Company History
2000 – Company Foundation
The history of Comelio GmbH began in 2000 in Berlin, founded by Christoph Leinemann (industrial engineering with a focus on computer science at the University of Karlsruhe) and Benjamin Rusch (physics at the University of Karlsruhe). It offers software development for business intelligence systems and seminars in the field of IT.
2004 – Expansion
Marcus Wiederstein (electrical engineering at the universities of Dortmund and Bochum) and Marco Skulschus (economics with a focus on business informatics at the universities of Wuppertal and Paris) took over management in 2004 and opened a new location in Essen (Ruhr area). Comelio now offers information technology services in Berlin, Munich, and Essen.
Specialization
2005 – Focus on Microsoft and Oracle
Another milestone in the history of Comelio GmbH was the specialization in 2005. Since then, Comelio has been a Microsoft Certified Partner and Oracle Partner and since 2007 a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a constantly growing number of competencies, proven by customer projects and certifications. Solutions in the area of business intelligence and business solutions focus on Microsoft servers and Microsoft and Oracle databases.
2006 – R&D / Innovation Award
The first research and development project took place in 2006. Since then, Comelio has been cooperating with industry partners and with scientific research institutions.
Every year, a Comelio team carries out a research project that is financed either by Comelio or with public funding and leads to an increase in technology competence. The results are published in book/article form as well as a software prototype/test version and submitted to technology competitions.
The first project, „Future-oriented building assessment,“ receives the „Ruhr Area Future Competition“ award.
Comelio Media
2006 – Publishing House
Project managers and the Comelio management have been publishing books with various German IT publishers since 2002. In 2006, Comelio GmbH founded its own publishing company, Comelio Medien, in order to be able to deal with current topics more flexibly.
2007 – Comelio Dragon
The little dragon Comelio will be the mascot of Comelio GmbH. He will appear on book covers, in books on the title pages of new chapters, in marketing brochures, on posters and drawings, in short references on IT topics and everywhere where Comelio offers solutions. He will be published under the Creative Commons License.
International
International expansion is an important part of Comelio GmbH’s history.
By focusing on business applications and using innovative technologies, it was possible to support the development of customer processes and build long-term business relationships and partnerships.
2008 – A und CH
From 2008, projects will also be carried out in Austria and Switzerland.
Comelio Swiss GmbH has been based in Zug, ZG since 2022.
2009 – India
In 2009, the offshoring company Comelio Business Solutions Pvt Ltd was founded in Chennai (Tamil Nadu state) in India. The local software team works on behalf of Comelio GmbH in Germany and for outsourcing/offshoring customers.
2010 – USA
In order to process outsourcing and offshoring requests from the USA and also to distribute English publications for Comelio Media, Comelio, Inc. is founded in Miami.
2018 – Sale
The offshoring company Comelio Business Solutions Pvt Ltd is handed over to local management.
Comelio, Inc. is handed over to local management.