Land-, Forst- Und Wasserwirtschaftliches Rechenzentrum

What Land-, Forst- Und Wasserwirtschaftliches Rechenzentrum does

Land-, Forst- und Wasserwirtschaftliches Rechenzentrum (LFRZ) is an Austrian government IT services provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BRZ (Bundesrechenzentrum), the federal computing centre of the Austrian Republic, within which LFRZ has been embedded since May 2016. The company, headquartered in Austria with 11–50 employees, delivers consulting, bespoke software development, and professional hosting for important organs of the Austrian public administration, operating its own data centre for service delivery.

The product portfolio centres on four interconnected platforms. HORA is an internationally recognised showcase project that visualises natural hazards for emergency services and insurance companies and operates as a model Public-Private-Partnership. ELAK is a 2025-launched internet application for the federal Beschussämter (firearms and ammunition testing offices), jointly developed with BRZ to digitise testing workflows. The Bundes-CMS-based intranet and service portal solutions power intranets and citizen-facing portals across Austrian ministries and their predecessor organisations (most recently the Sozialministerium). Geoinformationssysteme (GIS) development, supported by a new map component integratable into client websites, and Matomo-based web analytics round out the offering. Together these address e-government, natural hazard communication, federal testing procedures, and digital content management.

LFRZ monetises exclusively through government IT services contracts — professional consulting, individual software development, and hosting — procured directly by Austrian federal bodies. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, pricing is not transparent, and there is no external funding; commercial reach is national-only, with HORA positioned for potential cross-border replication of its hazard-data model. The 2025 Verwaltungspreis award in the 'Ecological Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection' category, together with sustained product launches, indicates an active but mandate-constrained expansion profile within the Austrian federal IT envelope.

Name

Land-, Forst- Und Wasserwirtschaftliches Rechenzentrum

Legal name

Land-, Forst- und Wasserwirtschaftliches Rechenzentrum GmbH

Website

https://lfrz.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LFRZ is an Austrian government IT services subsidiary of BRZ (Bundesrechenzentrum) providing consulting, bespoke software, GIS, CMS-based intranets, and data-centre hosting to Austrian federal ministries and agencies, with HORA as its flagship natural-hazard platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. IT Services and Software Development: LFRZ provides consulting services to important organs of public administration, develops individual software, and realizes specialized software development projects for GIS and CMS systems. Services are operated professionally in the company's own data center.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LFRZ provides IT consulting services for important organs of the Austrian public administration, develops custom individual software, and realises specialised software development projects for geographic information systems (GIS) and content management systems (CMS). It also professionally operates these services in its own data centre. Key offerings include the HORA natural hazard display platform, ELAK testing-office application, and Bundes-CMS-based intranet and service portal solutions for ministries and their related organisations.

Product overview

LFRZ is a government IT services provider (subsidiary of BRZ since May 2016) offering a portfolio of interconnected digital services for Austrian public administration. The core offerings include: HORA (natural hazard display platform), ELAK (testing office application), Bundes-CMS-based intranet solutions, and Geoinformationssysteme (GIS) development. These are complemented by web analytics services (Matomo), consulting services, and professional hosting in LFRZ's own data center. The products serve consulting needs of public administration organs, individual software development, specialized GIS and CMS projects, and operation of services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HORA Natural Hazard Platform An internationally recognised showcase project for displaying natural hazards, supporting emergency services and insurance companies with precise hazard information. A prominent example of successful Public-Private-Partnerships, awarded the Verwaltungspreis 2025 in the category 'Ecological Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection'.
• ELAK Testing Office Application Internet application developed jointly with BRZ for Beschussämter (testing offices for firearms and ammunition), optimising testing procedures and advancing the digitalisation of regulatory testing workflows.
• Bundes-CMS Intranet and Service Portal Solutions Content Management System-based intranet and service portal solutions for Austrian government ministries and their predecessor organisations. Includes new intranet appearances and service portals deployed for the Sozialministerium and its related organisations.
• Geoinformationssysteme (GIS) Development Geographic Information Systems development with years of experience, including a new map component that can be easily integrated into existing websites.
• IT Consulting for Public Administration Consulting services for important organs of the Austrian public administration, part of LFRZ's core competency areas covering e-government, CMS, GIS, and IT strategy.
• Data Centre Hosting Services Professional operation of services in LFRZ's own data centre, including hosting of GIS and CMS solutions for Austrian public administration clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 149 projects submitted for Verwaltungspreis 2025, with HORA winning in the 'Ecological Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection' category

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• BRZ (Bundesrechenzentrum)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2016BRZ (Bundesrechenzentrum - Federal Computing Centre) is the parent company of LFRZ. Since May 2016, LFRZ has been a subsidiary of BRZ, enabling synergies through bundled computing power. LFRZ contributes its specialized know-how to the BRZ group.
• HORA Public-Private PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHORA is an internationally recognized showcase project for displaying natural hazards. The project represents a successful public-private partnership supporting emergency services and insurance companies with precise natural hazard information.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Computacenter: European IT infrastructure and services provider with public-sector customers; comparable in providing hosting, managed services, and digital workplace solutions to government organizations.
• Capgemini: Global IT services incumbent with a substantial public-sector practice delivering large-scale digital transformation, custom software, and managed services to governments across Europe including Austria.
• adesso SE: German IT services firm with a strong public-sector business unit providing custom software, consulting, and IT operations to ministries and agencies — comparable scale-up trajectory and customer profile.
• T-Systems International: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise and public-sector IT arm, providing large-scale data center, cloud, and custom software services to ministries and public agencies across DACH.
• msg systems AG: Larger German IT services group with a dedicated public-sector practice covering software development, consulting, and managed services for government and insurance — broader portfolio but overlapping offering.

Direct peers

• AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern): Bavarian municipal IT service provider delivering software solutions, data center hosting, and consulting to public administrations — directly comparable in mission, customer type, and service mix.
• ITEOS: German municipal and public-sector IT service provider (formerly KIVBF/FITKO). Comparable in providing software development, hosting, and consulting exclusively to government clients in the DACH region.
• PD - Berater der öffentlichen Hand: Public-sector consultancy owned by German federal and state governments. Comparable as a publicly-owned DACH advisory and digital-transformation partner for ministries and public bodies.
• BRZ (Bundesrechenzentrum): Parent company and the Austrian federal IT services provider for federal ministries. Operates in the same Austrian public-sector IT niche, offering data center, application, and consulting services to the same ministries LFRZ serves.

Others

• Esri: Global GIS platform and software vendor whose ArcGIS technology underpins many government GIS implementations like LFRZ's HORA — an enabling technology peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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