Seavus

Seavus was an international software development and consulting company founded in Malmö, Sweden, in 1999 by Igor Lestar, Richard Murbeck, and Gligor Dacevski. The company developed enterprise technology solutions, packaged software, and consulting services for large organizations, government agencies, and multinational clients. Its activities covered telecommunications business-support and operations-support systems, customer relationship management, enterprise banking and financial applications, data warehousing and business intelligence, application lifecycle management, managed services, and project-management software. The company initially combined project and software-product development with international delivery. In 2003, it released Seavus Project Viewer, a tool for viewing Microsoft Project files without requiring the full Microsoft Project application. Seavus opened its first United States office in 2004, supporting expansion outside Europe into North and South American markets. Its product portfolio broadened in 2009 with Seavus Project Planner and DropMind, a mind-mapping application that was later renamed iMindQ in 2014. The business also experimented with mobile games and gaming technology. Its iOS titles Yatzy Ultimate and Black Jack Ultimate received third-place rankings in their respective categories from BestAppEver in 2012, while the Seavus Guardians gaming-platform solution was presented at the European iGaming Congress and Expo in 2013. Seavus expanded its Scandinavian consulting presence through the 2015 acquisition of Stockholm-based OnTrax AB. OnTrax later became Seavus Stockholm AB in January 2017. The company also invested in entrepreneurship and education: its Seavus Incubator launched the iThink accelerator for startups in 2016, and the same year saw the initial release of ScheduleReader, originally known as PrimaveraReader. Seavus developed partnerships and certifications involving major technology vendors, including Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, IBM, Atlassian, and Salesforce. In 2017, Seavus DOOEL received Cisco Select Certified Partner status for Europe East, and in 2021 the company became a Salesforce partner. ARICOMA Group acquired Seavus in 2020 as part of the KKCG holding group. The acquisition placed Seavus within a broader European technology-services platform. In June 2023, Seavus, Cleverlance, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft were consolidated into Qinshift, a new IT brand reported as having approximately 3,000 specialists. Seavus's education and development center was simultaneously rebranded as Qinshift Academy. Consequently, Seavus ceased operating as an independent group brand, although its legacy software products continued through a separate company called Synami. Synami assumed maintenance and development of products including Seavus Project Viewer, ScheduleReader, iMindQ, and ScheduleCleaner, and released the cloud-based PPM Core platform in 2023.

Seavus was established in Malmö, Sweden, in 1999 by Igor Lestar, Richard Murbeck, and Gligor Dacevski. It developed as a combined software-product and IT-consulting business, serving large organizations and public-sector customers through technology delivery, enterprise applications, and packaged tools. Its first major documented product was Seavus Project Viewer, introduced in 2003 as a viewer for Microsoft Project files. The company began its international expansion in 2004 by opening an office in the United States. In 2009, it released Seavus Project Planner and DropMind. DropMind was subsequently renamed iMindQ in 2014, becoming the company's principal mind-mapping product. Seavus also developed consumer and gaming-related offerings. In 2012, it introduced Crystal Qube at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That year, BestAppEver placed the company's iOS games Yatzy Ultimate and Black Jack Ultimate third in their respective categories. In 2013, Seavus presented its Seavus Guardians gaming-platform solution at the European iGaming Congress and Expo. The company expanded its consulting footprint in Scandinavia in 2015 by acquiring OnTrax AB, a Stockholm IT consultancy. The acquired business was renamed Seavus Stockholm AB in January 2017. Seavus also created institutional programs around technology entrepreneurship and training. Its Seavus Incubator launched the iThink startup accelerator in 2016. The same year, it released the first version of ScheduleReader, initially called PrimaveraReader. The application was later renamed in October 2018 after support expanded beyond Oracle Primavera P6 XER files to additional schedule formats. Seavus's enterprise-services portfolio included telecommunications business-support and operations-support systems, customer relationship management, banking and financial applications, data warehousing, business intelligence, application lifecycle management, and managed services. Its stated operating network comprised 15 offices in eight countries: Sweden, the United States, North Macedonia, Belarus, Switzerland, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova. The company also maintained relationships with major technology vendors, including Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, IBM, Atlassian, and Salesforce. In 2017, Seavus DOOEL was recognized as a Cisco Select Certified Partner in Europe East, and in 2021 Seavus became a Salesforce partner. ARICOMA Group acquired Seavus in 2020. ARICOMA was part of the KKCG holding group, giving Seavus a new ownership context within a larger European technology portfolio. In June 2023, Seavus and five other technology companies—Cleverlance, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft—were brought together under Qinshift. The combination was described as forming a new IT brand with approximately 3,000 specialists. Seavus's education and development center was renamed Qinshift Academy at the same time. The Seavus corporate and services operations therefore ceased to function as a standalone group brand. Its software-products activities were separated and continued under Synami, a privately held company headquartered in St Venera, Malta, with operations in North Macedonia. Synami assumed maintenance and development of Seavus Project Viewer, ScheduleReader, iMindQ, and ScheduleCleaner. It also released PPM Core, a cloud-based project portfolio-management product, in 2023. Seavus is consequently best understood as a defunct independent corporate brand whose consulting and delivery activities were absorbed into Qinshift while its legacy software line continued through Synami.

