About kgs

Your specialist for Intelligent Archiving since 2000

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Mission & Vision

Pioneer of SAP archiving for over 25 years

Mission of kgs

Mission

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Data and documents are the foundation for decisions, processes, and the use of AI. We make sure companies can access this foundation reliably at any time, worldwide, and in full compliance with their governance requirements.

With tia®, our platform for data management and archiving in the SAP environment, companies manage their data and documents in a structured and autonomous way. tia® is SAP-certified for ArchiveLink®, BC-ILM, and CMIS, can be connected to any application, storage solution, and cloud technology, and creates a central source for all documents with the Single Point of Truth (SPoT). This turns archived data into a reliable building block for generative AI.

We are rethinking archiving: secure under ISO/IEC 27001, international in customer projects in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, Africa, Australia, and other European countries, and committed to keeping companies future-ready over the long term.

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Vision

We envision a world where every organization can trust its data and documents, and use them confidently to shape the future. Archives will no longer be static storage but living sources of knowledge that power decisions, processes, and intelligent applications.

tia® is our path to that future: autonomous, intelligent archiving that connects seamlessly to any application, storage, or cloud environment. Our vision is a single, trusted point of truth for every document, governed, secure, and ready for generative AI.

We see kgs as a global partner for companies that want to turn their data into lasting competitive advantage, with a clear focus on innovation, compliance, and sustainable growth.

Our journey

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Since its founding in 2000, kgs has developed from an SAP-certified archiving specialist to an international technology leader.

As early as 2005, kgs became SAP's exclusive certification partner for the ArchiveLink® interface. With major projects such as data migration at Procter & Gamble (2010) or the replacement of OpenText by Lufthansa (2016), kgs established itself as a reliable partner for corporations worldwide.

The company grew continuously through strategic partnerships with HP, Dell and Fujitsu (2014) and the development of new markets. With the launch of the tia® brand — the intelligent archive — and the world's first certified CMIS live environment (2022), kgs is setting new standards in terms of SAP-native archiving.

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Milestones and Advances at kgs

kgs is known in the SAP ecosystem for reliable, forward-looking document and data archiving. Since our founding, we have pursued a clear objective: to make archiving as straightforward, efficient, and sustainable as possible - for organizations planning for tomorrow, today. What started as a small company has grown into a strong team of more than 50 employees.

Together, we build solutions that scale with our customers’ needs, both nationally and internationally. We combine deep technical expertise with a thorough understanding of SAP processes and regulatory requirements to ensure long-term compliance and operational reliability.

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Growth trajectory since its founding in 2000

A key turning point came in 2013, when Winfried Althaus joined the company. Under his leadership, kgs gained significant momentum: The company grew steadily, its customer base continued to expand, and kgs established itself as a key player in the SAP archiving market.

With the support of strong investors, kgs continued to pursue its growth strategy: Following Maxburg Capital Partners (2018) and GENUI (2023), Volpi Capital became the new majority shareholder in 2026. Together, Volpi and kgs aim to expand the company’s international presence, particularly in the U.S., and strengthen kgs’ position in the SAP ecosystem.

GENUI and other existing shareholders remain invested and will support the next phase of growth. Today, kgs serves more than 500 customers and continues to advance legally compliant archiving.

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Exclusive SAP certification partner 2005

kgs becomes SAP's official certification partner for the ArchiveLink® interface — a strong signal of close SAP expertise and future security.

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Successful major projects with global corporations 2010

Migration at Procter & Gamble and replacement of OpenText by kgs at Lufthansa show the performance of complex enterprise projects.

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SAP certification for tia® CMIS 2022

kgs is the first provider on the market with an SAP-certified CMIS interface — innovative leadership and future orientation.

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Years of experience as SAP archive expert

500+

Satisfied customers from various industries

20 million +

Cost savings for our customers

50+

Employees in the company

More about us

The spirit of innovation is in our DNA

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Winfried Althaus,

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Winfried Althaus

CEO at KGS Software GmbH

“We are proud of our history. However, our strength lies in the fact that we ourselves are driving today's pace of high-tech development and living the spirit of innovation and new ideas every day.”

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Our Management

kgs Management

Winfried Althaus

Chief Executive Officer

Dirk Kruse

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Thomas Scholtis

Chief Financial Officer

Ben Brinsat

Chief Revenue Officer

Benny Schröder

Chief Technology Officer

Philipp Geyer

Chief People Officer

Career

Let's shape the future together! Get involved with kgs!

Join us and create the next success story with us! For us, #funfastfocus is what counts — we grow together, drive ideas forward and celebrate our successes as a team.

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Successful Use Cases

tia® from kgs in practice

AL-KO: Future-proof SAP Archiving with tia® by kgs

AL-KO, an international garden-technology company, has successfully modernised its archiving processes and prepared for the move to the cloud and SAP S/4HANA.

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HAPPICH setzt bei SAP-Archivierung auf Wirtschaftlichkeit und Zukunftssicherheit

Teure Updates, hohe Lizenzkosten und veraltete Strukturen veranlassen HAPPICH, auf tia® zu wechseln

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PUMA Future-Proofs Itself with a New Archiving Platform

The company-wide implementation of SAP S/4HANA prompted the sporting goods manufacturer to overhaul its archiving concept. In PUMA Austria and the countries managed from there alone, 33 million documents need to be migrated to the new system.