A HISTORY OF CONSTANT INNOVATION AND EXPANSION
"We just wanted to work together, found a company and see where it takes us. In the beginning we had only one goal: to execute good projects for our customers. We've achieved that - and more." Ingo Bittner
| 1985 | Bittner+Krull (B+K) founded by graduate engineers Ingo Bittner and Horand Krull. The new company specializes in planning for automation technology in large industrial plants. |
| 1988 | Development of a software system for mobile reading. The system is first used for regular recording of measurement data in the Siemens Villach (Austria) plant. |
| 1989 | Switch to energy sector with a system solution for mobile reading. B+K realizes initial projects with meter manufacturer Heliowatt, becoming a system house for innovative solutions for mobile job processing. |
| 1994 | Development of a system for remote meter reading of special-contract customers. In the mid-1990s, new database and transmission technologies and the cooperation with an institute of higher education in Munich trigger an innovation surge at B+K systems. |
| 1999 | Launch of the new Argos generation as a standard system for mobile job processing. Thanks to its new system philosophy, Argos can be used in a range of different mobile processes in addition to reading. |
| 2000 | The rollout of the mobile systems for Techem-AG opens up new dimensions. |
| 2002 | Integration of the business processes "maintenance" and "fault clearance" for measuring systems. Argos is the comprehensive system solution for remote reading and all mobile processes of measurement service providers and measuring station operators. |
| 2004 | Integration of business process "mobile collection". First use of Argos for mobile billing processes. |
| 2006 | Integration of business processes "house connection", "network maintenance and network construction". Argos thus controls the full range of mobile processes for enterprises in the energy sector. |
| 2007 | Smart metering pilot projects. B+K offers the first tools for the new processes and sees itself with its system solutions more and more as a partner for greater energy efficiency. |
| 2008 | B+K joins SAP NetWeaver partner program. B+K develops ABAP add-ons for SAP hosts and obtains NetWeaver certification for Argos Connector 6.1. The aim is to achieve end-to-end optimized system solutions for the business processes. |

