14.2.1966 | Founding DATEV |
| - Sixty-five tax agents from the regional chamber of Nuremberg found a cooperative self-help organization.
- Chairman is Heinz Sebiger.
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January/February 1969 | Official opening of DATEV's own computer center |
| - Establishment of the DATEV computer center.
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September 1974 | Introducing remote data transmission |
| - With remote data transmission the cooperative allows its members to transmit the data recorded at their terminals on magnetic tape to the DATEV computer center in Nuremberg via telephone lines.
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June 1976 | Setup and development of the electronic data transfer network |
| - DATEV sets up its own network for electronic data transmission between the tax consultants' offices and the computer center.
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September 1982 | Cooperation agreement with the Japanese partner firm TKC |
| - In a cooperation agreement the Japanese firm TKC (Tochigiken-Keisan-Center) and DATEV document the alliance of the two companies which began in 1972.
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1990 | Establishing DATEV in the new federal states |
| - Opening its first Information Center in the new federal states.
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June/July 1996 | Transition in the office of the chairman of the board |
| - The founder and chairman of the executive board, Dr. Heinz Sebiger, retires at the age of 73 years.
- His successor as of 1 July, 1996 is Prof. Dieter Kempf.
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1999 | Conversion to Windows product line |
| - Gradual conversion from the DOS system to the 32 bit operating system Windows from 1997 to 1999.
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September 2000 | First opening of the European market |
| - Founding the cooperative KDP-DATEV, družstvo by the Czech chamber of tax consultants and DATEV.
- Joining together with other partners in Brno in December to form the marketing company DATEV.cz s.r.o.
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2001 | Market expansion to Austria and Italy |
| - Foundation of the marketing company in Austria (DATEV.at GmbH).
- Founding the market opening company D&K s.r.l. in Italy.
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January 2002 | Euro conversion |
| - Internal conversion.
Calculations of payments as well as outstanding debts and the quotation of amounts are made in the euro currency only.
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2003 | Further development of the European market |
| - Founding DATEV Symfonia Sp. z o.o. in Poland.
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2005 | Extending its involvement in Italy |
| - In July DATEV extends its involvement in Italy by founding the development company DATEV.it S.p.A.
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2007 | Joint venture with the spanish company SINFOPAC S.L. |
| - With this joint venture DATEV extends its European activities in 2007 to the Spanish market.
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31.12.2008 | Business development |
| turnover | members | employees |
31.12.1967 | 1.2 Mio. DM | 993 | 5 |
31.12.1976 | 82 Mio. DM | 11,839 | 739 |
31.12.1989 | 400 Mio. DM | 27,041 | 2,361 |
31.12.1996 | 989 Mio. DM | 35,530 | 4,723 |
31.12.2008 | 650 Mio. € | 39,230 | 5,564 |