• 2023

  Qinshift merger and Synami continuation

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus was merged with five other technology companies into Qinshift, while its software-products division continued under Synami.

• 2021

  Salesforce partnership

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus became a Salesforce partner.

• 2020

  Acquisition by ARICOMA Group

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  ARICOMA Group acquired Seavus as part of the KKCG holding group.

• 2017

  Cisco Select Certified Partner status

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus DOOEL received Cisco Select Certified Partner certification for Europe East.

• 2016

  iThink accelerator and ScheduleReader predecessor launch

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  The Seavus Incubator launched iThink, and the first version of ScheduleReader was released under the PrimaveraReader name.

• 2015

  OnTrax AB acquisition

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus acquired Stockholm-based IT consultancy OnTrax AB.

• 2014

  DropMind becomes iMindQ

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  The company's mind-mapping product was rebranded from DropMind to iMindQ.

• 2012

  Crystal Qube introduced

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus presented Crystal Qube at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

• 2009

  Project Planner and DropMind launch

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus released Seavus Project Planner and DropMind, the latter later becoming iMindQ.

• 2004

  United States expansion

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  The company opened its first United States office to expand beyond Europe.

• 2003

  First Seavus Project Viewer release

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Seavus released the first version of its Microsoft Project file viewer.

• 1999

  Seavus is founded in Malmö

  [1]Seavusen.wikipedia.org

  Igor Lestar, Richard Murbeck, and Gligor Dacevski founded Seavus in Malmö, Sweden.

A European technology-services and software company combining enterprise IT consulting, custom application delivery, vendor partnerships, and a portfolio of project-management and productivity products.

• Project management software · 2003

  Seavus Project Viewer

  A desktop software tool for opening and viewing Microsoft Project .mpp files without the full Microsoft Project application. It was Seavus's earliest documented major product, first released in 2003. Following the 2023 corporate merger, maintenance and development continued through Synami.

• Project management software · 2009

  Seavus Project Planner

  A project-planning product released by Seavus in 2009. It formed part of the company's productivity and project-management software portfolio alongside Seavus Project Viewer and later scheduling tools.

• Mind-mapping software · 2009

  iMindQ

  A mind-mapping and visual-thinking application originally launched as DropMind in 2009. Seavus changed the product name to iMindQ in 2014. The product line continued under Synami after the Seavus group was absorbed into Qinshift.

• Project scheduling software · 2016

  ScheduleReader

  A scheduling-file viewer first released in 2016 as PrimaveraReader. It was renamed ScheduleReader in October 2018 after the product added support for schedule formats beyond Oracle Primavera P6 .xer files. Synami later assumed its maintenance and development.

• Project scheduling software

  ScheduleCleaner

  A legacy Seavus software product associated with project-schedule management. After the 2023 separation of the software-products division, Synami continued responsibility for the product line.

• Gaming platform · 2013

  Seavus Guardians

  A gaming-platform solution presented by Seavus at the 2013 European iGaming Congress and Expo in Barcelona. It represented the company's work beyond enterprise software and conventional consulting services.

• Cloud project portfolio management · 2023

  PPM Core

  A cloud-based project portfolio-management platform released in 2023 by Synami after the Seavus software-products division became independent. It is a successor-company product rather than a continuing standalone Seavus corporate offering.

• 2023

  Merge operating companies into QinshiftStrategy

  Background

  ARICOMA Group consolidated several European technology companies under a new common IT brand.

  Action taken

  Seavus merged with Cleverlance, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft to form Qinshift.

  Aftermath

  The Seavus corporate brand ceased as an independent operating group, while its education center became Qinshift Academy and its software-products activities continued through Synami.

  Source

• 2020

  Accept acquisition by ARICOMA GroupM&A

  Background

  Seavus entered a broader technology-services ownership structure through ARICOMA Group and its parent holding context.

  Action taken

  ARICOMA Group acquired Seavus.

  Aftermath

  Seavus became part of ARICOMA's European technology portfolio.

  Source

• 2015

  Acquire OnTrax ABM&A

  Background

  Seavus sought to expand its consulting presence in the Scandinavian market.

  Action taken

  The company acquired Stockholm-based IT consultancy OnTrax AB, which later became Seavus Stockholm AB.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition strengthened Seavus's Swedish operating footprint.

  Source

1. 1Seavusen.wikipedia.org