written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message freudenberg it gmbh & co. kg type kommanditgesellschaft industry computer services founded 1995 headquarters weinheim germany key people horst reichardt ceo group wolfgang schneider cfo group olaf herbig global cio mohammad ahmad global operations michael heuberger regional ceo americas dawn mcnabb regional cfo americas ralf s rken regional ceo europe markus stotz regional cfo europe reto bless regional ceo asia lian li regional cfo asia revenue 170 million usd 2009 number of employees 744 as of 2015 slogan it solutions . simplified . website www.freudenberg it.com freudenberg it fit is a global provider of managed it services . the company specializes in helping its customers optimize the mission critical technology that runs their businesses most notably sap and microsoft applications . fit is a brand of the freudenberg group a family owned enterprise headquartered in weinheim germany . in 1995 using expertise gleaned as an early sap collaborator and customer freudenberg it emerged from the group as a spin off . today fit has a worldwide presence with offices in germany slovakia america mexico and china . fit has an award winning need to cite portfolio of services that includes managed cloud services for sap and microsoft applications migration services consulting services application management services help desk services disaster recovery services digital transformation and more . list certifications . the company employs more than 750 associates and serves companies in a range of industries such as manufacturing pharmaceutical retail automotive and consumer packaged goods . in 2015 fit reported usd 150 million in annual revenue . contents 1 history 2 awards 3 profit centres 4 references 5 external links history edit freudenberg it is part of freudenberg group of companies . around 1995 freudenberg group was faced with a question many companies encounter that of whether to transfer its in house it services to a third party . following comprehensive external benchmarking the group made a decision to take an entirely different path by achieving legal independence and entering into business transactions with third parties i.e. becoming an it spinoff . an independent entity freudenberg informatik kg was created which was later renamed as freudenberg it . today freudenberg it or fit is germany s most successful it spinoff realizing more than three fourth of its revenue from external customers . citation needed in germany freudenberg it is located at weinheim balingen d sseldorf munich & hamburg . their first office outside germany was in barcelona spain . later they established offices at budapest hungary and kiev ukraine . in north america freudenberg it is present in philadelphia detroit atlanta raleigh durham los angeles halifax can & mexico city mex . in china they are present in beijing shanghai suzhou & guangzhou . in 2009 freudenberg it established an office in singapore to act as a hub for customers in south east asia . in november 2001 freudenberg it purchased 75 % stake in adicom the systems enterprise provider based in balingen germany . 1 with this acquisition freudenberg it was able to complement its sap service suite with a manufacturing execution system product . as a mes system adicom is able to operate as a standalone system or in conjunction with any erp system . freudenberg it as a subsidiary company follows similar ideology as the group i.e. having a diversified portfolio . with their understanding of sap processes freudenberg it invested in sap hosting as a service offering . understanding the value of business critical sap information & requirement for 24 7 availability freudenberg it has set up dual data centers as a standard service offering . 2 in 2009 to address growing demand in it outsourcing & application hosting services the company invested 38 million dollars to build up two new data centers in germany & usa . 3 today freudenberg it has 11 data centers worldwide . in june 2010 freudenberg it expanded their service offering by becoming a certified cloud computing operator for sap systems 4 recently freudenberg it engaged a customer in asia with subscription based hosting services becoming the first partner to do so . 