Brähler ICS conference technology
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1958 |
| Seat | Koenigswinter , Germany |
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| Number of employees | 99 (2016) |
| sales | € 13.5 million (2008) |
| Branch | Audio technology |
| Website | www.braehler.com |
The Brähler conference Technik AG based in Koenigswinter is a medium which in the divisions of classical Meeting ( discussion systems , simultaneous interpretation systems and voting systems) and event equipment (rental) operates.
The company was founded in 1958 by Helmut Brähler, who was considered a pioneer in the field of conference technology and simultaneous interpreting systems and is now one of the world's leading providers in this area.
There are several branches in Germany (Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Königswinter, Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt), as well as subsidiaries in Spain , Great Britain , Singapore and Hong Kong .
history
In 1958 Helmut Brähler founded the company "Helmut Brähler Elektroakustik" in Bonn . In 1960 Brähler brought an interpreter desk with the original channel and four language channels onto the market. In 1961, single-cable technology was introduced.
From 1962 the company traded as "Brähler conference technology". In 1965 the first simultaneous interpreting system with wireless 12-channel induction receivers was built. In 1969, the first centrally controlled automatic discussion system AUTOMIC was created. In the same year, the “International Congress Service Network” was founded with a number of partner companies.
Brähler conference technology grew and moved to Königswinter- Vinxel in 1973 and in 1989 to a new building in Königswinter- Oberpleis . 1973 saw the premiere of the first computer-controlled discussion system DIGIMIC and in 1975 the development of the computer-controlled voting system Digivote. From 1981 the intercom with the loudspeaker microphone with a red light (active microphone) was marketed. The OS-9 operating system (multi-user and multi-tasking capability, real-time operation) has been in use since 1984 . In 1985 a video camera could be operated by software-controlled microphones. INFRACOM-Guard was introduced in 1990 and a smart card for identifying delegates at the microphone desk in 1991 .
In 1994, "Digivote 2000", the first wireless interaction system with a chip card, and in 1997 DIGIMIC, was brought onto the market. In 1999, digital voice transmission with up to 32 channels was introduced. The digital conference system CDSVAN based on DSP technology with 16 channels followed in 2000 and a new Infracom receiver (32 channels) followed in 2002.
From 2003 audio recordings could be made on the PC hard drive of the conference computer and from 2004 the discussion system could be controlled via TCP / IP and LAN . In 2005 a CDSVAN with 32 channels was released and in 2006 the Digivote III wireless rating system was introduced. In 2007 there was a second generation of the DOLV digital interpreter desk. In 2009 the digital, wireless DIGIMIC system was introduced and in 2010 DIGIMIC Classic was presented.
The company's products have been used worldwide, including a. in the El Azahar Mosque in Cairo, or at the World Bank .
literature
- Hermann Simon: Hidden Champions , The Secret Winners - The Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders. Frankfurt a. M .: Campus, 1996. - ISBN 3-593-35460-8