They were almost prophetic words. What lies ahead five years from now in the use of IT technologies? “Significantly greater digitisation of many activities,” replied Dušan Guldan, head of SOFTIP, the largest Slovak producer of enterprise software. His statement from 2016 is confirmed to the letter today.
„We have gone through many turbulent periods in our 30 years of existence. But even the break-up of the federation, the transition to the new millennium or the great crisis of the end of the first decade of this century cannot be compared to what we are experiencing today. The pandemic is literally an accelerator for the adoption of advanced digital technologies in the enterprise sector,“ says Guldan.
Foresight helped
Although it was difficult to prepare for it, there are companies that, thanks to their strategy, were able to respond better to the changing conditions. SOFTIP was helped in particular by its focus on innovation and its broad product portfolio. After all, as one of the few Slovak companies, this supplier of corporate IT is able to compete with global giants.
„Long before COVID-19, we realised that we cannot ignore trends such as cloud and mobile technologies. At the same time, we worked to be able to deliver not only standardized applications, but also specific tools developed or adapted to the exact requirements of our customers,“ explains the Chairman and CEO of SOFTIP. A good example of a prompt response to changing market needs is the new solution for the automatic measurement of the body temperature of people in public areas.
Respect from the greatest
Today, SOFTIP covers virtually all key business processes with its products and services. From classic ERP through HR and payroll management, management information systems (BI) to complex IT services. Thanks to its many years of experience, it has become a reliable partner in various sectors of industry, services, retail, utilities as well as finance. In addition to Slovakia, it has also managed to penetrate foreign markets and become a strategic partner of segment leaders such as SAP and Microsoft. He is a multiple winner of the title of the Best SAP Business One Partner in Slovakia, a Microsoft Gold Partner and a three-time winner of the Microsoft Partner of the Year title.
Unusual celebration
SOFTIP is unique among Slovak companies not only in its focus and size, but also in its long history. Today, when the company employs 180 people and takes care of thousands of customers, it wants to adapt not only its business activities to the current situation. That's why it has turned the celebration of three decades of market presence into support for 30 charitable projects. „Instead of a gala evening, we will distribute 15 thousand euros among five non-profit organizations selected by our employees. The public will decide in what proportion in a vote on the website www.softip.sk/sk/30-rokov,“ concludes Dušan Guldan.
The article was published in Forbes 04/2021
It is also available in the online version of Forbes: Completely different situation. SOFTIP is experiencing something new again after 30 years - Forbes