Alpes Ingenierie Informatique

What Alpes Ingenierie Informatique does

Alpes Ingenierie Informatique (A2i) is a privately-held French SAS founded in 1997 and headquartered in Oraison, with a secondary agency in Saint Marcel (Chalon-sur-Saône). The company custom-designs, develops, and maintains bespoke software and industrial automation systems for highly regulated clients in the nuclear, defense, telecoms, and general industry sectors. Its technical perimeter spans custom software (C, C++, C#, .Net, Java, Assembly), PLC programming on Beckhoff, Siemens, Schneider, Omron, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley, Bosch, and ABB platforms, SCADA/supervision stacks (Pcvue, Zenon, Intouch, Insql, Panorama), and industrial network protocols (PROFINET, EtherCAT, PROFIBUS, MODBUS, etc.), with a notable specialization in control command and supervision in hostile nuclear environments.

A2i commercializes a small set of proprietary products alongside its services: A2i Vidéo (analog/digital video acquisition with real-time recording, sold under license), AODemat (public procurement dematerialization platform), Cléo (digital dating, signature, and secure archiving for authors), and BALZAC (author/work database management for the Bibliothèque Nationale de France / SGDL). The company has also developed a deep library of domain-specific nuclear NDT software — SEQUENCEUR, SICAD, ICAR, LUCA, REACTIMETRE, EVAZONE, CADECOL, BROCHYDRO, BAIE HELIUM, NPGV Supervision — used in steam generator inspection, reactor core instrumentation, and waste handling. The product portfolio is fragmented across verticals rather than unified as a platform.

A2i monetizes primarily through project-based professional services (custom software, automation, control command, training) and a narrower one-time license stream (A2i Vidéo). Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-direct, with no digital marketing presence; the company website and certifications (ISO 9001 since 2002, CEFRI since 2009, COFREND) drive client referrals. The named customer base includes EDF, Areva, Westinghouse, CEA, Rolls-Royce, Thales, Orange, ABB, ALSTOM, and ANDRA, with the nuclear sector historically representing a significant share of revenue. The 2014 Banque de France H3+ cotation placed activity between €0.75M and €1.5M; no updated revenue is disclosed.

Name

Alpes Ingenierie Informatique

Legal name

Alpes Ingénierie Informatique

Website

https://alpes2i.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alpes Ingenierie Informatique (A2i) is a French custom software and industrial automation firm founded in 1997, serving nuclear, defense, telecoms, and industry clients with bespoke PLC, SCADA, and NDT software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Software and Engineering Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Engineering Services (541330), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), Defense Software, Mission Applications & Open Architecture (MOSA) Systems (IMABAOAM), Embedded Software & Firmware Tools (Compilers, Debug, RTOS tooling) (HDAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Industrial automation software
• Custom software development
• Nuclear control systems
• Non-destructive testing software
• SCADA supervision solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Oraison

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Study, design, development, and maintenance of bespoke software solutions for Windows, Unix/Linux, and embedded systems. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with industrial, nuclear, defense, and telecoms clients. The company also commercializes its own software products (A2i Vidéo) under license.
2. Automation, Control Command & Supervision: Development on PLCs, numerical regulators, digital axis controls, and special machines for hostile environments. Projects include control command systems, SCADA/supervision, and industrial network implementation.
3. Software Licenses (A2i Vidéo): Commercialization of A2i Vidéo, a video acquisition software, sold as licenses. This represents a productized, recurring revenue stream from software licensing.
4. Training Services: A certified training organization, A2i provides personalized training on its products and achievements in nuclear, industry, telecoms, and defense sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Alpes Ingenierie Informatique designs, develops, and maintains bespoke software and industrial automation solutions for regulated sectors including nuclear, defense, telecoms, and industry. Its core services span custom software development (C, C++, C#, .Net, Java, Assembly), PLC-based control-command and SCADA supervision, industrial network integration, and on-site engineering for hostile environments. The firm also commercializes a portfolio of standalone software products (A2i Vidéo, AODemat, Cléo, BALZAC) and provides certified training to client teams.

