The Austrian Technology Park for Software

The Austrian Technology Park for Software

Softwarepark Hagenberg 2007 SOFTWAREPARK HAGENBERG The Austrian technology park for software The software era has just begun. Software, as materialized intelligence, is today the driving force of the spiral which runs from science and technology through to business. This intelligence spiral knows no boundaries. At Softwarepark Hagenberg, this spiral is revived every day through the close synergy between research, education and business. In the 20 years since the Softwarepark was founded, this synergy has facilitated growth from the original 25 employees and students (at the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation - RISC) to over 1,000 employees and 1,300 students in 2008, and the deployment of approx. 100 million in private-public-partnership investment. A further 50 million worth of investments and a doubling of employee numbers in research, education and within the various companies is foreseen over the next five years. Softwarepark Hagenberg looks forward to becoming a partner of your success as an entrepreneur, company founder or employee, as a researcher, academic lecturer or student, as an investor, organiser or project partner. Together with my team, I am personally available for a discussion on possible cooperation with Softwarepark Hagenberg and we would be delighted to hear from you. Professor Bruno Buchberger Founder and Head of Softwarepark Hagenberg Contact: +43(0)664/4211646, bruno.buchberger@jku.at BUSINESS RESEARCH EDUCATION Targeted research enables qualified training and innovative business. Solid training guarantees competitive research and business. Innovative business creates important momentum in research and brings education up to the cutting edge. SOFTWARE Research, education and business under one roof drive the spiral of scientific/technological/business innovation to ever increasing heights. 2 For easier readability, the following text is gender-neutral but refers to both male and female persons.

Hagenberg Castle FACTS AND FIGURES Signs of our growth We create jobs and study places. Since the foundation of Softwarepark Hagenberg in 1989, over 1,000 jobs and 1,300 study places have been created during a process of rapid growth. Further public and private investments will safeguard growth in the coming years. Focus on the internationalisation of research, companies and education is a further source of our growth. Facts 1.000 Employees 500 1990 2000 2010 Chart: Development from 1990 to 2010; number of employees 8 research institutions 40 companies 15 educational programmes 1,000 employees 1,300 students 15,200 m 2 office space 8,400 m 2 area at University of Applied Sciences 1,100 m 2 infrastructural area 100,000 m 2 free space 600 student residence places as of 2008 IT-Center Hagenberg Castle Meierhof 3

Meierhof SOFTWAREPARK HAGENBERG The ideal location Benefits for your company and employees. Softwarepark Hagenberg s excellent reputation as a unique network of business, research and education, together with dynamic realty management and a range of potential subsidies represent the ideal environment for developing your company. Take advantage of our high-tech location close to the centre of Linz, in an environment with a high quality of life. We look forward to working with new partners. Development Potential generous expansion opportunities on 100,000 m 2 of free space for further office buildings and the location of individual facilities start-up programme with 3 years rent subsidy and founder support Location and Living Space optimum motorway connection, 20 minutes from Linz ample parking spaces modern and historic buildings for a special ambience in a natural setting first-class restaurants and cafés Strong Cooperation Partners established cooperation between companies, research institutions and education facilities joint marketing, market presence, bid consortia, cooperative projects joint presence within the framework of national and EU R&D programmes easy access to well-trained employees of the university institutes and the University of Applied Sciences High-Tech Infrastructure 15,200 m 2 of office space redundant 50-Mbit fibreglass cabling (expandable to 1 Gbit) conference rooms with videoconferencing systems, equipped to the latest standards 4 amsec IT-Center New Centre

Working IT-Center & Living A LOCATION WITH A FUTURE Research, business and education under one roof Overview of our office buildings. With its stylish architecture, the Meierhof office building originally the castle s dairy farm creates a particularly attractive ambience and offers companies cutting-edge infrastructure: modern infrastructure and prestigious premises open space in the beautiful inner courtyard 4,300 m 2 of office space Since 2002, the IT-Center office building has been the business hub of Softwarepark Hagenberg. Here, we offer flexible-use rental areas, equipped to the very latest standards: modern, high-quality, air conditioned office units seminar and conference rooms with all the latest equipment 2,700 m 2 of office space central atrium with cafeteria for communication and presentation purposes The amsec office building is a model building developed by software companies for software companies, offering well-being, energy efficiency and building automation: flexible, comfortable and economical office and laboratory space totalling 3,500 m 2 ecological server housing in an area of 200 m 2 modernly equipped seminar and event centre of 1,200 m 2 spacious communications areas, outdoor spaces and roof terraces Multifunctionality in life in the Working and Living (Arbeiten und Wohnen) building, the offices can be easily combined with dwellings beneath or adjacent and are the ideal place to get your own business off the ground: 22 modern offices over an area of 930 m 2 23 dwellings with terrace or balcony - 1,500 m 2 communal, server and conference rooms The New Centre s (Neue Mitte) forward-looking architecture offers excellent potential for businesses in a central location: modern infrastructure and prestigious premises office space of 300 m 2 business areas of 1,100 m 2 directly on the main road 5

amsec SOFTWAREPARK HAGENBERG The ideal project environment Your benefits from cooperation. Individual software development is our great strength. 1,000 experts software developers, project engineers and researchers work at Softwarepark Hagenberg and they are all available for your software projects. Through cooperation with these experts, your company is being offered a know-how spectrum which is unique in the market. Your software project, be it a simple homepage or a highly complex application, will be developed rapidly and to an exacting standard by teams flexibly assembled teams from the companies and research institutions: We put together teams from business and research for your project requirements. We efficiently develop high-quality solutions for both simple and complex tasks. We have experts covering a broad spectrum of information technology applications. We offer you thousands of man-years in terms of development experience. We implement more than 300 projects per year. We offer you easy access to developers and researchers. 6 Working & Living IT-Center

