German Sales Agency

What German Sales Agency does

German Sales Agency (German Sales Agency e.K.) is a privately held sole proprietorship founded in 2002 in Hattingen, Germany, owned and operated by Roman Ociepka. The company functions as a specialized reseller, republisher, and distributor of third-party software in three interrelated niches: data security, data recovery, and digital forensics. Its catalog spans reverse engineering tools (Hex-Rays IDA Pro and Decompiler), mobile and computer forensics platforms (Belkasoft Evidence Center X, MOBILedit Forensic Express, SUMURI Mac Forensic, Detego Unified Digital Forensics Platform, Passware Kit Forensic, Securcube CDR Analyse), copy protection and DRM (StarForce ProActive, C++ Obfuscator, Crypto, MMOG, Audio/Video, Disk), IP intelligence (MaxMind GeoIP2), enterprise backup (Veeam), and OSINT/3D crime scene tooling (OSINT Combine NexusXplore, ecaptureDtech eyesCloud3D).

Beyond pure distribution, German Sales Agency has added two adjacent technology lines. First, it acts as the German sales channel for Jingtum consortium blockchain services, with a development team in Berlin supporting industrial blockchain applications such as access control, supply chain management, and smart contracts on a platform claiming 5,000 TPS throughput. Second, it operates ancillary professional services — primarily data recovery — priced on a per-job basis (€33 to €1,481).

The business model combines one-time software license resales (with multi-year contracts for products like StarForce), recurring subscription and maintenance revenue (e.g., Lepide annual renewals of €85–€362), and project-based services revenue. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, organized around public procurement channels (with DIHK pre-qualification), invoice-based ordering for corporations, government agencies, universities, and schools, and a self-service online shop for smaller buyers. Customer segments are dominated by digital forensics professionals, IT administrators, and government/public sector buyers, with a smaller book of software developer/publisher customers using copy protection tools. Geographic scope is Germany and neighboring European markets (Austria, Switzerland). Headcount is in the 1–10 range with roughly 10 blockchain developers split between Germany and China.

Name

German Sales Agency

Legal name

German Sales Agency e.K.

Website

https://german-sales.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

German Sales Agency is a Hattingen-based sole proprietorship founded in 2002 that resells and distributes specialized third-party software in data security, data recovery, and digital forensics to government agencies, law enforcement, corporations, universities, and schools across Germany and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialized Software Distribution

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42342)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045), Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

Software License Resale & Optimization (Perpetual/Subscription) (BPAEAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vendor & Contract Management (Software/Cloud) (BPAEAOAD), Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

Keywords

• Digital forensics software
• Data recovery solutions
• Software copy protection
• Reverse engineering tools
• Software license distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Hattingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales: One-time sales of software licenses from international manufacturers to customers in Germany and Europe. Includes specialized forensic, security, and utility software.
2. Software Subscriptions and Updates: Recurring revenue from software updates, support, and maintenance contracts for products like Lepide Exchange Recovery Manager (annual renewals from €85 to €362).
3. Professional Services - Data Recovery: Data recovery services including hard drive recovery (€208-€1,481), lab analysis (€46-€148), and specialized recovery for databases, images, and SSDs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

German Sales Agency is a reseller, republisher, and distributor of specialized third-party software in data security, data recovery, and digital forensics for customers in Germany and Europe. The company distributes licenses for products from over 40 international manufacturers including Hex-Rays IDA Pro, Belkasoft, Detego, MOBILedit, Passware, SUMURI, StarForce, and MaxMind, complemented by data recovery services and Jingtum-based blockchain development services.

