The founding of the association for the new, innovative and future-oriented information management for authorities and organizations with security tasks (IMBOS) has been completed. Back in April, the founding members Albert Ziegler GmbH, Eurocommand GmbH, MP-BOS GmbH, Prodico GmbH, ZF Friedrichshafen AG as well as the individuals Sascha Pomp and Peter Breuer met in Berlin to decide to found the association.

The new, innovative and future-oriented information management for authorities and organizations with security tasks (IMBOS) will be a non-profit association. On April 5, 2023, the founding members Albert Ziegler GmbH, Eurocommand GmbH, MP-BOS GmbH, Prodico GmbH, ZF Friedrichshafen AG as well as the individuals Sascha Pomp and Peter Breuer gathered in Berlin to decide to found the association.

The managing director of Eurocommand GmbH Sascha Pomp was unanimously elected as the first chairman of the association and the managing director of MP-BOS GmbH Peter Breuer was unanimously elected as his deputy. Under her leadership, the association is registered in the association register in Berlin.

Founding the association is a logical consequence of the mission

The goal of IMBOS is to create a digital platform for exchanging and connecting critical data from fire departments, rescue services and civil protection authorities across Europe. IMBOS aims to foster a community and willingness of participants to share data with everyone
to provide emergency services, particularly in the social interest of public safety. The aim is to have critical data available at any time and any place in order to reliably control situations so that operations can be organized in a targeted manner. The IMBOS platform will act as a neutral actor and is relevant for all services involved in the BOS area. IMBOS defines the new standard and will be the seal of approval and quality for the highest security, availability and data protection standards.

The availability of IMBOS will significantly improve preventive preparation for security situations, mobilization and efficiency of operations, administrative and economic evaluation and planning.

Due to the technical progress of the founding partners and other high-profile interested parties, the project has taken on a scope that requires further structures. The founding of the association is the logical consequence and thereby combines competence, responsibilities and skills from the areas of management support and connectivity products.

IMBOS READY – A quality seal with the highest standards

The first chairman Sascha Pomp: “Our founding members have a vision and high standards for performance, interface compatibility and digital networking at any time, anywhere, in all areas of the BOS. This makes networked and transparent work possible. More partners will follow, we are really looking forward to that. We are also proud to be a non-profit part of the DRP (Disaster Response Program) and to provide valuable practical service to society. This will make the future a little safer for all of us.”

The IMBOS community

The IMBOS platform is implemented by leading partners in the industry. The association is supported by full members, supporting members and honorary members. Members of the association can come from a wide variety of industries, institutions, authorities and areas of application.

Association members from industry (full members) provide a variety of cloud-enabled/IoT-enabled products. This gives the user a networkable product so that they can use the digital IMBOS platform to provide and receive data, which represents significant added value for them. Based on this added value, customers will in future prefer to choose products marked with the IMBOS label.