About Us

- Our Story -

Connecting Software offers a unique and powerful software integration platform Connect Bridge, as well as SaaS and on-premises products. We provide integration, synchronization and productivity solutions to a global customer base across sectors. We are an international team representing more than ten nationalities at offices in four countries.

Providing a platform and products for all software integration challenges

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2004

Founding Cross National Solutions
Mag. Thomas Berndorfer and MMag. Maria Lacko started their journey in Austria and Slovakia together under the name Cross National Solutions, later shortened to CNS. The business later differentiated into 4 main branches each forming a separate company.

2009

Development of Connect Bridge starts
The long-term vision of Connect Bridge is to create the integration tool for any developer, any software and any budget.

2011

Connect Bridge is officially launched to market
After 2 years of the development and testing the Connect Bridge is ready for the market. Partners are signing up for demos and Connecting Software is doing ongoing trainings to teach the new technology.

Dynamics CRM, NAV and SharePoint connectors released
Connect Bridge starts with 3 important connectors targeting widely used Microsoft systems. More and more connectors are being added over time

2012

100+ installations of Connect Bridge
Sales of Connect Bridge start to take off as the product rapidly evolves.

2013

Connecting Software Inc. in USA is founded
Thomas visits Silicon Valley, California to prepare the start of Connecting Software in the USA. A subsidiary is established with headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

2014

200+ installations of Connect Bridge
Platform is being used worldwide in various scenarios in B2C, B2B and government projects. More connectors are being added. Support team and team of developers working on Connect Bridge is growing.

2015

Microsoft Partner of the year Finalist award
After years of hard work Microsoft recognized the value of Connecting Software and awarded us Microsoft Partner of the year 2015 Finalist in the category Windows 8 custom app development.

More than 50 partners are actively promoting Connect Bridge
After winning Microsoft Partner of the year 2015 Finalist award more and more system integrators and ISVs start to use Connect Bridge.

2016

Connecting Software launches SaaS portal in Azure
Our out-of-the-box products are now available as SaaS solutions.

Connecting Software goes to Canada, new products released
CB Permissions Replicator is now being used within the Government of Canada! CB Exchange Server Sync is launched, listed on Azure Marketplace. The Connecting Software team is growing, our solutions are being used around the world.

Co-selling agreement with Microsoft
CB Dynamics CRM – SharePoint Permissions Replicator available in the Microsoft sales and partner channel.

2017

AppSource and Azure Government Cloud
Our solutions are being sold on AppSource and in Azure Government.

1000+ installations of Connect Bridge
Connecting Software continues to find global success.

Founded Madeira location
Connecting Software opens a new location on the island of Madeira with a team of 10 and growing… stay tuned!

Co-sell ready partner for Azure Marketplace

New Era begins: OPC UA Connector & Industry 4.0

2018

Connecting Software has more than 70 partners

Document Extractor helps businesses to minimize storage space and comply with data protection regulation

Meeting the Prime Minister of Portugal at the Web Summit in Lisbon

Participation booth in the Microsoft Inspire conference in Las Vegas

2019

5 Microsoft Gold Competencies achieved

Certified for Windows Server 2019

More public sector & big enterprise customers

Document Extractor Build for Salesforce platform™ launch on AppExchange

2019

Blockchain technology launched

Smart Stamp Document Sealing with blockchain technology is an up-to-date solution to the issues of data compliance, storage and auditability.

Powerful Solutions Developed In-house

Connect Bridge

Our custom integration platform enables developers to stay in their environment and connect to/from any software via self-written drivers and SQL syntax. Integrate and synchronize any data type and business process: fast and cost-effective.

SaaS Platform

We built our SaaS platform on Azure to cover global demand. With minimal investment and no hardware requirements, you pay only for what you use. It’s built for efficiency and to scale; plus, your first 30 days are on us!

Latest Release

Machines account for millions of “things” in the IoT; and they communicate via standard protocols such as OPC UA. We’ve created a solution to integrate industrial machine data with business software: Check it out here!

Public, Private and Third Sector Organizations using our Products

and others...

