The Global Leader in Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Background

Configit co-founder and CSO Henrik Reif Andersen on the event that launched Configit.

In 1996, I was a computer science professor at ITU in Denmark, working on configuration logic solutions.

In June of that year, an unmanned rocket launched by the European Space Agency exploded just forty seconds after lift-off. This rocket, named Ariane 5, was on its first voyage after a decade of development costing $7 billion. An investigation into the cause of the explosion found it was caused by a software error in the inertial reference systems.

Specifically, a 64-bit floating point number relating to the horizontal velocity of the rocket was converted to a 16-bit signed integer. The resulting number was larger than the largest store-able number, and thus the conversion failed.

As I watched this unfold, I knew the research we were doing could hold the key to preventing such disasters in the future.”

This research ultimately became Virtual Tabulation®, the patented, compilation-based technology present in all Configit’s products and solutions. VT calculates every possible correct configuration before a product is manufactured, ensuring only valid configurations are ever sent to the manufacturing floor.

Since its founding, Configit continues to grow, developing products and solutions to address digital transformation, Internet of Things, and the increasing proliferation of software consumer products. Through cooperation with clients and partners, Configit takes pride in helping organizations with complex configuration problems, as well as helping to shape the future of configuration software.

Configit is a dynamic, high growth company

  • Acquired by Polaris Private Equity

    More than €1bn assets under management

  • Top line growth average 32%

    Year-over-year since 2011

  • Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark

    With offices in the U.S., U.K., and Germany


  • Strong global customer base

    Including the largest players in automotive and IMC industries

Timeline

2000

Configit founded and Virtual Tabulation® patent filed

2003

Configit Model released

2005

Configit Quote released

2009

SAP Certification

2009

Office opened in Chennai, India

2010

Virtual Tabulation® patent granted in U.S.

2011

Configit Ace released

2011

Virtual Tabulation® patent granted in EU

2012

Offices opened in Atlanta, Georgia and Warwick, UK

2013

Office opened in Dusseldorf, Germany

2014

Acquisition of 3Dfacto and launch of Configit Build

2014

Configit receives Børsen’s Gazelle Award for being the fastest growing company in Denmark.

2016

Acquired by Polaris Private Equity

2017

Launched Quote Cloud

2018

Office opened in Detroit, Michigan

2019

Configit Announced New CEO Johan Salenstedt

2020

Unification of Product line

2020

Achieved ISO 27001 Certification

2022

Obtained ISO 27017 Certification

2023

Launched Configit Ace® Cloud

20 Years of Growth

A conversation on Configit's founding and growth with CEO Johan Salenstedt, and co-founders Henrik Reif Andersen and Henrik Hulgaard.

We solve complex configuration problems

All of our solutions are based on Virtual Tabulation®, a multi-patented configuration technology that easily integrates into applications to solve configuration challenges across business functions.

Through strategic partnerships with industry-leading systems integrators, Configit creates a community of platform apps and services to better serve its customers.

Using our products to capture product knowledge from both system and human sources, companies can release new products and product updates to both the market and downstream systems faster, giving them a significant competitive advantage.

We leverage
Configuration Lifecycle Management

Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) contains an accessible shared source of truth that helps companies get to market faster and achieve a seamless lifecycle for their configurable products.

Configit provides the world's largest automotive and industrial machinery manufacturing companies with the most robust configuration technology in the industry.
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