Ericpol Telecom
Encyclopedia
Ericpol is a Polish
company operating in IT
field. The company specialises in the production and development of software for telecommunication and M2M, as well as enterprises that base their activities on modern technologies. The headquarter is located in Łódź, branch offices in Kraków
and Warszawa and the company has subsidiaries in Sweden
(Linköping
), Ukraine
(Lviv
) and Belarus
(Brest
).
The Ericpol Group employs 1100 people (in 2011).
The first job consisted in testing telephone exchange
monitoring software for Ericsson
.
Two years later Ericpol's employees begun to participate in projects run by Ericsson's R&D
departments outside Poland. In 1996, the second office was established in Kraków, and in 1998 the total number of staff exceeded one hundred.
In 2004 Ericpol set up the first foreign branch offices in Linköping, Sweden and Lvov, Ukraine. In 2005 the company became a Leader of Modern Technologies. In 2007 a new subsidiary in Brest, Belarus was opened. A year later "Teraz Polska" emblem was awarded to Ericpol. In 2010 a new modern office in Krakow (in Krakow Technology Park located in a special economic zone) was opened.
Today, Ericpol offices in Poland, Sweden, Ukraine and Belarus employ 1100 staff, including 900 engineers.
In Łódź, the company purchased an old factory (erected in the early 20th century) which was later revitalized and adapted into office space. The newly restored building was nominated to “The Best Interior of the Year 2008”. In Krakow Ericpol also acquired a tenement house on the Vistula river in the vicinity of Wawel Castle
. The quality of the renovation works gained it a nomination for the Janusz Bogdanowski Award. In 2010 Ericpol Krakow moved to a new business office in Krakow Technology Park, (located in a special economic zone), giving 500 places of employment.
For a last few years Ericpol has been taking leading places in the Polish IT rankings: Computerworld TOP200 and Teleinfo500.
According to annual report of IDG publishing, "Computerworld TOP 200 – Polish ICT Market" for 2009 Ericpol takes:
In 2010 the company was recognized as the best and the most innovative company among small and medium enterprises of the Lodz province, according to "Business Wings" report. (prepared by Polish ‘Gazeta Prawna’ under the Department of Economy patronage).
In February 2011 Ericpol became a laureate of “Forbes Diamonds” (created by Forbes Magazine).
In 2011 Ericpol – as the first and the only Polish company – was ranked among the top 100 outsourcing companies in the world (in the group "Rising Stars") according to the ranking of world's top outsourcing and advisory companies, The Global Outsourcing 100 (prepared by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. IAOP is a global organisation setting outsourcing standards. The results were presented in February 2011, during the IAOP’s 2011 Outsourcing World Summit in Indian Wells, California.
Ericpol specializes in four segments:
During 20 years of operation Ericpol has executed over 600 comprehensive long-term projects in 70 countries.
Ericpol constantly expands the scope of cooperation in terms of both telecommunication and information technology, and mathematical sciences, which is confirmed by the establishment of the International Stefan Banach Prize. It is a joint initiative of Ericpol Telecom and the Polish Mathematical Society. The prize reflects the company’s recognition for the unique role played by mathematics in the contemporary world. The prize’s objective is to both promote and financially support the most promising young scientists in mathematical sciences who hold a PhD diploma in this field.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
company operating in IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
field. The company specialises in the production and development of software for telecommunication and M2M, as well as enterprises that base their activities on modern technologies. The headquarter is located in Łódź, branch offices in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
and Warszawa and the company has subsidiaries in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
(Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
), Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
) and Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
(Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...
).
The Ericpol Group employs 1100 people (in 2011).
History and development
Ericpol was founded in 1991 in Łódź.The first job consisted in testing telephone exchange
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
monitoring software for Ericsson
Ericsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
.
Two years later Ericpol's employees begun to participate in projects run by Ericsson's R&D
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
departments outside Poland. In 1996, the second office was established in Kraków, and in 1998 the total number of staff exceeded one hundred.
