Comarch is a Polish multinational

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and systems integrator based in

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. Comarch provides services in areas such as

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, Finance and

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, the Services Sector and to Public Administration. Its services include billing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems,

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, IT architecture, management and outsourcing solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and sales support,

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and

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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, a tenured

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on leave from

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. 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

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and

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. In 2015, a company was established in Malaysia, Sweden and

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, in 2016 companies from

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, Colombia and

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joined, and in 2017 branches in

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started operating. Comarch is a publicly held corporation, listed on the main market of the

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and the total value of the company's shares on June 12, 2006 exceeded PLN 1 billion. The Comarch Corporate Grouphttp://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.

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History

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