded annually since 1993 by compamedia together with business journalist Ranga Yogeshwar and under the scientific direction of Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke for particularly innovative medium-sized companies and above-average innovation successes.
The festive award ceremony with all prize winners took place last Friday, June 23, at the "Kongress am Park" in Augsburg.
The award was presented by none other than business journalist and Top 100 mentor Ranga Yogeshwar.
In the run-up to the celebrations, HSH CEO Stephan Hauber also provided insights into HSH's philosophy.
"Everyone has the opportunity to contribute new ideas, and we encourage them to do so. We want to be different from others with our products and understand how to connect the various branches of administration as well as administration and citizens with each other."
In addition, he ventured a look into the future and further development and the special challenges: "The special thing about our software is that we are dealing with very sensitive data at the registration authorities, which must be protected."
The goal: to rebuild the software for the cloud based on the highest security standards.
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