About us
Software Development GmbH is a 100% privately owned innovative family business with a tradition.
Founded in 1988, it is now continued by the second generation of the owner family representatives.
Management
Michael Schwarzenbacher has been in the management of UNiQUARE since 2016. He has shared the management role with Vera Led and Boris Grasser for the last six year. He took over sole company management at the beginning of November 2022.
Michael started his career at UNiQUARE 2010 in sales. He played a significant role in the founding of the subsidiary MAKLERNET VA GmbH in 2016 and is still its Managing Director.
In April 2022, Michael additionally took over the management of the UNiQUARE subsidiary FMP Finanzdienstleistungs GmbH with its B2B financial marketplace optio, which was also founded in 2016.
Michael completed his basic economic education at the Karl Franzens University in Graz.
History
2018 - to date
UNiQUARE receives the right to use the Carinthian coat of arms. Further state awards follow: berufundfamilie – family-friendly employer and equalitA for internal promotion of women. Significant growth in the Swiss market. The sales-oriented joint venture Avobis Uniquare is founded in Zurich.
Projects in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Baltic States.
2013-2017
New generation: Michael Schwarzenbacher and Boris Grasser join the management, Dietmar Schwarzenbacher retires. Cloud solutions are introduced and subsidiaries with products VERA and optio are founded. UNiQUARE has received several awards from its customers recognizing a long partnership.
Projects in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Baltic States, Germany, Slovenia.
2008 – 2012
UNiQUARE switches to service-oriented architecture (SOA). The BRANCH, CRM and LOAN product range is being expanded and further developed. UNiQUARE customers win a number of awards with our solutions, such as Top Bank in Latvia and Lithuania with the most satisfied customers nationwide.
Projects in Germany, Malaysia, Serbia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg.
2003 – 2007
The solutions are converted to browser technology. Our CRM receives numerous awards, a study by the University of St. Gallen describes it as best prepared for current and future challenges, ahead of Siebel and SAP. Vera Led joins the management. The 1st generation of LOAN product is launched.
Projects Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Iran, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Serbia, Qatar.
1998 – 2002
GENESiS changes its name to UNiQUARE. The sister company Theta is founded in Malaysia. The product portfolio follows the component-oriented approach. According to independent studies, our CRM is the leading solution for the banking industry. Numerous awards such as Schwetz CRM Award follow.
Projects in Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Thailand.
1993 – 1997
GENESiS is one of the first software companies in Austria to gain ISO certification. The German and Malaysian markets are opened up. The 1st generation of today’s UNiQUARE CRM product based on client-server technology is launched and the first LOAN projects are implemented.
Projects in Malaysia, South Africa, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany.
1988 – 1992
GENESiS is founded with a focus on front-end solutions for banks and moves into its headquarters in Krumpendorf, Austria. Dietmar Schwarzenbacher is named Austrian Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The 1st generation of today’s BRANCH product is launched and first CRM projects are implemented.
Projects in South Africa, Turkey, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany,
Serbia, Kosovo and Austria.
2018 - to date
UNiQUARE receives the right to use the Carinthian coat of arms. Further state awards follow: berufundfamilie – family-friendly employer and equalitA for internal promotion of women. Significant growth in the Swiss market. The sales-oriented joint venture Avobis Uniquare is founded in Zurich.
Projects in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Baltic States.
2013-2017
New generation: Michael Schwarzenbacher and Boris Grasser join the management, Dietmar Schwarzenbacher retires. Cloud solutions are introduced and subsidiaries with products VERA and optio are founded. UNiQUARE has received several awards from its customers recognizing a long partnership.
Projects in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Baltic States, Germany, Slovenia.
2008 – 2012
UNiQUARE switches to service-oriented architecture (SOA). The BRANCH, CRM and LOAN product range is being expanded and further developed. UNiQUARE customers win a number of awards with our solutions, such as Top Bank in Latvia and Lithuania with the most satisfied customers nationwide.
Projects in Germany, Malaysia, Serbia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg.
