» Freiburg, Germany, February 2nd 2012
Jedox AG Growth Exceeds own Ambitious 2011 Plan
Impressive upswing in turnover, new customers, and personnel / Firmly on course for stable growth
Jedox AG has closed 2011 with a growth rate of 61 percent in turnover, a figure that again significantly exceeded the company’s own expectations. The software manufacturer from Freiburg has recorded impressive growth figures in national and international premium business for the Jedox Business Intelligence Suite, with a total of more than 200 new customers. The expansion of its international partner network, especially on the growth markets of Asia and South America, has likewise made an important contribution to the positive results.
Jedox 2011 – High-speed analysis and planning with Excel feel
Jedox is growing, and well above the market average. This is based on the two releases, 3.2 and 3.3, of the Jedox Suite. Both are scoring points on the market and among Jedox customers thanks to the fact that using them is similar to using Excel and analysis and planning tasks can be accomplished with fantastic speed. The performance capacity and strength of innovation of the Jedox portfolio has been absolutely confirmed in the BI-Survey worldwide user questionnaire, which is definitive for the sector, with no less than four first places. “The simple operation and familiar working environment in MS Office are what really convince the customers. And even though it is so easy and convenient to use, Jedox is an absolute top performer in terms of IT and data handling, as well as being an extremely flexible solution”, is how founder and CEO Kristian Raue summarizes the Jedox success concept. “We do away with needless tech-talk. We speak the customer’s language”, adds his colleague and fellow director Bernd Eisenblätter (COO): "And the fact that we still offer the most attractively-priced solution when it comes to procurement and operation is playing a major part in the investment plans of further new and existing customers – as well as setting us on course for our plans for further growth in 2012.”
Jedox 2012: Predictive Analysis, Tablet Computing, and BI in the Cloud
One point of focus in the new financial year will be the sector of Predictive Analysis. “As well as that, we shall also be concentrating on issues such as Best Practices, Big Data, BI in the Cloud, and Tablet Computing", explains Matthias Krämer, director with responsibility for development. Other areas for concentration will be the sharpening up of the Jedox brand and the expansion of the portfolio. At present there are 81 people at Jedox, with 30 more planned for 2012, which means the team will have doubled within two years.
A whole range of new customers from both the private and public sectors are proof positive of the attraction of Jedox. These include Swissport, Migros, EdF (France), SNCF, Tyco (China), Unimarc, GrupoCopesa (Chile), The Body Shop (Asia/ Pacific), Cesso Matoso (Columbia), Daimler UK, DB Autozug, Vivantes, Novoferm, the Berlin Senate, and many others who saw the light and joined in 2011.