In 2004 Ericpol set up the first foreign branch offices in Linköping, Sweden and Lvov, Ukraine. In 2005 the company became a Leader of Modern Technologies. In 2007 a new subsidiary in Brest, Belarus was opened. A year later "Teraz Polska" emblem was awarded to Ericpol. In 2010 a new modern office in Krakow (in Krakow Technology Park located in a special economic zone) was opened.
Today, Ericpol offices in Poland, Sweden, Ukraine and Belarus employ 1100 staff, including 900 engineers.
In Łódź, the company purchased an old factory (erected in the early 20th century) which was later revitalized and adapted into office space. The newly restored building was nominated to “The Best Interior of the Year 2008”. In Krakow Ericpol also acquired a tenement house on the Vistula river in the vicinity of Wawel Castle
Wawel Castle
The Gothic Wawel Castle in Kraków in Poland was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland. Their reign saw the addition of the tower called the Hen's...
. The quality of the renovation works gained it a nomination for the Janusz Bogdanowski Award. In 2010 Ericpol Krakow moved to a new business office in Krakow Technology Park, (located in a special economic zone), giving 500 places of employment.
For a last few years Ericpol has been taking leading places in the Polish IT rankings: Computerworld TOP200 and Teleinfo500.
According to annual report of IDG publishing, "Computerworld TOP 200 – Polish ICT Market" for 2009 Ericpol takes:
- 1 position among companies earning income from export,
- 1 position among companies rendering customized software services,
- 1 position among companies achieving income from services for the telecommunications sector,
- 1 position among the biggest IT companies in the Łódź province.
In 2010 the company was recognized as the best and the most innovative company among small and medium enterprises of the Lodz province, according to "Business Wings" report. (prepared by Polish ‘Gazeta Prawna’ under the Department of Economy patronage).
In February 2011 Ericpol became a laureate of “Forbes Diamonds” (created by Forbes Magazine).
In 2011 Ericpol – as the first and the only Polish company – was ranked among the top 100 outsourcing companies in the world (in the group "Rising Stars") according to the ranking of world's top outsourcing and advisory companies, The Global Outsourcing 100 (prepared by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. IAOP is a global organisation setting outsourcing standards. The results were presented in February 2011, during the IAOP’s 2011 Outsourcing World Summit in Indian Wells, California.
Main areas of business
For 20 years Ericpol has been operating in the field of modern technologies with the use of high accessibility software, taking full responsibility for services provided in the following areas:- Dedicated IT solutions and applications
- IT Outsourcing
- IT Consulting
- Training
Ericpol specializes in four segments:
- Telecommuniactions (services of designing, maintenance and testing of software for hardware and software manufacturers all over the world; consultancy and training services).
- M2M - Machine to Machine (engineering services – mainly in the area of designing and testing embedded systems sotfware, which are used by the leading manufacturers in the car industry, i.e. Peugeot and Citroen). In 2010 Ericpol became a core member of GENIVI Alliance.
- Healthcare (specialist software packet “Dr Eryk” for managing doctor’s surgeries and outpatient clinics), In 2008 “Dr Eryk” got “Teraz Polska” emblem in the category of products and services.
- ERP and Business Intelligence applications (applications for effective business management applied in the industry, broadly understood trade and production management).
During 20 years of operation Ericpol has executed over 600 comprehensive long-term projects in 70 countries.
Ericpol Science Ecosystem
The International Banach PrizeEricpol constantly expands the scope of cooperation in terms of both telecommunication and information technology, and mathematical sciences, which is confirmed by the establishment of the International Stefan Banach Prize. It is a joint initiative of Ericpol Telecom and the Polish Mathematical Society. The prize reflects the company’s recognition for the unique role played by mathematics in the contemporary world. The prize’s objective is to both promote and financially support the most promising young scientists in mathematical sciences who hold a PhD diploma in this field.