Aspiria

What Aspiria does

Aspiria is a privately held European software and engineering services company headquartered in Freising, Germany, with a Slovenian subsidiary in Celje. Founded around 1999, the company has operated for over 25 years and reports more than 1 million installed software licenses. Its core offering, TIM8, is a modular add-on platform for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, providing automated provisioning, multi-tenant directory services, rule-based call routing, alerting, emergency call mapping, video conferencing scheduling, manager/assistant workflows, user self-care, and high-availability clustering. Aspiria complements TIM8 with two additional product lines: VChronos, a video conferencing scheduling platform that replaces Cisco's discontinued TMS Smart Scheduler, and the ACTIGY family of on-premise and cloud-based alarm servers, the world's first multipurpose Power over Ethernet (PoE) emergency button, and a mobile app for alarm triggering and receipt. All solutions are built around agile development practices, German engineering standards, ISO/IEC 27001-certified data centers located exclusively in Germany, and GDPR-compliant data handling.

The company's revenue model combines modular software licensing for TIM8 and its add-on modules, hardware sales of ACTIGY PoE buttons and accessories, ACTIGY Cloud subscription services, and TIM Professional Services for implementation, training, and support. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise field sales via website contact channels are supplemented by a Tier-1 European channel network including Tech Data, CANCOM, Conscia, Bechtle, ACP, and Computacenter, which distribute TIM8, VChronos, and ACTIGY across the DACH region and broader Europe. Primary customer segments are large enterprises, public authorities, schools, and universities that run Cisco UC environments and require enhanced provisioning, alerting, emergency call localization, and physical security workflows.

Management is concentrated in a single founder-leader, Managing Director Peter Postruznik, who heads both the German and Slovenian entities. The company has no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no public listing, indicating an owner-operated, cash-generative business model. Recent strategic activity has centered on product extension (ACTIGY App, TIM8 Theme Manager, ACTIGY alarm-server enhancements), ecosystem integration with ITSM and identity platforms (ServiceNow, Matrix42, Active Directory, Office 365, Microsoft Teams), and reinforcement of European data residency and ISO 27001 certification as procurement differentiators.

Name

Aspiria

Legal name

Aspiria Informationstechnologie GmbH

Website

https://aspiria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aspiria is a privately held German software company that builds TIM8, the leading add-on platform for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, alongside the VChronos video scheduling platform and the ACTIGY physical security and alarm product family, serving enterprise and public-sector customers across the DACH region and broader Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Unified Communications Add-on Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Unified Communications (UCaaS) Apps (BPAMACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Collaboration & Unified Communications Management (UCaaS/VoIP) (BPAEABAK)

Keywords

• Unified communications software
• Cisco UC add-ons
• Enterprise alarm systems
• Video conferencing scheduling
• Emergency call mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Freising

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Aspiria generates revenue primarily through software licensing of TIM8 and related modules. The company has over 1 million software licenses installed worldwide. Licensing is modular with customers purchasing specific modules based on their needs.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of ACTIGY PoE buttons and accessories as part of the integrated security solution portfolio
3. Professional Services: TIM Professional Services including implementation, training, and support services for enterprise customers
4. Cloud Services: ACTIGY Cloud services for alarm notification and management, with data processing in German data centers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aspiria develops and sells software and hardware solutions for enterprise unified communications and physical security. Its flagship TIM8 platform is a multi-tenant add-on for Cisco Unified Communications Manager that provides provisioning, directory management, alerting, emergency call mapping, call routing, and high availability. VChronos is a video conferencing scheduling and control platform that replaces Cisco's discontinued TMS Smart Scheduler. The ACTIGY product family comprises an on-premises alarm server, the world's first multipurpose Power-over-Ethernet button, and a companion mobile app for emergency alerting and building automation integration.

Product overview

Aspiria is a European engineering service provider and software company with over 25 years of experience and more than 1 million installed software licenses. Its product portfolio is built around three core solutions: TIM8 (the flagship add-on for Cisco Unified Communications Manager), VChronos (a video conferencing management platform), and the ACTIGY product family (a security and alerting system). TIM8 serves as the foundational platform with a modular architecture — the TIM8 Base Server provides core functionality (multi-client capability, SSO, reporting, REST API, audit logging), upon which numerous optional modules are built: TIM8 Provisioning, TIM8 Meta-Directory, TIM8 Alerting, TIM8 Emergency Call Mapping, TIM8 Directory & Call Lists, TIM8 Call Routing, TIM8 Manager/Assistant, TIM8 User Self Care, TIM8 Theme Manager, TIM8 High Availability, and TIM Attendant Console². VChronos is a standalone platform based on the TIM8 engine that replaces Cisco's TMS Smart Scheduler for video conferencing scheduling, with one-button integration, Cisco CMS cluster support, and full MS Outlook, Jabber, and Webex integration. The ACTIGY family consists of three components: the ACTIGY Alarm-Server (an on-premises agile security platform with customizable alarm logic and REST/ESPA interfaces), the ACTIGY Button (the world's first multipurpose PoE alarm button), and the ACTIGY App (a mobile app for Android and iOS enabling alarm triggering and receiving). Aspiria also offers custom software development services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TIM8: The most versatile add-on for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, with over 1,000,000 installed licenses. Provides optimized productivity and clarity for UC environments with modules including provisioning, directory, call routing, alerting, emergency call mapping, high availability, and attendant console.
• ACTIGY®
• VChronos®
• ACTIGY® App

