aicas History

From 2001 to Now and Beyond – The Best is Yet to Come

/ More than 20 years

The Best is yet to Come

In 2021 aicas celebrated its 20th anniversary. The idea for aicas was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2001, when four graduates of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) joined forces to found the company with the vision of becoming a realtime embedded systems development company.

The founders could hardly imagine that twenty years later, their software technology would become an integral part of the IoT evolution and the digital transformation in the automotive industry. From the small beginnings in modest office spaces in the town of Karlsruhe their entrepreneurial energy put aicas on a journey of success across the globe – continuously supported by full confidence that the best is yet to come.

Check out our 20 years aicas timeline!

Silicon Valley had just hit the DOTCOM bust, but we thought embedded systems would bloom in the heart of Industrial Germany. We were excited to bring the new language Java to the Operational Technology (OT) world with realtime performance. We were enthusiastic about the possibilities that embedded software has to offer and we still are. That is why we founded aicas.

Over the years, we have expanded our vision of revolutionizing how embedded systems are programmed and managed. Stay tuned—the best is yet to come.

James J. Hunt

Dr. James J. Hunt, CEO & CTO of aicas

/ 20th Anniversary in 2021

Greetings from Partners and Friends

“aicas is an innovator bringing first to the automotive industry that have great enhanced and changed the in-vehicle experience. You’ve set the standard for the industry.”
Matthew Anderson | Business Development Executive | Charlton Group
“I had a lot of contact with aicas, including a visit in order to solve a performance problem on our side. This was about 17 years ago now. In the meantime, we have reached JamaicaVM version 8.4 and have developed a new product together. I always had a competent and quick answer to my questions and problems. I really appreciate that about aicas. aicas has grown in the last 20 years. This is a sign for me, that the technological foundations from the early days are solid and proved to be the right ones.”
Paul Geiter | Software Engineer | Uster Technologies AG
"Things have been going steadily upwards. You are now represented worldwide with your software products in all kinds of leading markets. And you have never turned your back on research. We have worked with you on many interesting projects in recent years. As a member of the FZI Sponsors' Association, you continue to support us in our work. For this, we say thank you."
Jan Wiesenberger | Executive | FZI Research Center for Information Technology
“Today, aicas supplies, supports and advises major corporations worldwide in the fields of industrial automation, automotive and aerospace technology. In doing so, aicas always proceeds from the perspective of their customers and thus creates more value for them.”
Marc Sesemann | Director | Sparkasse Karlsruhe

/ Timeline

aicas from 2001 to now and beyond!

aicas from 2001 to 2021 and beyond!

2024
Milestone
Milestone

aicas Software Connects 30 Million Devices.

aicas EdgeSuite received certifications
aicas EdgeSuite received certifications

aicas’ JamaicaAMS was Certified by Red Hat.
aicas EdgeSuite received AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) Approval.

2023
AWS Marketplace
AWS Marketplace

aicas is now available on AWS Marketplace

Leading Automotive Company Signs Contract
Leading Automotive Company Signs Contract

aicas signed a multi-year agreement with a leading automotive company to simplify platform portability and edge application management.

Covesa Membership
Covesa Membership

aicas Joined Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA).

2022
Milestone
Milestone

aicas Software Connects 25 Million Devices.

2021
aicas Edge Device Gateway (EDG) and aicas Edge Device Portal (EDP) for IoT
aicas Edge Device Gateway (EDG) and aicas Edge Device Portal (EDP) for IoT

aicas expands the product and solution portfolio by adding two web-based services: aicas Edge Device Gateway (EDG) and aicas Edge Device Portal (EDP) focused on capturing the large IoT market potential

aicas 20th Anniversary
aicas 20th Anniversary

On May3, 2021 we celebrate 20 years of aicas!

 

The best is yet to come!

 

Roundtables with renowned speakers, webinars around automotive, IoT and data, anniversary celebrations for employees, customers, and partners will be held throughout the anniversary year.

JamaicaVM on RISC-V with SiFive and AWS
JamaicaVM on RISC-V with SiFive and AWS

aicas premiered together with AWS and SiFive, showing a demonstrator running AWS IoT Greengrass 2.0 on JamaicaVM that was running on the RISC-V architecture, a growing market opportunity.

2020
aicas defied Corona

aicas continued investing into future products while fully maintaining its work force and successfully navigating the pandemic.

aicas Edge Device Portal (EDP) was Launched

Launch of aicas Edge Device Portal: manage and configure your devices anywhere and automate lifecycle functions.

Over 20 Million licenses Sold
Over 20 Million licenses Sold

“Over 20 million cars” milestone passed in Oct. 2020. The company’s platforms had been used by half of the world’s largest auto industry leaders and had been used to connect more than 20 million devices.

TU Automotive Detroit and Europe
TU Automotive Detroit and Europe

TU Automotive Detroit and Europe: aicas was among the leaders discussing the future of auto tech and innovation at these events in the hearts of Motor City and European automotive markets.

2019
Milestone: 15 Million licenses Sold
Milestone: 15 Million licenses Sold

JamaicaCAR: 15 Million licenses sold. aicas’ growth pushed the company past an important milestone: our JamaicaCAR app framework had been licensed for use as the core connectivity component in more than 15 million automotive infotainment systems.

 

JamaicaCAR integrated Alexa layer. In a joint development with partner Klika Tech, aicas integrated speech recognition functionalities with its frameworks JamaicaCAR and JamaicaIoT.

More Partnerships
More Partnerships

ISIT SAS, Toulouse, France became aicas integration partner for France.

 

aicas became technology partner for AWS.

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