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"Alicona is a leading manufacturer of innovative 3D surface measuring devices. Our products are used worldwide by companies and research facilities to collect and evaluate the micro-topography of material samples. To preserve the high technological standard of our products, Alicona invests a lot in research and development. The Know-Center is a valuable partner in a network that serves the purpose of fostering the cooperation of its members in the field of research and development." Dr. Manfred Prantl, Managing Director |
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APA-DeFacto Datenbank & Contentmanagement GmbH "We see the cooperation with the Know-Center as a strategic measure for innovative basic research in the area of IT-based knowledge management. The bridge-building function of the Know-Center between theory and practice, which is also reflected in its partners, played a central role in our decision to become partner." Waltraud Wiedermann, Managing Director |
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"AutomationX is an innovative partner of various industries in the industrial automation. Because of the presence of research and development expertise under one roof, we are able to offer our customers perfectly customized, cutting-edge system solutions. Our cooperation with the Know-Center enables us to incorporate the latest research findings into our products early on and to further extend the high qualifications of our staff through targeted knowledge transfer." Franz Rindler, Managing Director |
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Bravestone Information-Technology GmbH "As a provider of a development and operating platform for Internet-, extranet- and intranet-based Web services, we are, in addition to the technical aspects of developing, constantly challenged to incorporate the latest findings in the field of knowledge management into our systems. To sustainably exist on a market where new findings de facto can no longer be protected through patents, a constant development advantage is of essential importance. Such an advantage can be ensured via the cooperation with the Know-Center." Oliver Vallant, Managing Director |
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"The high quality standards of the ‘Duden’ brand also apply to our software. Application-oriented and practical research and development is one of the pillars of our success, and it should remain like that in the future. The Know-Center is, through its structures and competences, a great partner for transferring research results into user benefits." Marion Winkenbach, Managing Director |
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Concept Data Systems Systemanalyse und Softwareentwicklung GmbH "The benefit for our company from the cooperation with the Know-Center lies primarily in two areas. On the one hand, we can draw on experience and expertise of the Know-Center staff and partners, thereby covering areas of knowledge that are not sufficiently available in our own company. On the other hand, the cooperation projects with the Know-Center provide the necessary scope for development that allows us to try out technologies and approaches without the need for immediate and short-term benefit." Andreas Avender, Managing Director |
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"edicos is a vendor-independent IT service provider specializing in individual solutions in the field of eBusiness and portals. Strategy consultancy and design as well as the complete IT implementation and ongoing support for Internet, intranet and portal projects are part of our core business. To always be ahead of the needs of our customers with technical and substantive solutions in this very agile technological environment is a key competitive advantage for us. To ensure this, we build on the research results of the Know-Center and take advantage of the creativity and inspiration of the multi-layered partner network." Gabriele Steg, Managing Director Sales & Marketing |
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"The Know-Center is Styria’s center of excellence for knowledge management. Its interdisciplinary team of employees and its network of partners from academia and industry provide Hyperwave with an innovative platform for technology transfer and research." Mansuet Gaisbauer, Head of R&D |
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imc information multimedia communication GmbH "From the point of view of imc information multimedia communication GmbH, an IT company specialized in eLearning, the main motivation for cooperation with the Know-Center lies in the access to local research institutions and in the resulting partnerships and collaborations with other companies and institutions that are involved with the Know-Center." Wolfgang Raback, Managing Director |
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"The sharing of experiences and all relevant market, product and project information is a cornerstone for successful projects. Therefore, knowledge management plays a central role in our group. The Know-Center is a competent partner in the implementation of knowledge management in our internal processes." Gerhard Greiner, Managing Director |
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Technical Didactic Specialist Press LLC / Institut 2F Österreich "In the integration of eLearning into our teaching approach, we see an innovative way of developing and optimizing the services offered. The Know-Center is the competent partner to realize our visions in the field of eLearning." Hermann Plaickner, Director Institut 2F Österreich |
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ISN - Innovation Service Network GmbH "As a provider of innovation and knowledge services, we can only be successful on the market if we permanently keep up to date. Through the cooperation with the Know-Center, we can expand this edge in knowledge with a scientific foundation and keep our own innovative ability at the highest level. Together with other Know-Center partners, we have the opportunity to develop future innovation fields early on and to be part of a dynamic knowledge network."
