Biodata

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Biodata was a German company of the so-called New Economy active in the field of IT security and based in Frankenberg (Eder) .

history

Tan Siekmann bought Biodata GmbH from his parents in 1984 at the age of 16 for the symbolic price of one mark. Under his leadership, the company developed hardware components for encrypting Internet, telephone and satellite signals.

In the beginning, Biodata developed software for doctors and pharmacists. Towards the end of the 1980s, the company switched to the manufacture of network components, especially the BioNet series for Atari ST computers from the then manufacturer Atari . Other networking products such as ISDN - router BIG ( "Bionet Intelligent Gateway") followed from around the 1994th

In 2000, the company went public as a stock corporation in the Neuer Markt segment , after Siekmann had ruled out this step in the previous year. The shares issued at 45 euros were determined at the initial listing at 240 euros and were thus the highest subscription profit ever achieved on the Neuer Markt. On the first day of trading, the price rose further to EUR 302; a short time later, the high of 439 euros valued the company with a turnover of around 23.5 million euros and a market capitalization of over 2 billion euros. The company's headquarters were in Lichtenfels Castle , which belonged to the Siekmann family .

After the first nine months of 2001 a net loss of 70 million euros had occurred, requested Biodata in November 2001 as the first company in the stock index NEMAX 50 bankruptcy . At the beginning of February 2002, the Korbach District Court opened insolvency proceedings because it was found to be overindebted. Tan Siekmann bought back some areas from the bankruptcy estate for 800,000 euros, founded Biodata Systems GmbH and took over around 50 former employees of Biodata IT AG. The focus was now on the core business of ISDN encryption, the company headquarters was now in Frankenberg (Eder) . In September 2004 Biodata Systems GmbH had to file for bankruptcy after the profit zone was not reached and the planned sale to the American-Australian company Promptus did not succeed. Shortly before, Biodata had also been charged with code theft. Siekmann again bought areas from the bankruptcy estate and brought them into the new Safe-Com GmbH & Co. KG , which was again located at Lichtenfels Castle.

Regarding the allegation of fraud, Siekmann said in the documentary film world market leader of the filmmaker Klaus Stern , who accompanied the story of Biodata: he had never “published faked ad hoc reports” or posted “fake sales”. "Okay, I sold my own shares at the high price for 25 million euros - but everything was legal." "I should be the bogeyman you wanted to see on the ground."

Siekmann is less affected by the bankruptcies. Quote: "I was a millionaire before and I'm back today."

At the end of 2004, the Kassel public prosecutor brought charges against Tan Siekmann and two other managing directors. They were accused u. a. Bookkeeping violation, bankruptcy crimes and prohibited insider trading. The proceedings were closed in February 2009.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Christian Litz, brand eins 9/2004: “According to the picture book - Tan Siekmann was a hero of the new economy. Until it failed. ” ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brandeins.de
  2. ATARImagazin, 06/87: "Network of BIODATA"
  3. ChannelPartner Manufacturer News, April 6, 1999: "Biodata boss Siekmann relies on security solutions" ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.channelpartner.de
  4. Biodata makes high losses . Heise online. December 18, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. Biodata board members are leaving the insolvent company . Heise online. February 2, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. Biodata is again insolvent . Heise online. September 22, 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  7. Biodata regrets "code mishap" (update) . Heise online. August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Biodata bosses under indictment . Heise online. December 18, 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

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