What Halcom does

Halcom is a Paris-based, privately-held French IT services company (structured as a SAS under French law) specialized in mainframe systems, primarily IBM z/OS environments. The company delivers expert consulting and managed services covering the full mainframe stack: system engineering (z/OS and Unix), database administration (DB2 for z/OS, DB2 for LUW, Oracle), transactional middleware (CICS, WebSphere), and production engineering (schedulers, storage, data flow management). It also develops and distributes two proprietary DB2 tools — H-SQLK, a free GPL-licensed DB2 z/OS utility described as a "Swiss Army knife" for DBAs that fills gaps in standard IBM tooling, and UTK, a DB2 utility management tool for COPY-MODIFY-REORG-RUNSTATS operations.

The revenue model is anchored in professional services delivered through two engagement models — Forfait (fixed-price project) and Régie (time-and-materials) — supplemented by managed services contracts (infogérance) for partial or complete administration of client mainframe environments, and customized z/OS training programs. Pricing is quote-based with no published rate cards. Customer segments include large enterprises with mainframe infrastructure, with observable concentration in French banking (BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire, CM Arkéa) and French government (Douanes Françaises, Ministère des Finances), plus niche enterprise accounts in fleet management (Fraikin) and retail (Stime).

Halcom operates as a human-scale ("société à taille humaine") boutique consultancy led by founder Christian Fasquelle, who also serves as the company's legal representative, webmaster, and data protection officer. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales with minimal digital footprint — no documented social media activity, marketing campaigns, partnerships, or channel partners were identified. The proprietary H-SQLK tool, distributed free under GPL, appears to function in part as a marketing and developer-relations asset within the global mainframe community rather than as a meaningful standalone revenue driver.

Name

Halcom

Legal name

SAS Halcom

Website

https://halcom.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Halcom is a Paris-based French mainframe IT services boutique specializing in IBM z/OS consulting, DB2 administration, CICS middleware management, and managed services for French banking, government, and large enterprise clients, complemented by two proprietary DB2 tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Consulting Services: Expert mainframe consulting delivered via two engagement models: Forfait (fixed-price project commitments with defined deliverables, timelines, service continuity, and quality guarantees) and Régie (time-and-materials consulting with on-site client intervention). Services span system engineering, database administration, middleware management, and production engineering.
2. Managed Services (Infogérance): Partial or complete administration of mainframe systems and production environments for clients. Ongoing operational support contracts.
3. Training Services: z/OS and related mainframe technology training, adaptable in content and number of participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Halcom provides specialized IT consulting and managed services for IBM mainframe (z/OS) environments, including system engineering, DB2 database administration, CICS/WebSphere middleware management, and production engineering. Services are delivered through Forfait (fixed-price projects) and Régie (time-and-materials) engagement models, supplemented by proprietary DB2 utility tools (H-SQLK and UTK) and customized training programs.

Product overview

Halcom is a mainframe-focused IT services company (SAS, Paris) operating as a unified portfolio of specialized DB2/Mainframe tools combined with professional services. The product suite includes two proprietary tools — H-SQLK (a free GPL-licensed DB2 z/OS utility that augments IBM standard tools) and UTK (a DB2 utility management tool for COPY-MODIFY-REORG-RUNSTATS operations) — complemented by a comprehensive range of consulting and managed services delivered in Forfait (fixed-price) or Régie (time-and-materials) engagement modes. Services span system engineering (z/OS, Unix), transactional middleware administration (CICS, WebSphere), database administration (DB2, Oracle), and production engineering (schedulers, storage, data flow), with offerings in technical intervention, expertise & consulting, infogérance (managed services), and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H-SQLK: A free DB2 tool for z/OS distributed under GPL license, described as the 'Swiss Army knife' for DB2 DBAs, filling gaps in standard IBM tools.
• UTK

