We come
from the textile world.
And we live in it.

We come from the textile world. And we live in it.

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About us

Our software
changes your daily routine.
To your advantage.

Our name stands for the development and enhancement of the added value in the textile industry. That is what we focused on and what made us an international partner for security, growth and innovation.

By our software solutions we transport the daily routines of our customers to the future. With foresight and the knowledge what is important in the textile industry, in order to meet the challenges of tomorrow.  

For this, around 50 highly qualified employees work at two locations in Germany. All of them come from the textile industry or are very familiar with its requirements.

Thus, it is possible to create smart and innovative software solutions, which facilitate processes and reduce costs.

Locations

Kulmbach

Managing Director | Administration | Sales | Marketing | Software Development | Project Management

Nordhorn

Software Engineering | Software Development | Project Management

History

1977
Foundation of update GmbH Unternehmens­beratung für Programmierung und Datenverarbeitung in Kulmbach
1985
update becomes IBM partner;

Development of individual industry-specific update software solutions; first textile-specific projects arise
1994
Introduction of update´s first textile standard software solution »WESPA« (IBM AS/400) including a release-concept
1999
Strategic restructuring of update; Separation of update group´s textile division: Foundation of tx update texware GmbH and purchase of business units of the former BIT GmbH/Nordhorn;

With its software solutions tx update texware becomes market leader in textile industry
2000
Introduction of the ERP Business Software texware/CS;

texware/ becomes a registered trademark
2001
Activities of the former companies update AS GmbH/Würzburg (garment) and Robeck GmbH/Lüdinghausen (textile trade) are merged into tx update texware;

Thereby tx update texware obtains the necessary personnel and technical know-how to cover the entire textile value chain with its software solutions – from sheep to shop
2002
Expansion of product portfolio: development of the segments eBusiness and Business Intelligence;

update-group celebrates 25 years of existence
2003
Change of name to update texware GmbH
2005
update texware develops texware/Monitoring as software solution forProduction Data Acquisition (PDA)
2006
update texware follows the common trend of the textile industry: Extension of target markets in Europe, Asia and North America
2007
MBO - a group of employees became majority shareholders
2009
10 years of update texware GmbH;

Now there are more than5000 texware-users
2011
texware/CS gets a modern .NET-user interface;

New software solutions in the field of Electronic Data Interchange texware/EDI, Business Intelligence texware/DeepSee and Fabric Inspection texware/Inspection appear on the market
2013
Development of a web portal for customers, suppliers and sales representatives
2014
Extension of texware/CS functionalities: graphical workflow engine
2017
Dr. Michael Schiffmann has been the new Managing Director of update texware GmbH since January 1, 2017.

The long-term Managing Director and co-owner Friedrich J. Römer retires at the end of July 2017.
2018
Head of Development (texware/CS) since November 2018: Oliver Wenning
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Contacts

Sales

Petra Hoffmann

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-350
hoffmann@texware.de

Sales

Domenic Schindler

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-41
domenic.schindler@texware.de

Project Manager in charge of PDA/MES, EDI, BI

Ralf Müller

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-970
mueller@texware.de

Head of Software Development

Oliver Wenning

Am Schweinemarkt 3
48529 Nordhorn | Germany
Tel. +49 5921 8008-0
wenning@texware.de

Business Unit Management

Martin Speidel

Am Schweinemarkt 3
48529 Nordhorn | Germany
Tel. +49 5921 8008-0
speidel@texware.de

Assistant of General Management

Tanja Friedrich

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-53
friedrich@texware.de

General Management

Dr. Michael Schiffmann

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-0
schiffmann@texware.de
Ansprechpartner

Sales

Petra Hoffmann

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-350
hoffmann@texware.de

Sales

Domenic Schindler

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-41
domenic.schindler@texware.de

Project Manager in charge of PDA/MES, EDI, BI

Ralf Müller

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-970
mueller@texware.de

Head of Software Development

Oliver Wenning

Am Schweinemarkt 3
48529 Nordhorn | Germany
Tel. +49 5921 8008-0
wenning@texware.de

Business Unit Management

Martin Speidel

Am Schweinemarkt 3
48529 Nordhorn | Germany
Tel. +49 5921 8008-0
speidel@texware.de

Assistant of General Management

Tanja Friedrich

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-53
friedrich@texware.de

General Management

Dr. Michael Schiffmann

Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 16
95326 Kulmbach | Germany
Tel. +49 9221 895-0
schiffmann@texware.de

statements

„Most of all I like the team spirit at update which welds us all together and promotes learning and the development of your own personality.“
Kevin PagenkämperApprentice for qualified IT specialist in application development.
Kevin Pagenkämper
„I have been integrated into the update-team right from the first day of my training and entrusted with responsible tasks.“
Paul ArtjomowApprentice for qualified IT specialist in application development.
Paul Artjomow
„A good work-life balance is very important to me, personally. At update, I have the opportunity to design my working hours flexibly and thus combine family life with the Job. “
Susanne StammMarketing and Communication
Susanne Stamm
„As project manager I am in constant contact with our customers. It is the cooperative partnership and the joint success that make me enjoy my work every day. “
Abdolreza AhmadiProject Manager
Abdolreza Ahmadi
„To me, Communication on eye-level is the key to successful cooperation. As a textile engineer, I know what is important to my customers and can therefore support them fast and expertly. “
Sabine GmachProject Manager
Sabine Gmach
„In order to develop myself personally and professionally, I completed a distance learning course as Business Informatic Specialist alongside my job as Project Manager at update. In that course I always received full support of my colleagues; during the examination phases my back was always kept free. “
Niklas RodeProject Manager
Niklas Rode
„The designing and realization of new requirements of our customers to our software make daily work always varied and challenging. Most of all, however, it never gets boring!“
Andreas TapkenSoftware Developer
Andreas Tapken
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„Most of all I like the team spirit at update which welds us all together and promotes learning and the development of your own personality.“
Kevin Pagenkämper
Kevin PagenkämperApprentice for qualified IT specialist in application development.
„I have been integrated into the update-team right from the first day of my training and entrusted with responsible tasks.“
Paul Artjomow
Paul ArtjomowApprentice for qualified IT specialist in application development.
„A good work-life balance is very important to me, personally. At update, I have the opportunity to design my working hours flexibly and thus combine family life with the Job. “
Susanne Stamm
Susanne StammMarketing and Communication
„As project manager I am in constant contact with our customers. It is the cooperative partnership and the joint success that make me enjoy my work every day. “
Abdolreza Ahmadi
Abdolreza AhmadiProject Manager
„To me, Communication on eye-level is the key to successful cooperation. As a textile engineer, I know what is important to my customers and can therefore support them fast and expertly. “
Sabine Gmach
Sabine GmachProject Manager
„In order to develop myself personally and professionally, I completed a distance learning course as Business Informatic Specialist alongside my job as Project Manager at update. In that course I always received full support of my colleagues; during the examination phases my back was always kept free. “
Niklas Rode
Niklas RodeProject Manager
„The designing and realization of new requirements of our customers to our software make daily work always varied and challenging. Most of all, however, it never gets boring!“
Andreas Tapken
Andreas TapkenSoftware Developer
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Career

Practical training & thesis (Bachelor/Master) in the field of ERP-systems

We offer you the opportunity to write your thesis with us or to complete an internship.

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