VIW

What VIW does

VIW — Wirtschaftsinformatik Schweiz is a Swiss professional association founded in 1985 that represents the interests of Business Informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik) professionals and organizations in Switzerland. The association serves as the recognized intermediary between the Business Informatics discipline and government, industry, and other professional associations, with a stated mission to promote and safeguard education, training, and the professional standing of the field. Its core constituencies are Business Informatics practitioners, ICT employers, and students enrolled at partner educational institutions. VIW does not develop or sell software products; instead, it operates as a membership and advocacy organization with a small Geschäftsstelle (head office) in Obernau, Switzerland, supported by an elected board (Vorstand) and a network of appointed ambassadors.

The association's offering centers on a tiered membership program — Bronze (CHF 500/year for companies up to 5 employees), Silver (CHF 900/year up to ~50 employees), Gold (CHF 1,750/year up to ~100 employees), and Platinum (CHF 2,700/year for >100 employees) — supplemented by individual and student memberships at undisclosed pricing. Members receive free subscriptions to Computerworld and Topsoft magazines, access to the annual WI-Update conference (held each autumn) and the ordinary General Assembly (held each spring), and an array of exclusive discounts negotiated with education, insurance, mobility, and consumer-benefit partners. VIW maintains long-standing strategic partnerships with eight higher-education and vocational institutions (Feusi, IFA, KV Luzern Berufsakademie, WISS, FFHS, KV Pro, HFLU, IBAW, HWZ) plus a separate network of corporate firm members spanning ICT, banking, consulting, and software.

VIW distributes membership and event registration primarily through its own website (viw.ch) and Eventbrite, and reaches members via LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube (my.viw.ch), and email newsletters. Revenue is generated almost entirely from recurring annual membership dues and modest event-related income; the organization has no funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and operates exclusively in Switzerland with no disclosed international footprint.

Name

VIW

Legal name

VIW - Wirtschaftsinformatik Schweiz

Website

https://viw.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

VIW — Wirtschaftsinformatik Schweiz is a Swiss professional association founded in 1985 that represents the interests of Business Informatics professionals, ICT employers, and students through tiered membership, annual events, publications, and education partnerships across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Muhen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: VIW generates revenue through individual and corporate membership fees. Corporate membership tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) are priced based on company size.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

VIW is a Swiss professional association (founded 1985) that represents the interests of business informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik) professionals and ICT-sector companies in Switzerland. It sells individual and corporate memberships in tiered packages (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum), hosts the annual WI-Update conference and General Assembly, distributes Computerworld and Topsoft magazines to members, and curates partner benefits (training discounts, insurance, mobility, technology purchases) plus content via the MY VIW platform.

Product overview

VIW (Wirtschaftsinformatik Schweiz) is a professional association network for business informatics in Switzerland, not a software product company. The organization offers membership with various tiers (Bronze through Platinum), hosts annual events including the WI-Update conference and Generalversammlung, and provides publications including Computerworld and Topsoft magazines. The MY VIW platform serves as a content hub with videos, podcasts, and articles. Member benefits include discounts on insurance, car leasing, education, and various consumer services through partner arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VIW Membership (Individual)
• VIW Corporate Membership (Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum)
• WI-Update Fachtagung (Conference)
• Generalversammlung (Annual General Meeting)
• MY VIW Content Platform
• Computerworld Magazine (free annual subscription for members)
• Topsoft Magazine (free annual subscription for members)
• Member Benefits Program (discounts and training offers)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Feusi BildungszentrumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner offering joint programs and training opportunities for VIW members. Feusi provides specialized courses relevant to Business Informatics professionals.
• IFA (ipso Bildung AG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner providing professional development and training courses for VIW members in Business Informatics.
• KV Luzern BerufsakademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution partnership offering Business Informatics programs with preferential conditions for VIW members.
• WISS Schulen für Wirtschaft Informatik ImmobiliencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner specializing in economics, informatics, and real estate with exclusive offers for VIW members.
• FFHS (Fernfachhochschule Schweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Distance University offering distance learning programs with special rates for VIW members.
• KV ProcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional education provider with exclusive training offers for VIW members.
• Höhere Fachschule Luzern (HFLU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher vocational school partnership providing advanced Business Informatics education programs.
• IBAW (Institut für Berufliche Ausbildung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for vocational training providing specialized courses for VIW members.
• IREB (International Requirements Engineering Board)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partnership for requirements engineering certification.
• spm (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Project Management Society partnership for professional development.
• IT<Rockt!minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT professional community partnership for networking and industry events.
• ComputerworldcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology publication providing free magazine subscriptions and content for VIW members.
• TopsoftminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade show and publication partnership for software industry events.
• PostFinance AGminorOthersCorporate firm member supporting VIW activities and representing financial sector ICT interests.
• atamaminorOthersCorporate firm member providing ICT services and supporting VIW activities.
• BKIminorOthersCorporate firm member supporting VIW and representing construction/real estate ICT sector.
• Bright Insight AGminorOthersCorporate firm member providing ICT consulting services.
• OpaccminorOthersCorporate firm member offering software solutions.
• PROFFIX SoftwareminorOthersCorporate firm member providing business software.
• Sileo Information Management AGminorOthersCorporate firm member specializing in information management.
• Swiss Infosec AGminorOthersCorporate firm member providing information security services.
• HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partnership for Business Informatics education and professional development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SwissICT: Switzerland's primary ICT industry association. Directly comparable as a domestic trade body serving ICT professionals and employers across Switzerland, competing for the same membership wallet share as VIW.
• IREB (International Requirements Engineering Board): International professional association for requirements engineering certification. Comparable as a niche ICT professional association offering credentials and training partnerships — and is itself a listed VIW partner.
• spm (Swiss Project Management Society): Swiss professional association for project management practitioners. Comparable in mission (advocacy, training partnerships, member benefits) and is itself a VIW partner, indicating overlapping Swiss professional-association territory.
• ISSS (Swiss Informatics Society): Swiss society for informatics professionals. Directly comparable in that it represents a Swiss professional informatics community with member benefits, events, and educational engagement — overlapping with VIW's core constituency.

Broad incumbents

• Swissmem: Leading Swiss industry association for the technology and manufacturing sector. Comparable as a long-established Swiss trade body with tiered corporate membership and policy advocacy, though serving a different vertical.
• SATW (Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences): Switzerland's top-level engineering academy. Comparable as a Switzerland-based membership organization providing advocacy and expert-network benefits to technology professionals.
• bitkom: Germany's leading digital industry association. A larger, broader-incumbent analog serving ICT employers and professionals with advocacy and events, useful as a scaling benchmark for VIW if it expanded beyond Switzerland.
• Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI): Germany's primary professional society for informatics. Comparable mission (profession advocacy, education standards, networking) but operates at much larger scale across a different national market.
• AIS (Association for Information Systems): Global professional association for information systems research and education. Comparable as an international Wirtschaftsinformatik-adjacent academic society whose conferences and journals cover VIW's professional domain globally.

Emerging players

• IT Rockt!: Swiss IT professional community partnership also listed as a VIW partner. Comparable as a Switzerland-focused ICT community emphasizing events and networking among younger practitioners, an adjacent-but-overlapping peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@myviw5602
• Facebookfacebook.com/VIWSchweiz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/viwschweiz
• Instagraminstagram.com/viwschweiz
• Xx.com/viwschweiz

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