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eyefactive w/wo GmbH
The eyefactive GmbH, a tech company from Hamburg, specializing in large format Multi-Touch and Multi-User applications. eyefactive remained the top-10 finalist B2B app platform for large-format touchscreen systems, smartphones and tablets used by consumers. All apps and software products are based on the touchscreen Software Development Kit (SDK) developed by eyefactive, supports (multi-touch) and enables true multi-user applications on any touchscreen surface.

History
Multi-User operation on large-scale interactive surfaces is a new concept of human-computer interaction, as classic touchscreen apps for smartphones and tablets are designed for single-user operation. At the beginning of 2007, the two founders already developed a first prototype of a large interactive table within the scope of a study project at the University of Applied Sciences Wedel, the Cooperative Workbench (short: CoBench), a table with an interactive display of nearly 2m². One of the places where the CoBench was presented was at the CeBIT 2008 trade fair in Hanover, Germany.

In 2009, the eyefactive GmbH was founded in Wedel (Schleswig-Holstein) by the media computer scientists Johannes Ryks and Matthias Woggon, developed innovative Multi-Touch and Multi-User touchscreen software and the Software Development Kit (SDK) focused on the operation of multiple users and unlimited touchpoints simultaneously.

In 2010, with a seed investment by MBG (Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein) along with the entry of HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfond) in mid-2011, technologies were further developed, and initially standardized products were established on the market.

In May 2012, eyefactive became one of the first partners of the Digital Signage Innovation Center by komma,tec GmbH in Hamburg.

In 2016, German MBG Schleswig-Holstein as well as High-Tech Gründerfonds invested again in eyefactive GmbH aiming to support the growth of the touchscreen app platform.

At the Integrated System Europe (ISE) 2020, eyefactive is presenting a new MultiTouch app that enables store operators to present their entire product portfolio virtually on large touchscreens. Eyefactive GmbH relocates from Wedel in Schleswig-Holstein to Hamburg and in 2020, they explained the recognition of objects on large touchscreens takes up the familiar principle of barcodes from cash register systems: Various possible applications of this technology were explained in a whitepaper published by eyefactive in 2020.

As in April 2021, Global Surface Computing Market to Reach $147.1 Billion by 2027 Global Surface Computing Market 2020 - 2027.

Articles & Press Coverage
·       Bild.de - Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Torsten Albig visit.

·       Welt.de - Awarded with the federal start-up prize.

·       SourceForge - Q&A: Connecting the Online and Offline World with The World’s First B2B App Platform.

Partner(s)
·       3M

·       SHARP / NEC

Awards
eyefactive has received several awards for its technologies, products and projects:

·       2009: Finalist NUK Competition

·       2009: Special Multimedia Award: Founders Competition - Successfully Launching with Multimedia (Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology)

·       2011: Finalist German Innovation Award (BMWi, Accenture, EnBW, Evonik, WirtschaftsWoche)

·       2011: Winner Digital Signage Best Practice Award (viscom)

·       2012: ICT Founder of the Year 2012 (Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology)