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| Founded | 1984 as BVRP, Listed on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714) since December 1996 |
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| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Key people | Bruno Vanryb, President & CEO, and Roger Politis, Co-founder & Chief Technical Officer |
| Industry | Consumer Software |
| Employees | 600 |
| Website | www.avanquest.com |
Founded in 1984 in France by Bruno Vanryb and Roger Politis under the name of BVRP, Avanquest Software is a French consumer software developer and publisher, with extended subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and Asia.[1]
According to Avanquest Software, the group ranks among the 10 most important consumer software publishers and made its debut on the Paris Stock Exchange (Bourse de Paris) in 1996.[2]
The headquarters of Avanquest Software is based in the Parisian suburb of La Garenne Colombes, France. The group has 600 employees and approximately 180 engineers in Research and Development.[3]
In 2007, Avanquest acquired Nova Development in the US and Emme in Europe, doubling its size. In February 2008 it was awarded the “Best European Company” prize in the category of Cross-boarder Mergers & Acquisitions. [4]
Today, Avanquest is a well-respected technology and software publishing business that operates worldwide. [5]
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History[6]
- 1984
BVRP Software is founded by Bruno Vanryb and Roger Politis
- 1995
Launch of PhoneTools, one of the first PC fax software programs and a worldwide bestseller.
- 1996
BVRP gets listed on the Stock Market
BVRP USA is founded in Denver, Colorado
- 1998
Avanquest UK is founded through the acquisition of Kommunicate, a Corporate Solutions and Licensing company, supplying, implementing and supporting IT Solutions
- 2001
Acquisition of ABsoft, a French software publisher, to bolster the creation of Avanquest France
- 2002
Acquisition of Elibrium, the San Mateo, CA-based developer of small and medium-sized business and personal productivity titles
- 2002/2003
R&D Center in Shanghai, China and Avanquest China as a sales office are founded
- 2003
Launch of Avanquest Deutschland through the acquisition of MediaGold, a major software re-publisher in Germany and in the UK
- 2004
Launch of Avanquest Iberica through the acquisition of Outsource
- 2005
BVRP changes names and becomes Avanquest Software
Acquisition of V Communications, Inc. (VCOM), a San Jose, CA-based developer of utilities software for the global PC market
Avanquest Italia is founded
Avanquest BB is founded as a joint venture with SoftBank BB in Tokyo, Japan
- 2006
Acquisition of IMR UK and FastTrak Ltd. to strengthen Avanquest's position in the UK
- 2007
Acquisition of Nova Development in the USA and of Emme in Europe
Main products
- Avanquest Connection Manager
- SendPhotos
- Mobile PhoneTools
- Fix-It Utilities Pro
- WebEasy Pro
- AutoSave Essentials
- Greeting Card Factory
- Power Desk
- Print Artist
- System Suite Pro
Notes and references
- ^ Company corporate site, checked on September 20th 2008
- ^ Company corporate site, checked on September 20th 2008
- ^ Company corporate site, checked on September 20th 2008
- ^ EuroInvestor
- ^ Forbes
- ^ Company corporate site, checked on September 20th 2008
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