Product overview

German Sales Agency is a reseller, republisher, and distributor of specialized software operating since 2002 in Germany and Europe. The company offers a diversified portfolio of software solutions organized into several product categories: (1) Digital Forensics tools including Belkasoft Evidence Center X, Detego Unified Digital Forensics Platform, MOBILedit Forensic Express with Cloud Forensic and Camera Ballistics modules, SUMURI Mac Forensic Tools (Recon Lab, Recon ITR), Securcube CDR Analyse, FAW Forensisches Website Monitoring, and Belkasoft R Remote Acquisition; (2) Reverse Engineering and Disassembler tools including Hex-Rays IDA Pro (multi-processor disassembler/debugger) and Hex-Rays Decompiler plugin; (3) Copy Protection and DRM solutions under the StarForce brand including ProActive (with Business and Traders tiers), StarForce C++ Obfuscator, StarForce Crypto, StarForce MMOG, StarForce Audio/Video, StarForce Disk, StarForce Universal, and StarForce Content; (4) OSINT and Data Analysis tools including OSINT Combine NexusXplore and ecaptureDtech eyesCloud3D; (5) Data Recovery tools from vendors like Stellar, EaseUS, and Nucleus Kernel for database and storage recovery; (6) Blockchain Services based on Jingtum technology for industrial applications, supply chain management, access control, and smart contracts; (7) IP Intelligence including MaxMind GeoIP2 Anonymous IP Database; and (8) Enterprise tools including Veeam Backup Software, DeskAlerts, and PNF JEB Pro.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Belkasoft Evidence Center X Digital forensics software for acquiring, analyzing, and extracting evidence from various data sources including mobile devices, cloud storage, and computer systems, sold to forensic investigators and law enforcement.
• Hex-Rays IDA Pro Multi-processor disassembler and debugger for reverse engineering, supporting platforms including x86, x64, ARM32, ARM64, PPC, and MIPS architectures, sold to security researchers and developers.
• Detego Unified Digital Forensics Platform Digital forensics platform with AI-powered analysis, automation, and reporting capabilities for investigative workflows, sold to law enforcement and forensic investigators.
• MOBILedit Forensic Express Mobile device forensics software supporting forensic extraction and analysis from phones, tablets, and cloud sources, sold to forensic investigators and law enforcement.
• SUMURI Mac Forensic Software Tools (Recon Lab, Recon ITR) Mac forensic tools that extract thousands of artifacts from Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Google systems, sold to forensic investigators.
• Passware Kit Forensic Password recovery and decryption tool for forensic investigations, recovering passwords from more than 300 file types, sold to forensic investigators and law enforcement.
• StarForce ProActive Professional software protection and license management solution protecting software products from unauthorized use, copying, reverse engineering, and cracking, supporting 100 to 10,000,000 licenses, sold to software developers and publishers.
• StarForce C++ Obfuscator Code obfuscation tool protecting source code and binaries from reverse engineering through virtual machine code transformation, supporting Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android with 30+ obfuscation methods, sold to software developers.
• StarForce Crypto Executable protection tool (Windows EXE/DLL) preventing reverse engineering by transforming code into StarForce Virtual Machine Instructions, sold to software developers and publishers.
• StarForce MMOG Protection suite for Massively Multiplayer Online Games against hacking, cracking, modifications, and unauthorized game starts with integrity verification and traffic protection, sold to game developers.
• MaxMind GeoIP2 Anonymous IP Database IP intelligence database identifying anonymous IP addresses including VPNs, proxies, Tor exit nodes, and data center IPs with security flags, sold to security and fraud prevention teams.
• OSINT Combine NexusXplore OSINT tool for analyzing public and commercial data sources including social media, deep web, and dark web, sold to investigators and security professionals.
• ecaptureDtech eyesCloud3D 3D crime scene modeling solution for police agencies enabling 3D model creation using mobile phones, GDPR compliant, offline, on-premise, sold to police and law enforcement.
• Jingtum Blockchain Services Industrial blockchain application development platform offering decentralized transaction processing, smart contracts, and cross-chain capabilities with 5000 TPS performance, sold to enterprises for supply chain, access control, and DRM applications.
• Veeam Backup Software Enterprise backup and data recovery software for virtual, physical, and cloud environments, sold to IT administrators and enterprise data managers.
• DeskAlerts Internal communications and alert system for enterprise notification management, sold to enterprise IT departments.
• Professional Data Recovery Services Data recovery services including hard drive recovery (€208-€1,481), lab analysis (€46-€148), and specialized recovery for databases, images, and SSDs, sold to IT professionals and individuals needing data restoration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000 TPS transaction processing speed with Jingtum blockchain
