Sector: Entertainment Product brands: PHOTO PLAY |
Welcome to funworld - a winning partnership!
Company Profile - from the Past to the Present
funworld, which has been founded in the year 1980 as a distribution company for coin up machines, has become a key player in the entertainment market. Thanks to the long-lasting experience gathered the company has been able to successfully establish itself, within the following segments:
- Development of touchscreen terminals
- Development of games and betting software
- Online gaming market
- Intersectoral project business
Currently the company has a workforce of around 100 employees. The headquarter is situated in Austria/Lenzing. Two further affiliates are located in Italy (Milan) and Germany (Wiesbaden).
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Corporate Philosophy
„To realize things which appear inconceivable, is what I am enjoying most!”
This principle of Josef Öhlinger (CEO of funworld ag), laid the foundation of the company in 1980, and is still the driver of funworld’s success. The openness for visions and the readiness to think "around corners" are as much part of the company philosophy as the capability of translating trains of thoughts into reality.
Corporate Vision
People play our games with enthusiasm. They connect people — at any place and any time.
More than 2 decades ago funworld entered into the commitment to enthuse players through intelligent and positive games.
With groundbreaking and high qualitative hard- and software solutions funworld has proven itself as a European leader in the touch-screen business. Furthermore the company has succeeded to build up the largest European touch-screen network, enabling funworld to operate a wide variety of international tournaments.
While the philosophy of funworld is still the same, the company will continue to amplify and adapt its product range to the fast changing market needs. That makes funworld to what it is today, a highly reputed and reliable partner in the electronic entertainment industry.
LocationsWith the headquarter in Lenzing (Austria), affiliates in Wiesbaden (Germany) and Milan (Italy), and an international sales network, composed of committed general distributors and retailers, the company successfully recognizes and satisfies the needs of customers in more than 46 countries.
Management
History
| 1980 | Foundation of the company by Josef Öhlinger |
| 1985 | Development of own soft- hardware |
| 1995 | Josef Öhlinger brings touch-screen technology to Europe; Repositioning with "Positive Games" - about 5.000 terminals are sold within Europe |
| 1998 | Differentiation from competitors products by the brand concept |
| 1998 | Introduction of the MASTERS tournament system |
| 1999 | Legal form of funworld: cooperation |
| 2000 | First PHOTO PLAY World Games in Saalbach Hinterglem (Austria) |
| 2004 | Second PHOTO PLAY World Games in Alpach (Austria) |
| 2004 | PHOTO PLAY started the fascinating world of online playing in Europe |
| 2005 | Concept "Touch of Sports" PHOTO PLAY - represents challenge competition and recognition Launch of Touch Toy |
| 2007 | Restructuring and reorganization of the funworld ag |
| 2008 | Expansion of the product range by fun|select and GAM-X |
2009 | funworld extends its field of activities to other industries and the educational sector - co-operation with Fronius International for the launch of a virtual welding terminal |
| 2009 | Launch funwin online skill games platform & Poker |