ComTrade Group

Comtrade Group is a software & IT solutions company based in Belgrade, Serbia with divisional head offices in Boston, Dublin, Amsterdam and Ljubljana.[2] Founded in 1996, its business focuses to developing hardware and large software storage systems for institutions and corporations, as well as games of chance.[3]

Not to be confused with Comtrade.
Comtrade Group
Native name
Комтрејд Група
TypePrivate
IndustryIT
Founded1996 (1996)
FounderVeselin Jevrosimović
Headquarters
Belgrade
,
Serbia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Veselin Jevrosimović (chairman and owner)
Alexis Lope-Bello (CEO)
Terry T. Curtis (CFO)
ServicesDevelopment of large software storage systems
Revenue US$395 million (2018)[1]
Number of employees
1,600
Websitecomtradegroup.com

History

Comtrade Group was founded in 1996 by Serbian businessman Veselin Jevrosimović. It designed the first Serbian desktop and notebook in 2006.[4]

In 2015, the company joined CERN as an associate member and now manages the nuclear research lab's database.[5][6] In 2016, the firm partnered with Citrix to develop management packs for their platforms. Additionally, ComTrade has the largest artificial intelligence division in South Eastern Europe for now.[7]

Comtrade wrote the code for the warehouse robots used at Amazon.com. It also developed the software infrastructure at Ryanair and various luggage transport systems.[8][7]

The company has offices in Belgrade, Sarajevo, New York, San Francisco, Budapest, Ireland and the Philippines.[7] In 2008, it acquired the Slovenian software firm Hermes Softlab. In 2014, ComTrade Group launched the Tesla brand of tablets, smartphones and TVs. In 2016, ComTrade Software, a subsidiary of ComTrade Group, launched its US headquarters in Boston.[9] In 2017, Jevrosimović opened the parent company's 18th office in the city of Dubai, as well as a technology center in Čačak.[10] Comtrade employs 1,200 software engineers and has been a member of the World Economic Forum since 2009.[3]

References
  3. "Kapital ne dolazi preko noći".
  4. "Najbolji investitor u Evropi".
  5. "Researchers worldwide access CERN data via our data sharing system - Comtrade". Comtrade. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  6. "Comtrade Facilitates Global Access to CERN Research - CERN openlab". openlab-archive-phases-iv-v.web.cern.ch.
  7. "Veselin Jevrosimović o tome kako je Comtrade preživeo svetsku ekonomsku krizu: Zabranio sam otpuštanje, ako brod tone, svi ćemo potonuti zajedno (FOTO)". www.telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  8. "Iz krize smo se izkopali s prijemi iz časopisov" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  9. "Comtrade Software opens first US office in Boston - The Boston Globe".
  10. "Veselin Jevrosimović – Informatički opismenjena deca su naša budućnost". PC Press. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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