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Removed Dr. Volker Wetekam (mandate as managing director ended Apr 1, 2025), corrected a few links

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{{Infobox company |
name = Vector Informatik |
logo = [[File:Vector Informatik Logo.svg|220px]] |
type = [[GmbH]] |
slogan = |
foundation = April 1, 1988|
location = [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]|
key_people = Managing directors<ref>[https://www.vector.com/int/en/legal-notice/ Imprint of Vector Informatik website]</ref>
* Dr. Thomas Beck
* Dr. Matthias Traub
|
num_employees = 4000 (Vector Group worldwide, 2023)<ref name="pm2024">[https://cdn.vector.com/cms/content/know-how/_press-releases/Emobilty_vCTS_PressRelease_202402_EN.pdf Press Release "Vector Introduces New Configurable Test System for Charging Communication Tests"]</ref>|
industry = Software|
products = [[CANalyzer]], [[CANoe]], [[CANape]], CANdelaStudio, PREEvision|
revenue = 798,8 million [[Euro|EUR]] (2021)<ref>Revenue 2021 in Federal Gazette: [https://www.bundesanzeiger.de Bundesanzeiger (ger)])</ref><br/>1.16 billion EUR (Vector Group worldwide, 2023)<ref name="pm2024"/>|
homepage = [https://vector.com/ vector.com]
}}
[[File:VectorCampus_Stuttgart_Weilimdorf_MarcGilardone.png|thumb|Main building of the headquarters of Vector Informatik GmbH]]
'''Vector Informatik''' develops software tools and components for networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems [[Controller–area network|CAN]], [[Local Interconnect Network|LIN]], [[FlexRay]], [[Media Oriented Systems Transport|MOST]], [[Ethernet]], [[AFDX]], [[ARINC 429]],<ref name="aero">[https://www.vector.com/int/en/products/industries/avionics-networking/#c113506 Supported Bus Systems and Protocols
on vector.com], loaded April 9th, 2025</ref> and [[J1708|SAE J1708]] as well as on CAN-based protocols such as [[J1939|SAE J1939]], [[J1587|SAE J1587]], [[ISO 11783]], [[NMEA 2000]], [[ARINC]],<ref name="aero"/> [[CANaerospace]],<ref name="aero"/> [[CANopen]] and more. The headquarters of the company Vector Informatik GmbH is in Stuttgart, Germany. Subsidiaries include [[Braunschweig]], [[Munich]], [[Hamburg]], [[Regensburg]] along with international subsidiaries in [[Brazil]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[England]], [[India]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Austria]], [[Sweden]], and the [[United States|USA]]. Vector Informatik also includes Vector Consulting Services GmbH, a consultation firm specializing in optimization of technical product development. Altogether, these companies are referred to as the Vector Group.

== History ==
Vector Software GmbH was founded on April 1, 1988 by Eberhard Hinderer, Martin Litschel and Helmut Schelling. In the year 1992, the company changed its name to Vector Informatik GmbH. In the same year, the first [[CANalyzer]] license was sold and the company attained sales of one million Euros for the first time. In 1996, the first CANoe and CANape licenses were sold.

In 1998, Vector CANtech (USA) was founded, and in the following year Vector Japan. In 2001, the subsidiary Vector Consulting GmbH was founded, which offers consultation services for engineering development and its cost effectiveness. In 2006, Vector Informatik acquired "Division 4m Software" from Micron Electronic Devices AG. In the same year, sales of the Vector Group exceeded the 100 million Euro mark for the first time. In the following year, Vector Korea was founded, and in 2009 Vector Great Britain, Vector Informatik India and Vector China.<ref>[https://www.vector.com/int/en/company/contacts/ Address information]</ref> 2011 the previous representation office in China was converted into a legally independent business.<ref>[https://cdn.vector.com/cms/content/know-how/_press-releases/VC_Subsidiary_PressRelease_201109_EN.pdf Press release "Vector establishes subsidiary in China"]</ref> In August 2011 the four owners of Vector Informatik GmbH have transferred their business shares to a family foundation and a non-profit foundation.<ref>[https://cdn.vector.com/cms/content/know-how/_press-releases/Vector_Foundation_PressRelease_201110_EN.pdf Press release "Holders transfer ownership of Vector Informatik GmbH to two foundations"]</ref> In September 2011 Vector has welcomed its 1,000th employee.<ref>[https://www.vector.com/int/en/company/about-vector/company-history/#c87397 Vector Company History]</ref> In 2013, a new subsidiary Vector Austria was established,<ref>[https://cdn.vector.com/cms/content/corporate/VAT/VAT_Subsidary_PressRelease_201308_EN.pdf Press Release "Vector opens subsidiary in Austria"] (PDF; 383 kB)</ref> followed 2014 by Vector Brasil and Vector Italy.<ref>[https://cdn.vector.com/cms/content/know-how/_press-releases/VBR_Foundation_PressRelease_201411_EN.pdf Press Release "Vector Informatik opens subsidiary in Brazil"] (PDF; 360 kB)</ref><ref>[https://www.vector.com/int/en/company/about-vector/company-history/ Vector Company History], loaded March 14th, 2024</ref>

