Comtrade Group is a software & IT hardware company based in Belgrade, Serbia with divisional head offices in Boston, Dublin, Amsterdam and Ljubljana.[2] Founded in 1991, its business focuses to developing hardware and large software storage systems for institutions and corporations, as well as core software for online & land-based casinos.[3]
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Native name | Комтрејд Група |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | IT |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Veselin Jevrosimović |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Veselin Jevrosimović (chairman and owner) Alexis Lope-Bello (CEO) Terry T. Curtis (CFO) |
| Services | IT solutions, system integration, software engineering, IT distribution |
| Revenue |  US$500 million (2022)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,000 |
| Website | comtrade |
History
editComtrade Group was founded in 1991 by Serbian businessman Veselin Jevrosimović. It designed the first Serbian desktop and notebook in 2006.[4]
In 2015, the company joined CERN openlab as an associate member.[5][6] In 2016, the firm partnered with Citrix to develop management packs for their platforms. Additionally, ComTrade has the largest artificial intelligence division in South Eastern Europe for now.[7]
Comtrade wrote the code for the warehouse robots used at Amazon.com. It also developed the software infrastructure at Ryanair and various luggage transport systems.[8][7]
The company has offices in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Sunnyvale, Boston, Dublin, Budapest, Ireland and the Philippines.[7] In 2008, it acquired the Slovenian software firm Hermes Softlab. In 2014, ComTrade Group launched the Tesla brand of tablets, smartphones, monitors and TVs. In 2016, ComTrade Software, a subsidiary of ComTrade Group, launched its US headquarters in Boston.[9] In 2017, Jevrosimović opened the parent company's 18th office in the city of Dubai, as well as a technology center in Čačak.[10] Comtrade employs 1,200 software engineers and has been a member of the World Economic Forum since 2009.[3]
References
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- ^ "Researchers worldwide access CERN data via our data sharing system - Comtrade". Comtrade. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Comtrade Facilitates Global Access to CERN Research - CERN openlab". openlab-archive-phases-iv-v.web.cern.ch. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ a b c "Veselin Jevrosimović o tome kako je Comtrade preživeo svetsku ekonomsku krizu: Zabranio sam otpuštanje, ako brod tone, svi ćemo potonuti zajedno (FOTO)". www.telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Iz krize smo se izkopali s prijemi iz časopisov". svetkapitala.delo.si (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-17.
- ^ "Comtrade Software opens first US office in Boston - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Veselin Jevrosimović – Informatički opismenjena deca su naša budućnost". PC Press. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-05-27.