Cleverlance Enterprise Solutions
Czech information-technology services company specializing in enterprise software, platform integration, analytics, and testing.
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Overview
Cleverlance Enterprise Solutions was a Czech information-technology services company founded in 1999 by Jakub Dosoudil, Jan Šeda, and Dobromil Podpěra. It began with a focus on Java Enterprise Edition development and subsequently broadened its activities into enterprise software engineering, integration of IT platforms, analytical services, software testing, and the development of proprietary digital products. Its client base covered several sectors in which complex information systems are central to operations, including financial services, telecommunications, and automotive manufacturing. The company operated from the Czech Republic, with its principal base in Prague and additional locations in Brno, Bratislava, and Bremen. The business was associated with a wider family of technology companies that was initially known as Cleverlance Group and later as Invinit Group. Related activities in that group included cybersecurity through AEC and TrustPort, photovoltaic diagnostics through Eicero, and broader technology services through affiliated businesses. This structure allowed Cleverlance to participate in a wider portfolio of software, security, infrastructure, and specialist engineering activities rather than functioning only as a conventional application-development contractor. Cleverlance experienced a major internal disruption after co-founder Jakub Dosoudil and employee Michaela Beránková died in the Indian Ocean tsunami during the 2004 Christmas holiday period. Their deaths, and the subsequent identification of their bodies in 2005, were described as a profound loss for the company and its owners. Despite this setback, the business continued expanding and developed into a substantial Czech IT-services provider. Cleverlance Group was established in 2004, creating a formal group structure around the original company and related acquisitions. The company’s activities included consulting and implementation work as well as recurring professional services. It developed and integrated enterprise platforms, supported data and analytical initiatives, and provided testing capabilities. Its educational programs, known as Academies, were another element of its operating model. These short, intensive programs introduced participants to subjects such as software testing, Java development, .NET, and database technologies. High-performing participants could be offered employment, making the academies both a training initiative and a recruitment channel. Cleverlance also pursued emerging technology. On 30 October 2017 it became a member of the Association of Virtual and Augmented Reality and worked on applications using virtual-reality and augmented-reality technologies. The company reported that annual revenue exceeded one billion Czech korunas in 2017; the available reference does not provide a sufficiently detailed financial statement or an independently specified reporting basis for that figure. In 2019, KKCG became the group’s new majority owner. In June 2023, Cleverlance was combined with Seavus, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft to form Qinshift, a larger IT-services organization with approximately 3,000 specialists. This merger marks the end of Cleverlance Enterprise Solutions as an independent operating brand in the form documented by the reference material. The company is therefore best treated as a predecessor or constituent business of Qinshift rather than as an independently active contemporary brand.
History
Cleverlance was established in Czechia in 1999 by Jakub Dosoudil, Jan Šeda, and Dobromil Podpěra. Its initial specialization was Java Enterprise Edition development, reflecting the growing demand for networked enterprise applications and business systems. The company later expanded beyond Java development into broader information-technology services, including proprietary software products, enterprise-platform integration, analytics, and software testing. A group structure was created in 2004 under the Cleverlance Group name. The group connected the original software business with other technology companies and specialist activities. AEC, a Czech cybersecurity company founded in 1991, joined the group through an acquisition. TrustPort subsequently operated as a security-software business within the group, offering technologies associated with antivirus protection, encryption, anti-spam measures, and behavioral monitoring. Eicero joined in 2010 and focused on diagnostics for photovoltaic installations, including technology intended to address potential-induced degradation in solar panels. The wider group was later known as Invinit Group. The company suffered a severe personal and organizational loss during the 2004 Christmas holiday period. Co-founder Jakub Dosoudil, then 27, and Cleverlance employee Michaela Beránková, then 25, traveled to Thailand and died in the Indian Ocean tsunami. Their families, colleagues, and the company’s owners participated in efforts to locate them after they were reported missing. Their remains were identified in 2005. The event was described as creating a chaotic period for the company and represented a major loss during its early development. Cleverlance continued to build its enterprise-technology business after the tragedy. Its work covered the development and integration of IT platforms, software quality assurance, analytical services, and custom applications. The company served organizations in financial services, telecommunications, and automotive industries, sectors that typically require large-scale transaction, customer, operational, and production systems. It also developed educational academies as a way to address the shortage of technology specialists and identify potential employees. Programs included intensive courses in software testing, Java, .NET, and database technologies. Graduates with the strongest results could receive employment opportunities. The business also explored immersive technologies. On 30 October 2017 it joined the Association of Virtual and Augmented Reality and was working on several VR and AR applications. The reference material states that its annual revenue passed one billion Czech korunas in 2017, although it does not provide detailed accounts or a separate primary financial filing. In 2019, KKCG became the group’s majority owner, changing the ownership context of the Cleverlance-related businesses. In June 2023, Cleverlance and several other IT companies—Seavus, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft—were merged into Qinshift. The new organization was described as having approximately 3,000 IT specialists. The transaction substantially changed the corporate identity under which the businesses operated. As a result, Cleverlance Enterprise Solutions is documented primarily as a predecessor or constituent operation of Qinshift, and not as an independently continuing brand in the reference material.
