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F24 AG is the first and only European provider in the Gartner report for emergency/mass notification services
F24 AG is the first and only European provider in the Gartner report for emergency/mass notification services
Munich, 7 June 2018
Munich-based F24 AG is the only non-US company listed in the current Gartner report for emergency/mass notification services (EMNS).Listing in the Gartner report makes F24 one of the most prestigious providers of EMNS and as the first European-based company, meets the institute’s stringent requirements.
Christian Götz, co-founder of F24 AG, Member of the Executive Board and responsible for Sales, Marketing and HR, said, “The requirements and demands of the European market are significantly different to those of other markets. The fact that we are listed in the current Gartner report as the sole European provider with our FACT24 product speaks for itself. With our solutions, we not only meet the specific expectations in Europe, but we are actively shaping the market at the global level.”
Since 2012, Gartner has regularly published its market report under the title “Gartner Market Guide for Emergency/Mass Notification Services”. The report institute analyses the market situation, states the key requirements and presents the most important providers.
FACT24: Sofware-as-a-Service from Europe
Founded in Munich in 2000, F24 together with its subsidiaries provides services to companies and organisations in over 70 countries worldwide. More than 700 organisations of differing sizes from all sectors use the FACT24 software-as-a-service solution for alerting and crisis management.
“Europe is one of the world’s most important markets, across all sectors. Our many years of experience and clear position as a market leader, gives us an extremely good understanding of the needs and requirements of companies in the field of alerting and crisis management – and cultural factors also play a key role here. This is our strength and forms the basis for our success. Increasing numbers of companies from outside Europe have a high regard for European standards and have therefore placed their trust in our services,” added Christian Götz.
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About F24
F24 is Europe’s leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for resilience. More than 5,500 customers worldwide rely on F24’s digital solutions, which support companies and organisations through all areas of resilience. Solutions cover business messaging and service notification, emergency and mass notification, incident and crisis management, as well as governance, risk and compliance.
F24 supports customers in virtually every sector ranging from energy, healthcare, industry, finance, IT, tourism and aviation to a wide variety of public organisations. Many years of international experience have made F24 experts in improving resilience with digital solutions.
The company was founded in 2000 in Munich, where F24 AG’s head office is still located. Today, F24 supports companies and organisations in more than one hundred countries, via more than 20 locations in Europe and beyond. The F24 AG Board of Directors consists of F24 co-founder Christian Götz and the spokesperson Dr. Jörg Rahmer.
In July 2020, Europe’s leading software investor Hg became the majority shareholder in F24 AG. Since then, F24 continues to grow within the second phase of its buy-and-build strategy to further accelerate growth and expand the position as market leader in Europe.
In 2018 F24 was the first company based in Europe to be listed in the Gartner report for Emergency and Mass Notifications Systems (EMNS) and meet the stringent requirements of this prestigious institute. In addition, F24 is included in the Forrester Wave™: Critical Event Management Platforms Q4 2023, which looks at “The 10 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up”. This makes F24 one of the most relevant resilience providers worldwide.
Security is a top priority for F24, which is why the highest and most up-to-date safety standards are in place. In 2010, F24 became the first company worldwide to have their Integrated Management System for Information Security (ISMS) and Business Continuity (BCMS) certified by “The British Standards Institution” (BSI). Since then, F24 AG and most of its subsidiaries have been certified up to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 22301 standards. In addition to annual audits by an independent accredited institution, successful re-certifications according to the international standards ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO 22301:2019 took place in 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022.