Products and services

• TIM8 Modular, multi-tenant add-on platform for Cisco Unified Communications Manager offering provisioning, directory services, call routing, alerting, emergency call mapping, high availability, and user self-care features across multilingual deployments with a Swagger-documented REST API for ITSM integrations.
• VChronos Video conferencing planning, scheduling, and control platform built on TIM8 that replaces Cisco's TMS Smart Scheduler, supporting Cisco CMS cluster integration, MS Outlook, Cisco Jabber, and Cisco Webex integration for large-scale video conferencing environments.
• ACTIGY Alarm-Server On-premises advanced security alarm server with agile customizable alarm logic, integrating with building automation, access control, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and energy management via ESPA, ESPA-X, REST, and API interfaces; hosted in German data centers.
• ACTIGY Button World's first multipurpose Power over Ethernet button functioning as a monitored AD/DA converter for emergency call, emergency stop, or silent alarm triggering, with Ethernet/PoE connectivity, plug-and-play installation, pattern recognition, keep-alive monitoring, and highly encrypted communication.
• ACTIGY App Mobile application for Android and iOS enabling alarm triggering and receipt of alarm notifications from ACTIGY servers via a permanently highly encrypted connection to the ACTIGY Cloud, with QR code scanning, Bluetooth, and location data support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million software licenses installed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tech DatacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor global IT distributor that resells Aspiria products including TIM8, ACTIGY, and VChronos to enterprise customers across the DACH region and Europe
• CANCOMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman IT solutions provider specializing in Cisco technologies and enterprise communications, distributing Aspiria products as part of integrated UC solutions
• ConsciacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean Cisco-focused IT integrator and reseller that distributes Aspiria products to enterprise customers
• BechtlecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor European IT distributor with strong DACH region presence, reselling Aspiria products to enterprise and public sector customers
• ACPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustrian IT solutions provider and Cisco partner distributing Aspiria products in the Austrian market
• ComputacentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean IT infrastructure services provider and Cisco partner that distributes Aspiria products to enterprise customers

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cisco Systems: Cisco owns Unified Communications Manager, the platform that TIM8 extends, and sells Webex as its cloud UC offering. It is the broad incumbent whose product decisions directly shape Aspiria's addressable market and roadmap opportunities (e.g., the TMS Smart Scheduler EOL that VChronos capitalized on).
• Avaya: Avaya sells UC, contact center, and collaboration software to enterprises and competes for similar IT/communications modernization budgets. While focused on its own platforms, Avaya's broader portfolio overlaps with TIM8's enterprise productivity and management use cases.
• Microsoft: Microsoft Teams competes with Cisco UC and is supported by Aspiria's TIM8 for emergency call mapping. Microsoft is a broad incumbent in UC/collaboration that influences enterprise UC architecture decisions and could expand native capabilities that overlap with TIM8 modules.
• Enghouse Systems: Enghouse Networks (via acquired Dialogic, Sonus, etc.) provides UC, session border controllers, and enterprise communications software serving similar enterprise and service-provider customers to Aspiria, including legacy Cisco/PBX integrations.
• Atos (Unify): Atos through its Unify heritage offers managed UC services, OpenScape, and enterprise communications solutions that compete for the same large-enterprise and public-sector UC modernization budgets that Aspiria addresses via channel partners.

Others

• Computacenter: Computacenter is both an Aspiria channel partner and a major European IT infrastructure services provider. As a peer it represents the broader Cisco-focused enterprise IT services category that Aspiria competes for attention with through its distribution motion.
• Bechtle: Bechtle is a key Aspiria distributor and one of the largest IT system houses in the DACH region, offering enterprise Cisco UC deployment and managed services. It is thematically comparable as the channel and services ecosystem in which Aspiria operates.

Direct peers

• Intrado (West Corporation): Intrado provides 911/emergency call routing, location services, and unified communications integration for enterprises, overlapping with TIM8 Emergency Call Mapping and ACTIGY's emergency response focus, especially for SIP trunk and multi-tenant environments.
• Singlewire Software: Singlewire's InformaCast mass notification platform overlaps directly with TIM8 Alerting and ACTIGY alerting capabilities, targeting enterprise emergency notification, IP-phone-based alerts, and integration with Cisco UC and Microsoft Teams environments.
• Motorola Solutions (Rave Alert / Emergency Notification): Motorola Solutions acquired Rave Mobile Safety and now offers mass notification and emergency communication solutions that overlap with Aspiria's ACTIGY and TIM8 emergency call mapping for enterprise and public-sector safety use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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