Alpsoft SA

Founded in 2008, Sion-based AlpSoft SA operates in the field of IT.

The company consists of 5 people, essentially engineers and designers, who design and develop visual and touch software solutions, as standard or customised packages. These products and applications are offered on smartphones, tablets, touch screens, the Microsoft Surface, integrated solutions and Touch products (digital display solutions on touch terminals, floor or wall projection systems, holographic projection, etc.).

AlpSoft offers customised software products:

- high-performance web applications, requiring background data-processing and communication with a data management server;
- business applications, particularly those concerned with logistics and parcel delivery, quality control (in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries), the medical field and data management.

The company also works in the following fields:

• Content management (web and mobile)
• E-commerce integration (PayPal, PostFinance, etc.)
• Web service integration
• Data management
• GUI (graphic interfaces)

Since 2008, over 40 AlpSoft applications have been available in Apple's App Store and over 30 in the Google Play Store.

Client base and markets

AlpSoft's client base is essentially local (Valais and western Switzerland). This SME has also been subcontracted to develop a logistics application for the Swiss market (over 200 installations, mainly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland). Its target clients are SMEs, voluntary organisations, clubs, public bodies and private individuals.

Services

Consultancy, product and service design, development of turnkey or customised solutions, integration of a project into a physical environment, product installation and maintenance.

Support from The Ark Foundation

The Ark Foundation has carried out a study of the market and of market positioning for the company.