2003 – 2007
The solutions are converted to browser technology. Our CRM receives numerous awards, a study by the University of St. Gallen describes it as best prepared for current and future challenges, ahead of Siebel and SAP. Vera Led joins the management. The 1st generation of LOAN product is launched.
Projects Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Iran, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Serbia, Qatar.
1998 – 2002
GENESiS changes its name to UNiQUARE. The sister company Theta is founded in Malaysia. The product portfolio follows the component-oriented approach. According to independent studies, our CRM is the leading solution for the banking industry. Numerous awards such as Schwetz CRM Award follow.
Projects in Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Thailand.
1993 – 1997
GENESiS is one of the first software companies in Austria to gain ISO certification. The German and Malaysian markets are opened up. The 1st generation of today’s UNiQUARE CRM product based on client-server technology is launched and the first LOAN projects are implemented.
Projects in Malaysia, South Africa, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany.
1988 – 1992
GENESiS is founded with a focus on front-end solutions for banks and moves into its headquarters in Krumpendorf, Austria. Dietmar Schwarzenbacher is named Austrian Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The 1st generation of today’s BRANCH product is launched and first CRM projects are implemented.
Projects in South Africa, Turkey, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany,
Serbia, Kosovo and Austria.
Founder Dietmar Schwarzenbacher
Eng. Dietmar Schwarzenbacher (*1943 †2016) founded GENESiS Software & Consulting GmbH, the predecessor to today‘s UNiQUARE Software Development GmbH in 1988. In the same year he was named the “Austrian Information Manager of the Year”. In 1991 he was named the “Newcomer Entrepreneur of the Year”.
Dietmar Schwarzenbacher has shaped UNiQUARE since its beginnings as company founder, managing director, gifted visionary and tireless optimist. “Business with friends” was the first company slogan that accompanied him throughout his career.
Subsidiaries and joint ventures
FMP Finanzdienstleistungs GmbH offers optio, the first Austrian bank-independent, web-based, digital B2B financial marketplace for real estate financing. It connects financial service providers with credit product providers.
MAKLERNET VA GmbH offers VERA, the smart, efficient, easy-to-use and innovative broker and insurance management program since 2016. It offers e.g. process-driven processes and seamless electronic documentation.
Founded in 1999, Theta works with major banks in the ASEAN region and specializes in providing credit solutions to banks in Asia.
Theta has specialized in banking loan workflow solutions since its inception.
An independent joint venture Avobis Uniquare AG was founded in 2019 by Avobis Group AG and UNiQUARE and is based in Zurich. It offers the Loanone product, a mortgage processing platform with integrated CRM functionality.
MAKLERNET VA GmbH offers VERA, the smart, efficient, easy-to-use and innovative broker and insurance management program since 2016. It offers e.g. process-driven processes and seamless electronic documentation.
FMP Finanzdienstleistungs GmbH offers optio, the first Austrian bank-independent, web-based, digital B2B financial marketplace for real estate financing. It connects financial service providers with credit product providers.
Founded in 1999, Theta works with major banks in the ASEAN region and specializes in providing credit solutions to banks in Asia.
Theta has specialized in banking loan workflow solutions since its inception.
An independent joint venture Avobis Uniquare AG was founded in 2019 by Avobis Group AG and UNiQUARE and is based in Zurich. It offers the Loanone product, a mortgage processing platform with integrated CRM functionality.
Headquarters – home of UNiQUARE
Since July 1989, the headquarters of UNiQUARE is located at 9, Lannerweg in Krumpendorf. The complex consists of 2 buildings – the so-called old and new building.
The brick building was built on the basis of the design by Frank Lloyd Wright, by the Ljubljana architect Prof. Pavlin who was charged with the reconstruction and extension.
The new building has been fitted with a mirrored façade to meet Wright’s demands for harmony with nature and the environment.
Any questions about our company and our offer?
Call us or send us an email. We will be delighted to get in touch.
Natalia Bouwmeester, MSc
Head of Marketing & Communications
+43 4229 4000 602
marketing@uniquare.com