5 on september 2010 freudenberg it became a special expertise partner in the sap businessobjects intelligence platform category . the special expertise program by sap is used to showcase partners who are especially reliable and trustworthy service providers in their particular area of expertise . awards edit pierre audion consultants pac europe s leading consulting and marketing analysis firm in 2010 & 2008 confirmed that freudenberg it is germany s most successful it spin off 6 adicom software were placed among the five best entries at german industry award in 2010 fastest growing company award presented by sap in the usa in 2009 7 freudenberg it was a finalist in 2009 and 2008 for the sap pinnacle award for outsourcing 8 adicom graphical pegboard was awarded industry prize 2008 by initiative mittelstand sme initiative due to a proven suitability for sme s & high integration ability 9 e works awarded fit china as the fastest growing it company in china in 2007 & 2006 10 adicom graphical pegboard was awarded hr award 2007 by saint gobain isover g h ag in the categories of use innovation & adaptability 11 ncta 21 awards category of best product or service technology award celebrating innovation and excellence finalist in 2010 12 profit centres edit consulting freudenberg it is certified by independent organizations such as en iso 9002 for quality management systems . adicom the mes solution from freudenberg it is certified for integration with existing erp applications . fit observes compliance with iso 9001 itil itsm and sas 70 type ii systems . 13 each regional office of freudenberg it serves industries whose existing process know how is available to their associates . in addition freudenberg it employs a strategic partnership with crossgate ag b2b transaction company relating to the integration of core supply chain processes outsourcing with 11 hosting centers freudenberg it is a certified sap global hosting partner . 14 freudenberg it is also global sap provider for cloud services enabling it to deliver sap applications in a shared environment . 15 with this cloud services offering the company is able to offer a flexible solution at reduced cost . all sap hosting data centers undergo compliance for iso 9001 & sas 70 type ii systems . application management services freudenberg it has a partnership with sap to provide global ams services . owing to their presence in different time zones i.e. europe north america & asia freudenberg it offers 24x7 multilingual help desk service . b2b communications freudenberg it employs a strategic partnership with crossgate to complement their process and operations skills . freudenberg it customers are now leveraging crossgate s business ready network to save on time and costs . 16 references edit freudenberg it acquires adicom http www.freudenberg.com ecomaxl index.php site fco en press archive detail & udtx id 1663 dual data centers as a standard service offering http www.freudenberg it.de en hosting infrastructure service.fit freudenberg it invests 38 million for growth http www.euroinvestor.fr news story.aspx id 10814271 & bw 20100105005127 freudenberg it running crm services in the cloud http www.tmcnet.com channels crm solutions articles 85555 fit deploys crm solutions cloud powers cryo cells.htm freudenberg it is first sap sbh partner in asia http www.freudenberg it.cn en news more.asp id 79 & flag 1 freudenberg it is germany s most successful it spin off http www.freudenberg it.us en news 29 02 2008 . fit activeid 1319 fastest growing it company in usa http www.freudenberg it.com en freudenberg it wachstum.php freudenberg it was a finalist in 2009 and 2008 for the sap pinnacle award for outsourcing http www.freudenberg it.com en infocenter pressespiegel 2010 05 e3 04 2010 1.php adicom graphical pegboard awarded industry prize 2008 by initiative mittelstand http www.adicom.com news 29 04 2008 en.adicom activeid 1116 e works awarded fit china as the fastest growing it company in china in 2007 & 2006 http www.freudenberg.cn files speaker ppts 030609 . pdf4abb628843604 speaker ppts 030609.pdf adicom graphical pegboard awarded hr award 2007 by saint gobain isover http www.adicom.com news 29 11 2007 en.adicom activeid 1116 n.c. technology association names 21 awards finalists http localtechwire.com business local tech wire news blogpost 8376900 proof of quality http www.freudenberg it.com en portfolio qualitaetsmerkmale cs.php freudenberg it recertified as sap r global hosting partner http www .24 7pressrelease . com press release freudenberg it recertified as sap global hosting partner 83161.php freudenberg it is now a certified provider of cloud services http www.businesswire.com news home 20100621006265 en freudenberg sap certified provider cloud services freudenberg it partnership with crossgate http www.freudenberg it.de en news 29 09 2009 . fit activeid 1314 freudenberg it launches on demand sap product trial for america s sap user s group asug http findarticles.com p news articles wireless news mi hb5558 is 20100520 asug freudenberg unveil demand sap ai n53646443 freudenberg it continues to expand in north america http us.generation nt.com freudenberg continues expand north america press 1783081.html managed sap hosting by freudenberg it http media.techtarget.com syndication enterprise apps freudenberg ebook ssap.pdf external links edit freudenberg it website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title freudenberg it & oldid 733092426 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