{"id":3365,"date":"2018-04-23T16:58:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/?page_id=3365"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:11:51","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"company\" data-id=\"17\" id=\"SR7_17_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.54\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-24\" data-key=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-24-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Header_Unternehmen.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Header_Unternehmen\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-24-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">COMPANY<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-225\" data-key=\"225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t<image_lists style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/www.conova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Header_Unternehmen.jpg\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly93d3cuY29ub3ZhLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxOC8wNC9IZWFkZXJfVW50ZXJuZWhtZW4uanBn\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/image_lists>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\twindow.SR7 ??={};SR7.PMH ??={}; SR7.PMH[\"SR7_17_1\"] = {cn:100,state:false,fn: function() { if (window._tpt!==undefined && window._tpt.prepareModuleHeight !== undefined) {  _tpt.prepareModuleHeight({id:\"SR7_17_1\",el:[570,570,570,370,370],type:'standard',shdw:'0',gh:[570,570,570,370,370],gw:[1240,1240,1160,820,480],vpt:['-200px&#039;,&#039;-200px&#039;,&#039;-200px&#039;,&#039;-200px&#039;,&#039;-200px'],size:{fullWidth:true, fullHeight:false},mh:'0',onh:0,onw:0,bg:{color:'{\"orig\":\"transparent\",\"type\":\"solid\",\"string\":\"transparent\"}'},googleFont:\"ignore\",plType:'0',plColor:'#FFFFFF'});   SR7.PMH[\"SR7_17_1\"].state=true;} else if(SR7.PMH[\"SR7_17_1\"].cn-->0)\tsetTimeout( SR7.PMH[\"SR7_17_1\"].fn,19);}};SR7.PMH[\"SR7_17_1\" ].fn();\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;From internet trailblazer to data center pioneer&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span lang=\"EN-US\">A pioneer pushes the boundaries of the imaginable. In 1988, few could imagine the internet. We were prepared for this adventure and connected Salzburg to the rest of the world.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]So much has happened since then: The former Tech-Consult is, today, conova communications GmbH. \u00a0We were pioneers with the Internet and today we lead the way in data center technology.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1524496551958{background-color: #e7e7e7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>2024<\/h3>\n<p>Climate protection is very important to us and we have been the first data center in Austria to be CO\u2082 neutral since 2017.\u00a0 We are constantly taking various measures to reduce our CO\u2082 emissions as much as possible.We are constantly taking a wide variety of measures to reduce our CO2 emissions as much as possible.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2023<\/h3>\n<p>In September 2023 our conova data centers 4 &amp; 5 in Salzburg-Maxglan received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/en\/certifications\/#en50600\">EN 50600 certification<\/a> too. 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By achieving the Cyber \u200b\u200bTrust Austria Label in silver, we meet all cyber security requirements based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber-trust.at\/schema_de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyber \u200b\u200bRisk Rating Scheme<\/a>, which was developed by the Kompetenzzentrum Sicheres \u00d6sterreich in cooperation with the KSV1870.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2022<\/h3>\n<p>Our company with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/en\/datacenter\/\">data centers<\/a> on the Salzburg-Maxglan and Hallein sites have been sucessfully ISO 27001 recertified and also the processes behind have been proved by the T\u00dcV.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h3>2021<\/h3>\n<p>Our conova <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/en\/products\/topcloud\/\">TopCloud<\/a> was awarded the \u00d6-Cloud seal of approval as part of the \u00d6-Cloud initiative of the BMDW.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our two new conova data centers 6 &amp; 7 received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/en\/certifications\/#en50600\">EN 50600 certification<\/a> and thereby comply with the European standard for new constructions and the operation of data centers.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On 25th September, the new conova data centers 6 &amp; 7 in Hallein were officially opened\u00a0 after a construction period of only 11 months.<\/p>\n<p>conova passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conova.com\/en\/certifications\/#iso27001\">ISO 27001 re-certification<\/a> again.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2018<\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">conova&#8217;s success story continues: We are proud to have exceeded the \u20ac 10 million revenue threshold with our now more than 70 employees.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2017<\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">conova continues to grow and serves more than 1,500 customers for the first time in its history with over 65 employees. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p>conova passed the ISO 27001 re-certification. 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