Company
History
In 1992 Optimus SA from Nowy Sącz - the largest Polish PC producer invested in the company. Joining the Optimus SA Group the company changed its name to Optimus-Comfort Ltd. what resulted in the change of the company`s profile, scale and range of functionning. Apart from existing integrating activities the sales sector was added. Optimus - Comfort became the leading supplier of computer hardware in the south-east of Poland. New departments dealing with services and sales of fiscal devices were formed (Cash Register Department), office equipment (photocopiers, faxes-Office Department). Within the framework of integration activities the following units were identified: System Integration Department, Training Center and Corporate/Institution Sales Department. The Service Center became an autonomous section.
In 1994 the company moved to its new headquarters in Rzeszów, 3 Lisa Kuli Street. Between 1992 and 1995 the company set up 6 subsidiaries involved in trade and service activities in the showrooms located in major towns of the Podkarpacie region (Krosno, Jaslo, Sanok, Przemyśl, Mielec, Jaroslaw).
1996 was an important year for OPTIMUS-COMFORT when the company decided to expand the range of its services by entering the market of modern technologies. At the same time the cooperation with Gemalto (France) was started in the field of software and smart card implementations. The Smart Card Depertment was created to build company`s own applications. In the following years the department was gradually developed. In order to increase sales of the company products, the Smart Card Application Marketing Department was created in 1999- now IT Systems Sales.
2002-an important event of this year was the repurchase of the company shares by its founders- shareholders. A new development strategy was put into action. Now the company focused on its integration activities and implementation of the company`s electronic card solutions. In the following years the company restructuring program was completed. Unprofitable branches were closed, distribution activities were eliminated to strengthen the company`s ICT solution integration and implementations.
A significant step in business organization in 2002 was the implementation of ISO 9001:2001 Quality Management System and Internal Control System (ICS).
On 5 May 2003 Optimus-Comfort Ltd. the company with limited liability was transformed into a joint stock company OPTeam SA (Plc) The transformation was connected with the company`s plans of development. OPTeam SA (Plc) took over all the rights and obligations of Optimus-Comfort Ltd. in the mode of universal succession.
The period between 2005-2007 showed the gradual change of the company business profile. OPTeam SA ( Plc) focused on targeting corporate/institutional customers addressing them with the fully comprehensive package combined with the execution of advanced integration services. The emphasis was on building the company position in the market of utilities and institutions of higher education. An implementation of company`s own solutions of electronic card systems software became a significant part of the offer.
In 2006 Opteam SA bought a majority stake in Electra Ltd. which specializes in the implementation of systems for managing ERP and is one of the largest integrators of CDN Xl system. The company is successful both in domestic and abroad (Ukraina and Germany) implementations.
In 2009 the construction works for the Project Center of Modern Technologies were started in Tajęcina near Rzeszów, in the Podkarpacie Park of Science and Technology "Aeropolis" (Euro-Park Mielec special economic zone). It is a an office and production complex of premises intended mainly for technical departments dealing with the card systems and ICT integration. A part of the building contains a large Data Processing Center (Data Center). OPTeam SA (Plc) investment is supported by the Innovative Economy Operational Program priority axis 4.4. The Design center of New Technologies was launched in August 2010.
In 2008 the Board of OPTeam SA (Plc) decided to extend the range of activities by introducing the sales of products and services for the authorization and clearance of payments made by payment cards in Poland and abroad. As a result of OPTeam `s board resolution of 18 December 2008 the OPTeam`s Clearance Center (hereafter CRO) was created as an integral unit of the company intended to handle payment transactions by cards, sales of GSM recharge cards and other services using POS terminals.
On 29 December 2009 an investment agreement between OPTeam SA (Plc) and Polish Security Printing Works SA (Plc) was signed under which the parties agreed to pursue the joint economic projects in the business of handling payment transactions executed with payment cards, sales of GSM recharge cards and other services using POS terminals. For that purpose the parties acting as shareholders formed a joint stock company: Polish e-Payments -The Center of Electronic Clearance (PeP) which was established on 18 January 2010 and registered by the District Court in Rzeszów, XII Commercial Law Division of the National Court Register on 21 January 2010. Each of the shareholders has 50% shares with the shareholders` equity of 24.4 million.
The company development strategy for 2010 led to a successful public issue of company D shares and OPTeam SA `s (IPO) spectacular debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange that took place on 11 October 2010. OPTeam offered the total of 7.3m A-D shares.
The funds raised from the issue of D shares were used to finance the construction works of the Design Center of New Technologies in Tajęcina near Rzeszów, to support a development of Polisih e-Payments and to accelerate organic growth.
On January 2011 OPTeam SA (Plc) took over a subsidiary Electra Ltd. The main objective of that move was to build a common, complex offer of IT systems for businesses. At the same time the company`s headquarters were moved to The Design Center of New Technologies located in Tajęcina near Rzeszów. (The Podkarpacie Park of Science and Technology, SSE EURO PARK Mielec) in the vicinity of Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport.