Products and services

• H-SQLK Free DB2 z/OS tool distributed under GPL license that fills gaps in IBM standard utilities (SPUFI, DSNTIAUL, DSNTEP2). Supports host variables for performance testing, symbolic variables for managing single DDL across multiple environments, commit step management with RESTART capability, negative SQLCODE bypass, output file formatting with line wrapping, SQL input acceptance for LRECL > 80, stored procedure calls, and DSNZPARM/DSNHDECP source generation.
• UTK (DB2 Utility Management Tool) DB2 utility management tool that handles COPY-MODIFY-REORG-RUNSTATS operations. Designed for simple implementation to optimize batch windows and secure utility processing for DB2 for z/OS environments.
• Intervention Technique (Technical Intervention) On-site technical intervention services delivered in Forfait (fixed-price project) or Régie (time-and-materials) modes, leveraging decades of z/OS expertise for system engineering, installation, administration, and upgrades. Targeted at organizations lacking internal mainframe specialists.
• Expertise & Conseil (Expertise & Consulting) Technical consulting services leveraging decades of z/OS experience to provide expert guidance on mainframe architecture, performance optimization, and technical decision-making for enterprise clients.
• Infogérance (Managed Services) Partial or complete administration of mainframe systems and production environments, including z/OS, DB2, and CICS management under ongoing operational support contracts.
• Formation (Training) Customizable z/OS training programs adaptable in content and number of participants, delivered by experienced mainframe experts to client technical staff.
• Ingénierie Système Z/OS et Unix System engineering services covering consultation, technical expertise, MCO (Maintenance in Operational Condition), installation, implementation, administration, system consolidation, tuning, and metrology for z/OS and Unix environments.
• Administration Système Transactionnel & Middleware Transaction system and middleware administration covering consultation, support, and performance optimization for CICS and WebSphere environments.
• Administration des Bases de Données (Database Administration) Database administration consulting services for DB2 for z/OS, DB2 for LUW, and Oracle environments, including performance tuning and operational support.
• Ingénierie de Production (Production Engineering) Production engineering covering schedulers (ordonnanceurs), storage management, data flow management, process management, and incident/changes/production deployment management.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Infosys: Global IT services firm with a mainframe practice and strong European banking client base. Provides DB2/z/OS application management comparable to Halcom's offerings, alongside a much broader digital services portfolio.
• IBM: Owner of the z/OS, DB2, and CICS platforms that Halcom services, and the largest provider of mainframe-related consulting and support globally. Competes with Halcom for mainframe consulting budgets while also being the underlying vendor whose tooling Halcom's proprietary products complement.
• CGI Group: Large IT and business consulting services firm with an active mainframe application services practice in Europe. Comparable business model — long-term managed services contracts with regulated enterprises — but at much broader scale and geographic reach than Halcom.
• Capgemini: Global IT services leader with a dedicated mainframe and application management practice serving large European banks. Overlaps with Halcom on z/OS managed services but at vastly greater scale across many other technology domains.
• Tata Consultancy Services: Global IT services giant with a dedicated mainframe practice serving European banks via offshore delivery. Competes with Halcom on mainframe managed services and modernization but typically at lower price points and across multiple continents.

Direct peers

• Atos: French-headquartered global IT services group with a long heritage in mainframe services (formerly Bull). Competes most directly with Halcom in z/OS, DB2, and CICS consulting for French banks and government agencies.
• Sopra Steria: Major European IT services firm with an established French mainframe practice serving banking and public-sector clients. Competes for the same DB2/z/OS consulting and managed-services engagements as Halcom in France.

Others

• Precisely: Software vendor specializing in data integrity, mainframe data integration, and DB2 tooling. Comparable to Halcom in serving mainframe DBAs and z/OS data environments, but as a software vendor rather than a consulting/services firm.
• BMC Software: Major provider of mainframe management and DBA tooling, including products adjacent to DB2 administration (the same functional area Halcom's H-SQLK and UTK tools address). Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct services competitor.
• OpenText (formerly Micro Focus): Vendor of mainframe modernization, testing, and development tools (inheriting the Micro Focus mainframe portfolio). Provides tooling that competes conceptually with some of Halcom's DBA productivity offerings and addresses the same z/OS customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/halcom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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