Product overview

A2i is a custom software development company offering specialized solutions in industrial automation, control systems, and digital services. The product portfolio consists of distinct standalone offerings: A2i Vidéo (video acquisition and recording software), AODemat (public procurement dematerialization platform), Cléo (digital document dating and signature service), and BALZAC (author/work management application for the publishing industry). These products serve different vertical markets (industry, public sector, publishing) rather than functioning as a unified platform with modular components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A2i Vidéo Commercialized software for acquisition of analog and digital video signals, text overlay, and real-time recording. Sold under license to industrial and enterprise clients.
• AODemat Web platform for dematerialization of public procurement calls for tenders, compliant with the French Public Procurement Code. Targeted at actors in public markets managing procurement processes.
• Cléo Online service for digital dating, electronic signature, and secure backup of digital works, based on digital signature technologies. Enables authors to identify, date, and archive documents by transferring copies to their secure account.
• BALZAC Web application centralizing and managing information about authors and works from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Enables completion of records and management of rights holders with a database of millions of referenced authors and works.
• Custom Software Development Services Bespoke study, design, development, and maintenance of software solutions on Windows, Unix/Linux, and embedded systems for nuclear, defense, telecoms, and industrial clients. Projects span requirements analysis through to long-term maintenance.
• Automation, Control Command & Supervision Services PLC programming on Beckhoff, Siemens, Schneider, Omron, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley, Bosch, and ABB platforms; SCADA/supervision with Pcvue, Zenon, Intouch, Panorama; numerical regulators, digital axis controls, and special machines for hostile environments. Includes industrial network integration (PROFINET, EtherCAT, PROFIBUS, MODBUS, etc.).
• Certified Training Services A2i operates as a certified training organization, providing personalized training on its products and achievements to clients in the nuclear, industry, telecoms, and defense sectors.

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature20 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Onet Technologies: French nuclear and complex industrial services provider (already an A2i client). Operates in adjacent nuclear services space including decommissioning, waste management and inspection, making it both a customer and a competitor for end-customer engineering contracts.
• Assystem: French engineering and digital services group with a major nuclear practice serving EDF, Framatome, CEA and Orano. Directly comparable to A2i as a French-headquartered engineering firm providing control-command, NDT-related software and project services to the same nuclear customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• Ekium: French engineering firm with strong nuclear, process and industrial automation practices. Comparable to A2i in providing bespoke automation, control-command and process engineering for regulated industries, with similar reliance on certified engineers.
• Reel Group: French specialist in complex nuclear, defense and industrial handling systems, including shielded cells and waste management. Overlaps with A2i's CADECOL tele-operated contaminated waste cell work and nuclear intervention capabilities.
• SPIE: Paris-listed multi-technical services group with French nuclear and industrial automation practices. Competes with A2i for industrial automation, control-command and electrical engineering contracts in nuclear and general industry.
• SNEF: French electrical engineering, automation and industrial services group with nuclear and process industry exposure. Competes with A2i in automation and control-command projects for industrial clients, with a stronger field-services footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Framatome: Major French nuclear OEM and service provider, owning legacy Areva reactor services including Intercontrole (also an A2i client). A much larger player offering overlapping NDT, inspection and I&C capabilities across the same EDF fleet, but as part of a full OEM/service portfolio.
• Vinci Energies / Actemium: Actemium (Vinci Energies brand, and an A2i customer) delivers industrial process and automation solutions including PLC, SCADA and electrical works. Overlaps with A2i's automation practice at a much larger scale across multiple geographies and verticals.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation and PLC/SCADA platform vendor whose equipment A2i programs (Schneider PLCs, EcoStruxure). Both a partner-platform relationship and a broad incumbent competitor for large turnkey automation contracts.
• Akkodis (ex-AKKA Technologies): European engineering and digital consulting firm with significant nuclear and industrial automation capabilities. Competes for engineering consulting and embedded software mandates in regulated industries, though at considerably larger scale and broader geographic reach than A2i.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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