Michael Arbesmeier, Kai-Uwe Rommel and Roland Schock establish ARS. They start out at the Munich Technology Centre in Frankfurter Ring with a vision to create a system house for IT services, software and software development.

Recognising the potential of the still-young programming language, Java, in 1999, ARS develops an extensive training business around object-oriented software development, Java and Java Enterprise, which leads to ever-larger software development projects.

In 2002 and 2006, employees of ours write two books on software development with Java Enterprise.

In 2014, ARS opts for IBM Bluemix (platform as a service) and concludes Europe’s first subscription contract with IBM. ARS expands its offering to include consulting and services related to software architecture, application lifecycle management, software quality assurance and IBM software licence management.

In 2016, ARS expands its consulting and service offering to include topics such as microservices and API economy. As part of this, it joins forces with IBM to write a Redbook on microservices.

ARS becomes part of TIMETOACT GROUP. On 12 September 2018, TIMETOACT GROUP acquires ARS in its entirety. Managing directors Joachim Gucker, Stefan Schäffer and Michael Arbesmeier continue to run the business as before. TIMETOACT GROUP now has more than 520 staff at 13 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

ARS celebrates its 30^th anniversary with a new, contemporary look. The new logo combines the familiar word mark design with a new, symbolic image. Red remains a central element of our company identity and is enhanced by four additional colours, each representing one of the company’s key competences: software engineering, cloud, API and IT modernisation.