== Fields of Activity ==
As mentioned above, Vector handles networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay and MOST as well as CAN-based protocols such as SAE J1939 and CANopen. Electronic control modules in vehicles are clearly the company's focus. However, experience gained in this area has also been applied to other areas such as avionics,<ref name="aero"/> heavy-duty vehicles, special machines, and embedded systems in general. A selection of press releases provides additional background:
* Diagnostic validation with GM<ref>[https://cdn.vector.com/cms/content/know-how/_technical-articles/diagnostics/DiVa_GME_ATZelektronik_200811_PressArticle_EN.pdf Diagnostic Validation with GM]</ref>
* AUTOSAR PDUs with FlexRay at AUDI<ref>[http://vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/press/Vector/FlexRay_PDU_Support_HanserAutomotive_200811_PressArticle_EN.pdf AUTOSAR PDUs with FlexRay at AUDI]</ref>
* Optimizing driver assistance systems at [[BMW]]<ref>[http://vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/press/PMC/BMW_DriverAssistance_HanserAutomotive_200809_PressArticle_EN.pdf Optimizing driver assistance systems at BMW]</ref>
* [[Universal Measurement and Calibration Protocol|XCP]]-on-FlexRay at Audi<ref>[http://vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/press/Vector/XCPonFlexRay_Audi_HanserAutomotive_200807_PressArticle_EN.pdf XCP-on-FlexRay at Audi]</ref>
* Efficiency and quality in gear drive calibration at [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]]<ref>[http://vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/press/PPT/eASEE_ZF_AutomobilElektronik_200805_PressArticle_EN.pdf Efficiency and quality in gear drive calibration at ZF]</ref>
* Wireless interfacing of development and analysis tools at [[Bomag]] AG<ref>[http://vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/press/PON/BOMAG_CAN_Newsletter_200806_PressArticle_EN.pdf Wireless interfacing of development and analysis tools at Bomag AG]</ref>
* Integrated diagnostic and flash solution for LuK GmbH<ref>[http://vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/press/Vector/Flashing_LuK_AutomobilElektronik_200802_PressArticle_EN.pdf Integrated diagnostic and flash solution for LuK GmbH]</ref>
* [[Vehicular communication systems|Car2x]]/[[Dedicated short-range communications|DSRC]] communication<ref>(German)Barbara Lange: CANoe.IP unterstützt Car-to-Car-Entwicklung in [[iX (magazine)|iX]]. [[Heise Verlag]], Hannover 9/2009, SSN 0935-9680.</ref>

== Products ==
Some of the company’s key products are:
* The [[CANalyzer]] analysis tool for CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet, LIN and MOST as well as other CAN-based protocols.
* The [[CANoe]] development tool with support for simulation, diagnostics and as a test tool for automotive ECUs. Used at most automotive and truck OEMs and suppliers
* [[CANape]] is a development software, widely used by OEMs and ECU suppliers of automotive industries to calibrate [[algorithms]] in ECUs at runtime.
* Embedded software components for CAN, FlexRay, LIN, AUTOSAR and others. These components can be found on nearly all automobiles with networked electronics throughout the world.<ref>[http://www.region-stuttgart.de/sixcms/detail.php/263174?_ref=_archiv German report of the Chamber of Commerce for the Stuttgart Region: ''Stuttgart-based Vector Informatik GmbH is world leader in software for networked electronic systems in automobiles'']</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Software companies of Germany]]
[[Category:Electronics companies of Germany]]
[[Category:Companies based in Stuttgart]]
[[Category:Automotive industry]]
[[Category:German companies established in 1988]]

Vector Informatik - Revision history

imported>An66: Removed Dr. Volker Wetekam (mandate as managing director ended Apr 1, 2025), corrected a few links