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Newer, faster, more efficient - and still familiar.
BTB on new technological paths without forgetting its roots.
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The internet gains in importance
The first host applications created by BTB migrate to the web - made possible by the close cooperation of experienced and young employees.
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With moving to the new building, the space gained also offers BTB the opportunity to set up its in-house training centre.
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Foundation of BTB KG
The fact that BTB is now not only a renowned software house but also a great employer is demonstrated by the construction planning of the company's own building.
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The BTB is growing - the computers are shrinking to a size suitable for a desk.
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"Systems" in Munich
BTB presents itself for the first time at a major international trade fair.
As an IBM Premier Business Partner, the focus for BTB is of course on IBM products.
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The first "offices" were basement rooms in Stuttgart's city centre.
What was urgently needed was enough space, because the computers at that time were still almost as big as a small car.
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More than 40 years ago, the then student Wolfgang Auer had the idea of founding a software company. Together with a few fellow students, he put his plan into practice parallel to his studies and laid the foundation stone for one of the oldest software companies in Germany to this day.