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Avanquest Software was founded in 1984 in France by Bruno Vanryb and Roger Politis under the name of BVRP. It is a French consumer software developer and publisher, with extended subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and Asia.[1] It made its debut on the Paris Stock Exchange (Bourse de Paris) in 1996.[1] 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.[1] 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-border Mergers & Acquisitions. [2] Today, Avanquest is a technology and software publishing business that operates worldwide. [3]
[edit] History[1][edit] 1984BVRP Software is founded by Bruno Vanryb and Roger Politis [edit] 1995Launch of PhoneTools, one of the first PC fax software programs and a worldwide bestseller. [edit] 1996BVRP gets listed on the Stock Market BVRP USA is founded in Denver, Colorado [edit] 1998Avanquest UK is founded through the acquisition of Kommunicate, a Corporate Solutions and Licensing company, supplying, implementing and supporting IT Solutions [edit] 2001Acquisition of ABsoft, a French software publisher, to bolster the creation of Avanquest France [edit] 2002Acquisition of Elibrium, the San Mateo, CA-based developer of small and medium-sized business and personal productivity titles [edit] 2002/2003R&D Center in Shanghai, China and Avanquest China as a sales office are founded [edit] 2003Launch of Avanquest Deutschland through the acquisition of MediaGold, a major software re-publisher in Germany and in the UK [edit] 2004Launch of Avanquest Iberica through the acquisition of Outsource [edit] 2005BVRP 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 [edit] 2006Acquisition of IMR UK and FastTrak Ltd. to strengthen Avanquest's position in the UK [edit] 2007Acquisition of Nova Development in the USA and of Emme in Europe [edit] Main products
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