What VIDEC does

VIDEC Data Engineering GmbH is a Bremen-based, privately-held German software firm founded in 2001 that supplies industrial automation, process data management, and IT/OT cybersecurity software to manufacturing and infrastructure operators. Its product portfolio combines proprietary platforms — acron (production data acquisition and historian), AIP (intelligent alarm management), JUNE5 (web-based plant control with mobile data capture, IIoT, and reporting modules), and the IRMA® family of cybersecurity appliances for IIoT, critical infrastructure (KRITIS), and OT evaluations — with distributed GE Vernova (formerly GE Intelligent Platform) software including iFIX SCADA/HMI and the Proficy family (CSense, Historian, Operations Hub, Plant Applications). Underlying technologies span OPC, MQTT with Sparkplug B, IEC 60870-5-104, .NET-based web applications, and structured historian/analytics pipelines.

VIDEC sells primarily through direct enterprise sales to industrial operators, augmented by a worldwide distributor network and systems integrator partners such as IAT Rudolphi & Rau GmbH. Revenue is generated through one-time software licenses, recurring software subscriptions and maintenance contracts under the VIDECsecure priority support program, and professional services including on-site and online training and OT security workshops (e.g., a publicly disclosed 2-day OT security workshop at €2,510 per person). Verticals served include water/wastewater, energy, pharmaceutical, automotive, chemical, food and beverage, machine and plant construction, building automation, and oil and gas, with named enterprise customers such as EEW Group, KASSELWASSER, Stadtwerke Gütersloh, ORmatiC, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, and integrator partner IAT. The company is founder/management-led with 11-50 employees and no disclosed outside capital.

Name

VIDEC

Legal name

VIDEC Data Engineering GmbH

Website

https://videc.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VIDEC Data Engineering GmbH is a Bremen-based German software firm that supplies industrial automation, process data management, and IT/OT cybersecurity software — combining proprietary platforms (acron, AIP, JUNE5, IRMA®) with GE Vernova's Proficy and iFIX portfolio — to manufacturing, water, energy, pharma, and chemical operators via direct sales and a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) (HDADAHAE)

Keywords

• Industrial automation software
• SCADA systems
• HMI software
• MES solutions
• Production data acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of proprietary and distributed software products for automation and IT/OT security
2. Software Subscriptions and Maintenance: Ongoing software maintenance and support contracts including VIDECsecure priority support offerings
3. Training Services: On-site and online training programs including system training, update training, and OT security workshops

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

VIDEC (VIDEC Data Engineering GmbH) is a German industrial automation software provider that delivers solutions for production data acquisition, alarm management, HMI/SCADA visualization, IT/OT cybersecurity, web-based plant control, and industrial analytics/MES. The company's software portfolio is deployed across manufacturing, energy, water/wastewater, pharmaceutical, automotive, chemical, food & beverage, building automation, oil & gas, and machine/plant construction industries.

Product overview

VIDEC offers a portfolio of software products for industrial automation, data management, and IT/OT security. The core portfolio includes: (1) acron - production data acquisition and historian system for process data management and reporting; (2) AIP - intelligent alarm system for plant protection; (3) iFIX - HMI/SCADA solution for process visualization and real-time data management; (4) IRMA® family - cybersecurity appliances for IT/OT networks with variants for IIoT, KRITIS, and OT evaluation; (5) JUNE5 ECO System - web-based plant control platform with modules for data export, mobile logging, IIoT communication, and reporting; (6) Proficy software family from GE Vernova including CSense (industrial analytics), Historian (process data archiving), Operations Hub (data analysis), and Plant Applications (MES/ERP integration). VIDEC provides these as both proprietary in-house developments and as distributor for GE Intelligent Platform products, with additional services including training, support, and VIDECsecure priority maintenance contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IRMA: Cybersecurity solution for IT/OT environments, including IRMA IIoT for machine and plant construction, IRMA KRITIS for critical infrastructure, and IRMA OT-Eval for security evaluation
• acron
• AIP
• JUNE5
• VIDECsecure
• VIDEC Data Engineering

Products and services

• acron
• AIP
• iFIX
• IRMA
• JUNE5
• Proficy family (distributed)

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% faster configuration in biogas plant automation projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IAT Rudolphi & Rau GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017IAT serves as a system partner for deploying IRMA® security appliances in customer projects since 2017. As a systems integrator, IAT uses IRMA® to provide reliable, state-of-the-art attack detection in automation industry projects.
• GE Intelligent Platform / GE VernovacoreTechnology or IntegrationVIDEC distributes GE Vernova (formerly GE Intelligent Platform) software products including Proficy CSense, Proficy Historian, Proficy Operations Hub, Proficy Plant Applications, and iFIX. This partnership provides access to established industrial automation software alongside VIDEC's proprietary solutions.
• Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit (Cyber Security Alliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIDEC is a member of the German Cyber Security Alliance, contributing to cybersecurity best practices for industrial environments.
• DWA (Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIDEC is a member of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste, supporting industry-specific standards and practices.
• SEGNOminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSEGNO acted as integrator in collaboration with VIDEC for KASSELWASSER project, replacing an existing in-house product with acron system.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Industrial automation major (System 800xA, ABB Ability) whose plant digitalization stack overlaps with VIDEC's SCADA, historian, and industrial analytics positioning.
• Honeywell: Supplies process industry SCADA/HMI (Experion), historian, and asset/cybersecurity offerings that compete with VIDEC's iFIX-based and acron-based architectures in pharma, energy, and chemicals.
• Siemens: Industrial automation and OT cybersecurity incumbent (SIMATIC SCADA, WinCC, Sinec/Ruggedcom) covering similar plant-level data acquisition, historian, and security needs as VIDEC's portfolio.
• Rockwell Automation: FactoryTalk SCADA/HMI plus recent OT cybersecurity additions position Rockwell as a direct competitor to VIDEC's Proficy-based and IRMA-based solutions for industrial customers.
• Schneider Electric: Provides EcoStruxure AVEVA/Wonderware SCADA and industrial cybersecurity solutions that overlap directly with VIDEC's SCADA/HMI, historian, and OT security offerings.
• GE Vernova: Owner/developer of the Proficy software family that VIDEC distributes and integrates; a broad industrial automation incumbent competing with VIDEC on adjacent plant-level software while partnering on the core Proficy suite.

Direct peers

• Claroty: OT cybersecurity platform (continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, secure remote access) overlapping with IRMA's KRITIS, IIoT, and OT-Eval use cases for critical infrastructure and industrial customers.
• Dragos: Industrial cybersecurity specialist offering threat detection, asset inventory, and incident response, competing with VIDEC IRMA in industrial intrusion detection and anomaly analytics.
• AVEVA: Industrial software vendor (historian, operations hub, MES) whose stack overlaps with VIDEC's distribution of GE Vernova Proficy software and competes for plant digitalization budgets.
• Nozomi Networks: Dedicated OT/IoT cybersecurity vendor (network monitoring, anomaly detection, asset visibility) that competes directly with VIDEC's IRMA intrusion detection appliance family.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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