Comarch is a Polish
multinational software house
A software company is a company whose primary products are various forms of software, software technology, distribution, and software product development. They make up the software industry.
Types
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and systems integrator based in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
,
Poland
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. Comarch provides services in areas such as
Telecommunications
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,
Finance
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and
Banking
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Because ...
, the Services Sector and to Public Administration. Its services include billing,
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems,
IT security
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,
IT architecture, management and outsourcing solutions,
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and sales support,
electronic communication
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and
business intelligence
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and cloud solutions for various businesses. Janusz Filipiak and his wife Elżbieta Filipiak (chairman of the supervisory board) are the main shareholders of the company.
History
Comarch was founded in 1993 by professor
Janusz Filipiak Janusz () is a masculine Polish given name.
It is also the shortened form of January and Januarius.
People
*Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter
*Janusz Bardach, Polish gulag survivor and physician
*Janusz Bielański, Roman Catholic pries ...
, a tenured
scientist
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In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, ...
on leave from
AGH University of Science and Technology
AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, (abbreviated as ''AGH UST'') is a public university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1913, its inauguration took place in 1919. The university focuses on innovation, innovative technologies, its ...
in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
. Since then the company has built an international network of subsidiaries. Today, the Comarch Group employs more than 6500 employees in 30 countries around the world with a steady yearly revenue stream of over $300 million. In 2014, company opened offices in
Chile
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and
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. In 2015, a company was established in Malaysia,
Sweden
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and
Italy
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, in 2016 companies from
Argentina
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,
Colombia
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and
Peru
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joined, and in 2017 branches in
Saudi Arabia
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started operating.
Comarch is a publicly held corporation, listed on the main market of the
Warsaw Stock Exchange
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), pl, Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie, is a stock exchange in Warsaw, Poland. It has a market capitalization of PLN 1.05 trillion (EUR 232 billion; as of December 23, 2020).
The WSE is a member of th ...
and the total value of the company's shares on June 12, 2006 exceeded PLN 1 billion. The Comarch Corporate Group
[http://bi.gazeta.pl/espi/files/03/1/20150302_191713_1139090034_QSr_4_2014.pdf ] comprises international branches (such as Comarch AG, Comarch S.A.S., Comarch, Inc. and others) and Kraków football club
MKS Cracovia SSA.
SoInteractive, an engagement and gamification provider, is an associated company. On April 27, 2012, Comarch purchased 100% shares of Esaprojekt. On July 21, 2015 Comarch acquired 42.5% of the shares of the American company Thanks Again LLC specializing in loyalty solutions and CRM systems. In 2016, Comarch exported its own products and services worth PLN 661.1 million, which accounts for almost 60% of total revenues. In November 2017, Comarch won tender for maintenance of the KSI system for ZUS. On April 4, 2017, Comarch acquired 100% of shares in the Polish company Geopolis.
See also
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Economy of Poland
The economy of Poland is an industrialized, mixed economy with a developed market that serves as the sixth-largest in the European Union by nominal GDP and fifth-largest by GDP (PPP). Poland boasts extensive public services characteristic of m ...
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