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MediaWatch Institut für Medienanalysen GmbH "The MediaWatch institute is Austria's leading provider of communications controlling and strategic reputation and issues management. We were able to successfully enhance the analytical tools necessary for the compilation of complex and extensive media and content analysis together with the Know- Center Graz and to implement them in our analysis software. A more efficient production workflow and a sustainable protection of our methodological and technical USP represent the core competitive advantages and benefits from our cooperation with the Know-Center." Hannes Vorhofer, Managing Director |
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"MindMeister is the leading provider of collaborative online mind mapping. Mind mapping is an important building block for brainstorming and the gathering of ideas and innovations. It also serves as a base for knowledge management, because brainstorming creates knowledge. Therefore, the partnership with the Know-Center was a logical step for MindMeister." Till Vollmer, Managing Director |
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m2n - consulting and development gmbh "The Know-Center represents a great mixture of profound scientific know-how, implementation focus and practical approaches. As a provider of research-related solutions in the field of information and knowledge management, the close cooperation with the Know-Center guarantees a high degree of innovation of our systems. Of great importance are also the high level of motivation and the outstanding commitment of the Know-Center staff, who also possess broad and deep know-how and provide a very uncomplicated, friendly and professional atmosphere for collaboration." Doris Ipsmiller, Managing Director |
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"Project management is becoming increasingly collaborative and therefore, knowledge management is becoming a core competency in the project portfolio management office (PPMO). In addition, innovation management is the new key challenge in medium to large businesses across all industries. As the leading provider of commercial open source project management software in Europe, Onepoint intends to be in the pole position in these research areas which makes partnering with the Know-Center a natural decision." Gerald Aquila, Founder & CEO |
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"SayService SRL is a spin-off of the Bruno Kessler Foundation (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, FBK), a scientific partner of the Know-Center since 2009. The goal of SayService is to bring FBK’s research results in the area of Service-Oriented Computing to the market. This is achieved by developing and marketing software platforms based on innovative technologies for service integration, both on Web and mobile platforms. The collaboration with the Know-Center allows SayService to participate in projects and activities that require substantial know-how in areas strongly complementary to service integration, such as knowledge discovery, knowledge management, and e-Learning. The competences developed in this partnership are fundamental for investigating key issues, such as context detection and contextualized recommendation of mobile services, in the framework of a wide community of research and industrial partners at the European level." Dr. Marco Pistore, Managing Director |
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"The Semantic Web Company (SWC), headquartered in Vienna, offers businesses and public organizations professional services in the fields of Semantic Web, semantic technologies and social software. Our service portfolio is divided into five business segments: School, Consulting, Solutions, Projects and Media. The cooperation with the Know-Center provides us with access to top-class expertise in the application of semantic technologies and lets us integrate it into our mission of knowledge transfer." Andreas Blumauer, Managing Director |
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"Styria Media Group AG is a modern and highly innovative media company. Styria’s success is heavily based upon its strategic investment in research and development. Within this context, Know-Center serves as strategic research and premium innovation partner for Styria. This partnership is of utmost importance for Styria to successfully face the coninuous changes and challenges in today’s digital media world." Dr. Peter Scheir, Business Development |
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"In recent years, Utomi has reached a leading position in the market of application service providing for extranet services. We know of course that we can only secure this market edge if we present new and customized solutions to our customers. This is exactly where we build on the competence of the Know-Center in addition to our own." Thomas Krempl, Managing Director |
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wissenmedia GmbH. is a limited company within the Arvato division of the Bertelsmann A.G. Formerly the Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, today wissenmedia is one of Germany’s leading media companies when it comes to knowledge and learning. All available media platforms ranging from books, DVDs, audios and videos, to a complete family of portals built up around the wissen.de platform are homes to wissenmedia’s products. wissenmedia is a multi-channel company, meaning that all accessible sales channels are served, be it the normal trade, direct sales, direct marketing or licences, both national and international. Well-known media trademarks such as Bertelsmann Lexikon, WAHRIG dictionaries, Chronicles, wissen.de and q-world.de are part of the wissenmedia portfolio and since June 2009, the illustrious brand name Brockhaus also belongs to this list. Beyond all of these activities, wissenmedia is also a sought-after media service provider, offering its expertise in the fields of consultancy, conception, producing, marketing and content services for business partners and customers in more than 30 countries worldwide. Christoph Hünermann, Managing Director |