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hex-RayscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2002Reseller of Hex-Rays IDA Pro disassembler and debugger products including Decompiler plugins for x86, x64, ARM32, ARM64, PPC, MIPS platforms. IDA Pro is a multi-processor disassembler and debugger for reverse engineering.
• BelkasoftcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman reseller of Belkasoft Evidence Center X and Belkasoft R remote acquisition tools for digital forensics evidence collection and analysis.
• Detego GlobalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of Detego Unified Digital Forensics Platform featuring AI-powered analysis, automation, and reporting for investigations.
• SUMURIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman reseller of SUMURI Mac Forensic Software Tools including Recon Lab and Recon ITR. Tools can find thousands of artifacts across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Google platforms.
• PasswarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of Passware Kit Forensic for password recovery and encryption key discovery in digital forensics investigations.
• MOBILedit (Compelson)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of MOBILedit Forensic Express, MOBILedit Cloud Forensic, and MOBILedit Camera Ballistics for mobile device forensics.
• MaxMindcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of MaxMind GeoIP2 Anonymous IP Database which identifies VPN, Tor exit nodes, residential proxies, and public proxies for security applications.
• StarForce Technologies Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive German reseller of StarForce copy protection products including ProActive, C++ Obfuscator, Crypto, MMOG protection, Audio/Video protection, and DRM solutions.
• OSINT CombineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of OSINT Combine NexusXplore tool for evaluating public and commercial data sources including social media, deep web, and dark web for OSINT investigations.
• ecaptureDtechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of eyesCloud3D for creating 3D crime scene models using mobile phones. GDPR compliant, offline, on-premise solution for police authorities.
• Jingtum FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman sales agency for Jingtum blockchain products and services. Jingtum is a consortium blockchain for industrial applications with 5000 TPS throughput, developed by teams in Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Berlin.
• VeeamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of Veeam backup software for enterprise data protection and backup solutions.
• SecurcubeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of Securcube CDR Analyse tools for phone log analysis in forensic investigations.
• LepideminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of Lepide server administration and data security software including Active Directory Management, Exchange Recovery Manager, and SQL Storage Manager.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ingram Micro: Global IT distribution giant offering software licensing, security, and specialty vendor programs. Comparable in facilitating license distribution for niche vendors to enterprise and public-sector buyers worldwide.
• ALSO Group: Large European IT distribution group covering software, hardware, and services across many vendor lines. Overlaps with GSA in software licensing distribution but operates at much broader scale and category breadth.
• Bechtle AG: German-headquartered IT systems house and reseller serving corporate, public-sector, and education customers. Comparable in serving German public procurement and offering specialized software alongside broader IT portfolios.
• Cancom SE: German IT services provider and reseller offering managed services, software licensing, and cloud solutions. Comparable in addressing German enterprise and public-sector customers with specialized software portfolios.
• Arrow ECS: Global IT value-added distributor covering enterprise software, security, and infrastructure. Overlaps with GSA in distributing specialized vendors to enterprise and government customers across Europe.

Direct peers

• SoftwareOne AG: Swiss-headquartered global software license reseller and services provider. Operates a similar value-added software licensing and vendor management model across enterprise customers, including public sector, though at vastly larger scale than GSA.
• Exclusive Networks: European cybersecurity value-added distributor with exclusive vendor relationships and a focus on niche security vendors. Similar go-to-market in distributing and supporting specialized security and forensics software for enterprise and government.
• Infinigate Group: Pan-European value-added distributor specializing in cybersecurity, secure networks, and secure cloud. Closely comparable value-added reseller model focused on niche, technically sophisticated software vendors serving enterprise and public-sector buyers.

Regional players

• SWS Computersysteme AG: German IT distributor specializing in server, storage, backup, and security software (incl. Veeam). Comparable in distributing specialized software to German enterprise and public-sector customers, with a similar vendor mix.
• Mindware ( distributor): Central European IT value-added distributor covering software, security, and infrastructure vendors. Comparable in operating a regional value-added distribution model for niche enterprise software vendors in adjacent CEE geographies.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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