University of Applied Sciences 1+2 PROJECTS AND COOPERATIONS Research and business: smart synergy Your ideas know no limits. We are your cooperation partner for a broad spectrum of subjects and application areas, irrespective of whether you wish to implement a development, application or research project. With us, you can work on simple day-to-day problems, as well as on highly complicated development and research projects. Cooperation with our companies and institutions is possible on a one-stop basis: give us a call or send us an e-mail, and we will coordinate your first meeting with the right cooperation partners. Sample project areas: internet solutions database systems network solutions system integration optimisation tourism information systems DNA analysis software logistics systems mobile weather information medical simulations production automation automated reasoning robot kinematics software verification cryptographic systems semantic knowledge bases offline simulations Hagenberg Castle Meierhof WURM & Partner 7

Hagenberg Castle SOFTWAREPARK HAGENBERG The ideal venue for events We plan and organise your event. Softwarepark Hagenberg has numerous rooms in Hagenberg Castle and in the modern office buildings which are available for your events. The merging of cutting-edge technology with a picturesque ambience and the combination of historical and contemporary architecture give this event venue its particular flair. First-class research, top education and numerous software companies within the Mühlviertel area create an international atmosphere which is ideal during events, both for inspiring creativity and for generating a sense of calm. 2,530 m 2 of event space flexible-use seminar and conference rooms with the latest equipment modern and historical buildings for a special ambience Sommerhaus Hotel in walking distance, 4-star hotels within 15 minutes drive optimum motorway connection, 20 km from Linz variety of catering options ample parking space experts for specialised lectures professional support for the organisation of events 8 University of Applied Sciences 2 University of Applied Sciences 1

IT-Center FACETS OF OUR AMBIENCE Unique variety Hagenberg Castle IT-Center amsec 9

Softwarepark Hagenberg 2007 Hagenberg Castle SOFTWAREPARK HAGENBERG Unique in Austria, respected throughout the world Milestones in our success story. This unparalleled success story starts with the move of RISC (Research Institute for Symbolic Computation), founded by Prof. Buchberger, to the renovated Hagenberg Castle. Based on the professor s plans and under his direction, Softwarepark Hagenberg developed from its original 550 m 2 of usable space to a site with a current area of 24,700 m 2. 1989 RISC moves to the renovated Hagenberg Castle 1990 Softwarepark launched by Prof. Buchberger 1992 The first IT companies and further research institutes move into the Meierhof office building 1993 Inauguration of the Hagenberg site of the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences by Prof. Buchberger and colleagues from the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) 1997 An important infrastructural step is undertaken with the opening of the first student residence 1998 Establishment of the Software Competence Center Hagenberg by the JKU institutes in Hagenberg 1999 Opening of the first building of the University of Applied Sciences 2002 Planning and start of BORG Hagenberg high-school with focus on communication by RISC 2002 Opening of the IT-Center office building 2004 Opening of the second building of the University of Applied Sciences 2006 Opening of the amsec office building 2006 Opening of the WURM & Partner office building 2006 Opening of the New Centre infrastructure building 2007 Opening of the Working & Living building 10 1987 1999 2007

Softwarepark Hagenberg 2007 INVESTMENTS IN THE FUTURE We make vision into reality The next steps. Between 1989 and 2007, 100 million was invested in office buildings, buildings of the University of Applied Sciences, student residences and infrastructure. Over the next five years, a further 50 million will be invested in the Softwarepark s expansion. In our view, however, the main potential for the future is the creativity of the people whom we can convince to work together with us at Softwarepark Hagenberg. In terms of global competition, we will be focusing above all on the international brain gain. further office buildings for the expansion of the corporate segment further international research and education facilities 4-star hotel expansion of the catering and seminar segments vitalisation of the central area multi-purpose sports hall outdoor leisure amenities IT-Center Meierhof amsec 11

Hagenberg Danube Linz A7 Salzburg, München, Passau A1 A7 Exit St. Valentin B124 Mauthausen Wien B123 Pregarten DI Dr. Robert Stubenrauch Assistant to the Head Softwarepark Hagenberg Hauptstrasse 90, A-4232 Hagenberg Telefon +43(0)7236-33 43-0 Fax +43(0) 7236-33 43-590 E-mail office@softwarepark-hagenberg.com www.softwarepark-hagenberg.com Gemeinde Hagenberg