Our History

LINAGORA: a real success story

A young, dynamic and rapidly growing. A leading role in the software industry free with a remarkable ability to anticipate, communication and organization, A national and international presence More than 150 experts across the world An open culture encouraging innovation and research and development.

2000 - 2002 Years of startup

Created by Alexandre ZAPOLSKY and Michel-Marie Maudet Linagora May 26 2000. First contracts signed with Air Force on the training and with the city of Besançon for developing an application for schools. LINAGORA itself from the beginning on the public sector market. LINAGORA invents and develops the concept of Social Services in Free Software (SS2L) and file the mark. LINAGORA early is rewarded by several awards, including the Fondation Louis Leprince Ringuet and the Senate Business Springboards. LINAGORA reached profitability in the second half of 2001 and puts in place very early in an organization modeled on that of large software houses. Sales surpassed the one million euro in 2002 and reached profitability management throughout the year thanks to gain a substantial market for training at National Education.

2003, the first markets in industrialization of Free Software

In June 2003, develops and LINAGORA Online Website of the Ministry of Agriculture, to be awarded the same year by a Golden Hits. Close collaboration begins with the Ministry of Finance including the redesign of directories Public Accounting and participation in technical assistance project Copernic for the Directorate General of Taxes. In late 2003, designs LINAGORA supply of the main Free Software (TM2L), the first offer of support industry. The company realizes in 2003 a turnover of € 1.9 million. It opens a regional office in Lyon.

2004, the first major contracts

LINAGORA become the symbol of success of companies specializing in free software. LINAGORA deploys the system meta-directory for the Army and organized the consolidation of purchasing portals of the Ministry of Defense. LINAGORA participate in tenders in the most important partnership with the major software houses and won major successes. Its turnover in 2004 reached € 2.7 million. Is created the same year by Alexander ZAPOLSKY, the ASS2L, the Association des Sociétés de Services en Logiciels Libres, which he is President.

2005 and 2006, LINAGORA a step ahead

Birth of the OSSA (Open Source Software Assurance), changes in the supply of TM2L LINAGORA, offering support and maintenance 100% Free Software in Europe. Gain the largest service contract in free software in France, for the Ministry of Finance to provide support, maintenance, versioning and packaging of more than 100 free software. LINAGORA won the prestigious OSEO ANVAR awarded at the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2005, thanks to an outstanding growth rate of 732.73% in 5 years. LINAGORA develops strategic partnerships with major names in the industry Open Source, including Zend, MySQL and Primekey. In January 2006, LINAGORA conducting a fundraiser from 1.8 million to accelerate its development and confirm its role as leader of Free Software in France. Massive recruitment of staff to cope with the rapid development of its business. True to its commitment to the open source community, LINAGORA recruits Sophie GAUTIER, head of the Francophone OpenOffice.org project. To support its strong growth, LINAGORA moved near the Champs Elysees. Great success of the first edition of Paris Capitale du Libre, organized by ASS2L, with support from the Mairie de Paris.

2007, market consolidation

June 2007: Reconciliation of LINAGORA and AliaSource. Birth LINAGORA Group with over 100 employees and a turnover of € 8 million at the end of 2007 A national presence with offices in Paris, Lyon and Toulouse. Gain Project Free job of the National Assembly. LINAGORA The group became the first LPI Approved Training Partner in France. Second edition of Paris Capitale du Libre, maturity of the event and the market. The ASS2L changes into the FNILL, the National Federation of Industry of Free Software.

2008, the year of consecration

After AliaSource, NetAktiv joined OBM LINAGORA s’impose gradually as the alternative open source the most important face of such proprietary Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange. Linagora won very large markets such OBM with the Ministry of Interior (30 000 users), INSERM (16 000), the Ministry of Finance (150 000) and the Gendarmerie Nationale (100 000) ... Migrating to OpenOffice.org 1200 posts at I-CDC Gain of a major french in the field of Open Source PKI on behalf of the Société Générale. France 24 chooses Drupal for Linagora and redesign its website. Linagora first French firm to be a partner "Silver" of the Ubuntu Linux distribution Presence in all major global events dedicated to free software: OSBC, MySQL conference, Java One, Red Hat Summit, OSCON, Linux World, Linux Tags, Linux Days, ... OBM is officially available in the Linux REDHAT FEDORA Launch of the first edition of the "European Open Source Think Tank" in Paris, an event co-hosted by LINAGORA Third edition of Paris Capitale du Libre, strong mobilization around this event Official inauguration of LINAGORA Corp. in San Francisco, by the Minister Eric Besson LINAGORA opening of Belgium in Brussels LINAGORA announces the acquisition of BashProfile in Marseille and the opening of LINAGORA Great South East

And the future, we see how?

’’This is just the beginning, you and us together build the future of’’Alexander Zapolsky LINAGORA