Develops and manufactures professional AV signal technology such as matrix switchers, extenders and AV-over-IP solutions.
Lightware Deutschland GmbH
Riemerling (Ottobrunn) · BudapestNew on Amplifa
About Lightware
Lightware Deutschland GmbH is the German point of contact for the Hungarian Lightware Visual Engineering Group, a manufacturer of professional audiovisual technology based in Budapest. The company develops and produces signal switchers, extenders, AV-over-IP systems and room automation for video, audio, USB and control signals, including the Taurus UCX, UBEX, VINX and MX series product lines. All products are developed and manufactured at the group headquarters in Budapest and tested under real-world requirements; the German subsidiary in Riemerling handles consulting, sales, planning support and support. Sales are conducted through direct contact and certified system partners. Fields of application include conference rooms, lecture halls and universities, live events, medicine, smart homes and control and simulation environments in industry; according to Wikipedia, users include Google, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix and Facebook. Over 99 percent of group revenue is generated in export, with offices on four continents.
- Site
- Riemerling (Ottobrunn)
- Processes
- Consulting and sales, Support, Planning support and implementation assistance for AV concepts, Sales via certified system partners
- Materials
- USB-C connectivity, HDBaseT/TPS technology, AV-over-IP, EDID management, Room automation (LARA/Event Manager)
- Founded
- 1998
- Industries
- Education/Universities, Conference rooms/Corporate, Live events/Events, Entertainment/Showbiz, Medicine, Smart Homes
- 01
Development (Budapest)
- 02
Manufacturing and testing (Budapest)
- 03
Consulting and planning support
- 04
Sales via direct sales and certified system partners
- 05
On-site support
Product Lines & Technologies
USB-C connectivity
Transmits video, audio, control, Ethernet and USB signals over a single cable for meeting rooms and lecture halls.
HDBaseT/TPS technology
Transmission of video, audio and control signals up to 170 m over CAT5/6/7 cables, e.g. in the EDU-P1 package.
AV-over-IP
Network-based, scalable distribution of audio and video signals for campus and room environments.
EDID management
Invention of the EDID manager as the first product for handling predefined video signal resolutions.
Room automation (LARA/Event Manager)
Control and automation of meeting rooms including lighting and energy from a single interface.
Locations
Riemerling (Ottobrunn)
DEGerman sales and office location: consulting, sales, support
Budapest
HUDevelopment and production (group headquarters)
Products & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1998
Founded in Budapest by Árpád Gergely Vida, Miklós Debreczeni, Attila Nagy and György Németh; initially repair of projectors and plasma TVs
- 2006
Invention of the EDID manager as the first own product; appearance at ISE in Brussels
- 2007
Completion of the first hybrid DVI/HDMI matrix (32x32) with HD resolution
- 2011
First offices outside Hungary in the UK and USA
- 2013
Offices in Australia, Italy and Singapore
- 2015
Offices in the Netherlands, India and the Middle East
- 2020
Announcement of the Taurus UCX with USB-C technology
- 2022
OE conversion pilot project EDU-P1 at FH Campus Wien: 20 lecture halls within 8 weeks
- 2023
Expansion at FH Campus Wien (Module 2 HoSE, 50 rooms; Module 3 HoHS with over 120 rooms)