Mission
KGS Software GmbH, headquartered in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main, has been the digital archiving specialist for top companies worldwide for over 25 years. Data and documents from SAP, as well as documents from other leading applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, are migrated and archived using cloud-native, high-performance software. Under the brand "tia®" – the intelligent archive, the archiving specialist unites all KGS product modules into a shared vision of an intelligent document archive. tia® stands for autonomous archiving, is compatible with various applications, storage solutions, and cloud technologies, and provides companies with a Single Point of Truth (SPoT) for document access. tia® supports SAP-certified interfaces ArchiveLink®, ILM, and CMIS.
This is the path we have walked
The only duty we have to history is to rewrite it" Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). As a software company, our clock is turning faster. We reinvent ourselves every day and you can see that.
This is where we are today.
Since March 2021, the new kgs logo and the accompanying complete corporate design also visualise the new kgs world. Our motto: Focus. We focus daily on the best possible performance for our customers and our product world has the intelligent archiving solution absolutely in focus. #funfastfocus
“We are proud of our history. However, our strength comes from the fact that we have taken on board the current pace of development in everything high-tech, and the fact that we demonstrate the spirit of all that is innovative and new on a daily basis.
Winfried Althaus / CEO at KGS Software GmbH
Facts
Founding in the year 2000
Beginning of the kgs success story with the idea to connect systems for archiving & document management to SAP.
tia®
Since January 2020, kgs has united all product modules for archiving and migration under the brand tia® – the intelligent archive. In 2023, kgs launched the cloud-native product suite tia® core, marking an important step toward the future.
Customers & Partners
kgs today counts over 500 customers and partners from renowned industries among its references. Thanks to our many experienced partners, it is possible to implement a wide range of scenarios with and from SAP.
GENUI
Since November 2023, the investment company GENUI has been supporting kgs's expansion strategy and has acquired a majority stake in the process.
Vision
From Hidden Star to Fascinator: For kgs, the stability of the products is utmost priority since archiving is based on trust and reliability. These company values were already embodied by the founders Reiner Kraus and Stefan Grau. As suppliers of connections to SAP, the founders were successful in no time at all. They also made a name for themselves with SAP: In 2005, kgs was granted the status of being the only company, apart from SAP itself, that is permitted to make certifications for ArchiveLink (and later also for ILM) on behalf of SAP.
A project with a large chemical company then catapulted kgs into today’s primary business model: When a new storage technology was to be introduced, the idea matured that all of the DMS and archive systems’ overhead was not needed at all. It sufficed to add a lean management layer to SAP ArchiveLink that directly communicates with the storage. Based on this, the kgs archive was developed for end customers – a genuine alternative for large DMS and ECM systems, when the actual focus is on archiving.
The kgs vision now bears the name tia®: Under the new brand, launched in 2020, all existing product modules are united into one common vision of the intelligent document archive. tia® stands for a new generation of archiving, can be connected to any applications, storage solutions and cloud technologies, and provides companies with the single point of truth regarding document archiving. What is more, kgs is developing new intelligence for autonomous archiving in joint forces with tia®.
Management-Team
Dr. Thomas Scholtis
CFO
Thomas Scholtis has been CFO of KGS Software GmbH since September 2024. He has excellent experience in finance at various companies in different sectors, primarily in the IT industry. He is passionate about designing efficient financial organizations, modern leadership, AI and digitalization.
Ben Brinsat
CSO
Ben Brinsat is Chief Sales Officer and authorized signatory at kgs and is responsible for Direct and Partner Sales. Originally from Bielefeld in East Westphalia, he has over 25 years of sales experience and has worked as a key account manager in various industries. Most recently as Business Development Manager for an American company, responsible for the market success of output and tracking software in the D/A/CH region.
Benny Schröder
Head of Development & Delivery
Benny Schröder has been an employee of kgs since 2013 and worked as a project manager in the Professional Service department until the end of 2017. Since the beginning of 2018 he has been responsible for these two areas as Head of D&D. He has almost 15 years of experience in managing and implementing projects for document management software products.
Philipp Geyer
Head of People & Culture
Philipp Geyer has been an HR Business Partner at kgs since 2019, was promoted to Senior People & Culture Partner after two years and has been Head of People & Culture since the end of 2023. He studied Business Psychology (BSc) in Bochum and Human Resource Management & Development (MSc) at the University of Manchester. With more than 10 years of HR experience, he has worked for an international HR company for engineering and IT and for the German Federal Employment Agency, among others.
Johanna Zinn
Head of Marketing & SalesDev
Johanna Zinn has been Head of Marketing & SalesDev at kgs since mid-2019 and is responsible for everything to do with communications. After her studies in Mainz, the Berlin-born artist moved to Frankfurt am Main. The experienced marketing specialist has been working in the IT industry for about 15 years and always tries to close her eyes to the obvious in order to recognize the special.
Certifications & Partner
Further information
Links
Our doors are always open for you: If you would like to learn more about kgs, feel free to contact us anytime. With over 25 years of company history, there is much to share – from current trends to reflections on key milestones.
Archiving trends '25
Article collection
Of course, the best way to get to know us is in a personal meeting. But the second best way is to read our latest specialist articles, which are published in various specialist media in the SAP and IT sectors.