Alma, which celebrated its 30 years of existence in 2009, is a
group of nearly 100 persons
based in Saint-Martin-d’Hères (Grenoble), France. Alma has progressively developed in
different IT sectors
and thanks to its status as a cooperative company, established
original practices
in terms of organization and interest.
Alma’s activities are based on several fields:
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the
development and publishing of optimization software for industrial processes, Computer Aided Manufacturing and robotics software
, an activity that was at the basis of Alma’s creation in 1979 by researchers in Applied Mathematics at the Grenoble University,
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the
marketing of CAD/CAM software in the field of mechanics and sheet-metal working
,
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IT-solution integration, network engineering, facilities management
,
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the
development of Intranet applications and collaborative solutions for Quality
.
Alma’s organization is structured around
very autonomous operational departments
, to which
several subsidiaries
are attached
(Alma Italia Srl, Alma GmbH, Alma China, Alma do Brasil, Sysaware Groupe Alma).
Alma also gave birth to
Interview SA, a company specialized in
collecting and analyzing online information data
. Other structures are linked to Alma to different degrees. The Group encourages networking to develop economic synergies and create links between people.