- 2023
Formation of Qinshift
[1]Cleverlance combined with Seavus, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft to form Qinshift.
- 2019
KKCG becomes majority owner
[1]KKCG became the majority owner of the group associated with Cleverlance.
- 2017
VR and AR association membership
[1]Cleverlance joined the Association of Virtual and Augmented Reality and pursued several applications of immersive technology.
- 2010
Eicero joins the group
[1]Eicero became associated with Cleverlance Group and specialized in photovoltaic-plant diagnostics and mitigation of potential-induced degradation.
- 2005
The remains of Dosoudil and Beránková are identified
[1]The two missing travelers were identified after the tsunami, bringing closure to the search conducted by their families, colleagues, and owners.
- 2004
Cleverlance Group is established
[1]The founders created a group structure around Cleverlance and related technology businesses.
- 2004
Co-founder dies in the Indian Ocean tsunami
[1]Jakub Dosoudil and Cleverlance employee Michaela Beránková died during the Indian Ocean tsunami while traveling in Thailand.
- 1999
Cleverlance is founded
[1]Jakub Dosoudil, Jan Šeda, and Dobromil Podpěra founded the company in Czechia with an initial focus on Java Enterprise Edition development.
Products and positioning
A Czech enterprise-technology partner combining custom software engineering, system integration, analytics, testing, and specialist digital innovation for large organizations.
Software engineering · 1999
Enterprise software development
Cleverlance began as a Java Enterprise Edition developer and built custom software for organizational and operational requirements. Its development work formed the foundation for later consulting, integration, analytical, and testing services. The available reference does not identify specific commercial software titles.
Enterprise IT services
IT platform integration
The company integrated IT platforms and enterprise systems for clients in financial services, telecommunications, and automotive industries. The work involved connecting business applications and technology environments rather than selling a single standardized product.
Data and analytics
Analytics services
Cleverlance provided analytical services as part of its broader enterprise-technology portfolio. The reference identifies analytics as a service area but does not specify particular platforms, methodologies, or named products.
Quality assurance
Software testing
Software testing was a core professional-services capability and was also the subject of the company’s Testing Clever Academy. Cleverlance used testing expertise both to support client software projects and to train potential recruits.
Emerging technology · 2017
Virtual- and augmented-reality applications
After joining the Association of Virtual and Augmented Reality in 2017, Cleverlance worked on several applications involving virtual and augmented reality. The source does not identify the applications by name or describe their commercial launch.
Professional education
IT Academies
Cleverlance periodically ran intensive academies for members of the public. Courses covered software testing, Java, .NET, and database technologies. Participants could receive certificates, and the best-performing graduates could be offered positions at Cleverlance, linking education with talent acquisition.
Marketing campaigns
- Testing Clever Academy
Czech Republic
An intensive public-facing training program focused on the fundamentals and practice of software testing. It functioned as both an educational initiative and a recruitment route for prospective Cleverlance employees.
Outcome. Participants could receive a certificate, and the strongest performers could be offered employment.
- Testing Java Academy
Czech Republic
A training academy aimed at people early in their Java-development careers, reflecting Cleverlance’s historical specialization in Java Enterprise Edition.
Outcome. The program supported early-career skills development and could feed qualified candidates into Cleverlance recruitment.
- .NET and database technology academies
Czech Republic
Cleverlance also organized educational programs covering .NET and database technologies as part of its broader academy model.
Outcome. The source confirms the programs existed but does not provide participation figures or separate outcome data.
Brand decisions
2023
Combination into QinshiftM&ABackground
Several IT-services businesses associated with a broader consolidation strategy were brought together under a new identity.
Action taken
Cleverlance, Seavus, Komix Digital, Stratiteq, Clearcode, and Musala Soft merged to create Qinshift.
Aftermath
The combined organization was described as having approximately 3,000 IT specialists, and Cleverlance ceased to operate as an independent brand in the documented structure.
2019
KKCG takes majority ownershipM&ABackground
The Cleverlance-related group required a new ownership structure as its portfolio of IT businesses developed.
Action taken
KKCG became the group’s majority owner.
Aftermath
The available material does not specify the transaction value or the precise legal ownership arrangements for every affiliated entity.
2017
Expansion into virtual and augmented realityOtherBackground
Cleverlance was developing applications beyond conventional enterprise software and integration services.
Action taken
The company joined the Association of Virtual and Augmented Reality and worked on several VR and AR applications.
Aftermath
The reference does not document specific product launches, commercial results, or subsequent investment levels.
2004
Creation of the Cleverlance GroupStrategyBackground
The original software company had developed into the center of a broader set of technology activities.
Action taken
A group structure was established to connect Cleverlance with affiliated and acquired technology businesses.
Aftermath
The group later included cybersecurity, software-security, and photovoltaic-diagnostics businesses and was subsequently known as Invinit Group.
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