Partner & Customer Success Stories

Certifications and Awards

We've held various Microsoft Gold and Silver competencies over the past decade.Our current status reflects our dedication to developing solutions adding value to the Microsoft ecosystem. We're proud to be highly accredited by Microsoft and recognized for our powerful solutions.

Azure Government is, “The most trusted cloud for US government agencies and their partners,” according to Microsoft. Therefore, we are proud to have our flagship CB Dynamics CRM – SharePoint Permissions Replicator listed for US public sector organizations to protect their CRM documents stored in SharePoint.

BCSP – The Business-Critical SharePoint Program is a Microsoft partner program that includes top solution and service providers who focus on advanced, company-wide SharePoint solutions. One of those solutions is CB SharePoint Exchange Sync.

Connecting Software was chosen as a finalist in 2015 for Connected/Mobility Solution of the Year award, both in Solution Provider and ISV categories. The nominations were based on the implementation of our mobile application, CB Mobile CRM for the award-winning Atos Epidemics Management solution.

We received a 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist Award for Windows 8 Custom App Developer Category. With our activity in the Microsoft ecosystem expanding and our partner network growing, there's no telling what future awards might bring!

We are excited to be a Finalist in the 2018 IAMCP P2P Awards.
The International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) is the leading independent global organization for business networking in the Microsoft partner eco-system with 100+ chapters in over 40 countries around the world. IAMCP members represent the trusted, independent voice of the Microsoft partner community.

Windws Server 2019 - Certified

Windows Server 2019 Certified for Connect Bridge platform means we’ve passed testing and our platform & products are confirmed for compatibility. Plus, this certification validates implementation of best practices for the Windows Server 2019 platform.
In other words – you can rely on us!

Where you can find us

Europe, AUSTRIA
Connecting Software s.r.o. & Co. KG
Handelskai 340/5
1020 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 3707 200
office-europe@connecting-software.com

Europe, SLOVAKIA
Poľná 5626
901 01 Malacky

USA, COLORADO
Connecting Software Inc.
1776 S Jackson St, Suite 602
Denver, CO 80210
Phone: +1 (720)-577-3030
office-america@connecting-software.com

Europe, PORTUGAL
Parque Empresarial da Zona Oeste, Lote 5, 9300 - 029
Câmara de Lobos, Madeira Island

CNS Group

A family-owned business, free from venture capital and external debt. We are a certified Microsoft co-selling Partner offering cloud, on-premises and hybrid solutions to customers around the world and across sectors.

CNS Soft is a nearshore / offshore software development company with offices in Slovakia. Its goal is the long-term support for smaller software development teams abroad.

CNS Austria is a cross-border consulting company with offices in Vienna, Malacky and Kuty (Slovakia) and focused on the Austrian/Slovak market. Supporting and optimizing expansion in both directions.

CNS EuroGrants’ core business is to draw financial resources from national and international aid funds. The company helps both the private and public sector.

Benefits

Secure

We access only APIs without accessing backend database

Accuracy

Detailed synchronization of all Exchange entities.

Reliable

Synchronization resumes even after infrastructure failures

Customizable

You decide which entities to sync and in which way, one-directional
or bi-directional

Information

Reports about your data usage and executed sync operations

Support

We offer constant free support and free versions updates

- Our Vision -

We are a transnational team of innovators dismantling the boundaries of inter-software communication. Our world is a place where systems and applications can communicate in one universal language. A world in which data is available at all times, irrespective of its origin or destination, form or purpose. In this world, interoperability is not just a buzzword, rather a unified, everyday reality. We are striving to build a universe enabling developers to seamlessly integrate data from any source to provide ultimate insight to end users.

For most, it’s just a distant vision; yet for us, it’s our everyday reality enabled by our breakthrough solutions to the greatest challenges – with the goal to aid machines in achieving their ultimate purpose: help mankind do the impossible.

What we propose is simplicity. We offer an easily extensible and versatile integration platform for all your integration challenges, and powerful pre-assembled products utilizing its capabilities. With us, you can easily and affordably speed up building of solutions consuming data from various sources.