ILTA

What ILTA does

ILTA is a privately held French IT services and software company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Wissous, France. The firm specializes in software and consulting services for small and medium enterprises (PMEs), with a primary focus on the transit and freight forwarding industry. Its core product is Logiciel Transit (Transit-air), a comprehensive freight forwarding management system covering import/export operations, document management, dossier tracking, billing, multi-agency accounting, and commercial statistics. This is complemented by an integrated accounting suite (Comptabilité with auxiliary and analytical modules), a warehouse logistics module (Logistique), an informational BI/reporting tool, and broader IT services including network/WiFi, data security, maintenance, and custom application development.

The company's technology foundation is built on the Informix 4GL/GENERO/AUBIT stack — a legacy 4th-generation language development environment — which underpins both client applications and ILTA's own product suite. The firm actively offers migration services from classic 4GL to modern graphical interfaces via GENERO (FourJ's middleware) or to the open-source AUBIT compiler with Ventas client, allowing clients to preserve existing business logic while modernizing the user experience. Architecture is modular: base tables, operations (Exploitation), billing (Facturation), statistics, and accounting/integration modules interoperate on a unified Informix database.

ILTA generates revenue through three streams: custom software development and migration projects (professional services), recurring IT maintenance and support contracts (subscription/recurring), and one-time licensing of the Transit software suite. Pricing is negotiated per engagement rather than publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct sales to French SME freight forwarders and adjacent SMEs, supported only by the company's website (ilta.fr); no formal partnerships, channel partners, or international expansion are documented. With 1-10 employees and a single domestic office, ILTA operates as a small specialist firm serving a defined vertical with deep domain expertise but limited scale.

Name

ILTA

Legal name

ILTA

Website

https://ilta.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ILTA is a privately held French IT firm, founded in 1995 and based in Wissous, that develops and maintains Informix 4GL-based software — chiefly a comprehensive transit/freight-forwarding management suite — for small and medium enterprises in the freight forwarding industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Transit Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

iPaaS & Workflow Automation (BPAMAOAB)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding software
• Customs brokerage systems
• Informix 4GL development
• Logistics IT services
• Business intelligence consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wissous

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Design, development, and deployment of custom business applications tailored to client needs, including application migration from legacy systems (4GL to GENERO or AUBIT Open Source).
2. IT Maintenance and Support: Ongoing maintenance, parameterization, network management, and technical support services for installed systems and IT infrastructure.
3. Transit Software Licensing: Complete freight forwarder management software (Transit-Air) covering operations, logistics, accounting, and statistics for air/sea/road freight operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ILTA develops and supports proprietary software for transit and freight forwarding operators (Logiciel Transit / Transit-air), alongside accounting and warehouse-logistics modules. The company also delivers Informix 4GL and GENERO application development and migration services, IT consulting, maintenance, network/Wi-Fi, security, and business intelligence offerings targeted at French PME clients.

Product overview

ILTA is a French IT company founded in 1995 specializing in software solutions for SMEs in the transit and logistics sector. Their product portfolio centers on a comprehensive freight forwarding software system (Logiciel Transit/Transit-air) that encompasses base tables (Table de base), operations management (Exploitation), billing (Facturation), and statistical modules (Statistique). The company also provides integrated accounting solutions (Comptabilité) with auxiliary (Comptabilité Auxiliaire) and analytical (Comptabilité Analytique) modules, warehouse management/logistics capabilities (Logistique) with parameterization, operations, consultation, and liaison sub-modules. ILTA specializes in Informix 4GL/GENERO application development and migration services using tools like Genero-FourJ's and Aubit-Ventas. Additional offerings include IT consulting, maintenance, network/WiFi solutions, security, and business intelligence (B.I.) services. The product architecture follows a modular approach where the core Transit software integrates with Accounting and Logistics modules, built on Informix database technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logiciel Transit (Transit-air) Proprietary vertical software that manages transit, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage operations for SME operators in France.
• Comptabilité Accounting software solution for transit and logistics operators, integrated with ILTA's transit and logistics offerings.
• Logistique Warehouse and logistics management software that supports stock, flows, and operational tracking for freight and logistics operators.
• Conseils et Assistance IT consulting and assistance services covering needs analysis, technical advisory, and ongoing support for SME clients.
• Développement d'applications Custom application development services including Informix 4GL/GENERO development, modernization, and migration to contemporary platforms.
• Maintenance Ongoing IT maintenance services to ensure continuity, performance, and reliability of client systems and infrastructure.
• Réseau et Wi-Fi Network and Wi-Fi infrastructure design, deployment, and support services for SME environments.
• Sécurité IT and data security solutions to protect SME client environments, including security assessments and implementation.
• B.I Informatique Décisionnelle Business intelligence and decision-support solutions that turn client operational data into reporting and analytics for management.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• WiseTech Global (CargoWise): WiseTech Global's CargoWise is the dominant global freight forwarding and logistics execution platform, directly competing with ILTA's Transit-Air software for the same SME and mid-market forwarder customers. It offers integrated customs, warehousing, accounting, and visibility — overlapping with ILTA's modular suite but at a vastly larger scale.
• Riege Software: Riege is a German-headquartered provider of freight forwarding and logistics software (Scope) with deep coverage of air, sea, and road operations plus accounting — a near mirror of ILTA's product scope but with broader European reach and a modern cloud-native architecture.
• AEB (Körber): AEB, now part of Körber, provides Trade and Logistics software including freight forwarding, customs, and warehouse management — directly overlapping ILTA's transit, accounting, and logistics modules. It targets mid-market European forwarders, similar to ILTA's SME focus.
• Magaya Software: Magaya offers freight forwarding, warehouse, and accounting software for small and mid-sized forwarders globally. Its integrated stack mirrors ILTA's product combination of transit operations + warehouse + accounting, making it a comparable solution for the same SME buyer.
• Softship: Softship provides freight forwarding and logistics software with deep coverage of maritime and air operations — comparable to ILTA's multi-mode Transit-Air product but with stronger maritime emphasis and a European (German) footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Descartes Systems Group: Descartes is a broad logistics technology incumbent offering transportation management, customs, and visibility solutions that overlap with ILTA's transit and logistics functionality. It serves a much wider market but competes for the same freight forwarder IT budget.

Others

• Genero (FourJ's): FourJ's is the vendor of the Genero development platform that ILTA resells and uses to migrate legacy 4GL applications to GUI/web. It is an enabling technology partner whose platform underpins ILTA's modernization services rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• IBS Software: IBS Software provides iCargo and other logistics execution platforms for airlines, freight forwarders, and cargo terminals. While focused more on airline-side operations, its freight forwarding modules overlap with parts of ILTA's Transit-Air scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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