ABOUT US
As Interlake, we have been making digitization natural for our customers for almost 30 years. We ensure that service owners can sleep more calmly by very successfully operating critical web applications in Microsoft Azure. We also develop and operate tools for digital knowledge transfer like Nextcreate, are co-founders of Volucap, the first mixed reality capture studio in the EU, and are among Microsoft Germany’s top partners. Learn more about our history below.
Vision & Mission
Our aim is to make digital change natural for every person in the company. We achieve this by offering our customers tools & guidance. What is it all about?
It is our name for the holistic approach from the combination of people and technology. This is the only way to really implement, apply and live digitization in the company.
Our values
We are an uncomplicated team of specialists and makers who love their job. A flat hierarchy and clear communication enable us to work together quickly and effectively and are our key to success.
Head
Responsible
Analytic
Excellent
Heart
Cooperative
Down to earth
Straightforward
Belly
Timeless
Foresighted
Curious
Our history
Foundation
Already in the late 1990s, the two friends and later managing directors Sven Slazenger and Dr. Stefan Salzbrunn developed and operated websites for various companies during their studies. This activity aroused the desire to start their own company in order to make valuable business contacts. The name “Interlake” is composed of the term “Internet” (Inter) and their home, Lake Constance (Lake).
After founding Interlake, the two initially participated in a competition for innovative companies. This led to second place and the award ceremony by Lothar Späth as well as an invitation to Bellevue Castle by the then Federal President Roman Herzog. Shortly afterwards, the first customers were also won, including Deutsche Bank and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Employees
From 2003, Interlake hired the first permanent employees. Still based in Munich at the time, they were known in particular as specialists for ColdFusion. Soon the offer was expanded to include the web integration of audiovisual content. In 2003, Interlake started the Macromedia Server Hosting MoreMX.com, and partnerships with creditPass and Articulate were initiated, expanding the expertise in financing, employee empowerment and e-learning.
Interlake moved its headquarters to Potsdam in 2008. The film city of Babelsberg was the ideal location to further expand the focus on video hosting, video streaming and the integration of interactive video players. At the same time, a close partnership with Microsoft and an increased focus on the migration of customer applications to the cloud as well as on the 24/7 all-round carefree operation of applications were created. In addition, Interlake was soon divided into a holding structure consisting of Interlake System GmbH, Interlake Media GmbH and Interlake Learning GmbH.
Potsdam
Volucap
In 2018, Interlake, together with Studio Babelsberg, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, UFA and ARRI Cine Technik, were among the founding shareholders of Volucap, the first volumetric high-end studio in Europe. In this studio, 32 cameras enable 360-degree shots that allow the creation of digital and lifelike twins.
One year later, the starting signal was given for a particularly creative cooperation: Together with Rolf Zuckowski and Sarah Settgast, “Rolfs Liedergeheimnisse” was released. A children’s book that can be brought to life with an interactive app (our pilot project for the e-learning authoring tool Nextcreate).
Takeover
From 2018 to 2022 Sven Slazenger was on the Digital Advisory Board of the State of Brandenburg and was able to work with other experts on the digitization strategy of the state. During this time, Interlake Learning GmbH in particular was very successful as the oldest and official partner of Articulate in the German-speaking world. Simone Schwartau came on board as COO, and in 2022 the Swedish TicTac Learn took over all shares in the 100% subsidiary Interlake Learning GmbH, now a leading provider of digital learning solutions in Germany, which at that time served over 1,800 corporate customers.
After 2 years of intensive development, in 2023 Nextcreate, an augmented reality e-learning authoring tool and relevant to anyone who really wants to make a difference in eLearning, could get out as a beta. The browser-based tool with free mobile app makes it possible to build the bridge between the real and digital world. In addition, our third managing director Carolin Petzold came on board this year.
Nextcreate
Foundation
Already in the late 1990s, the two friends and later managing directors Sven Slazenger and Dr. Stefan Salzbrunn developed and operated websites for various companies during their studies. This activity aroused the desire to start their own company in order to make valuable business contacts. The name “Interlake” is composed of the term “Internet” (Inter) and their home, Lake Constance (Lake).
After founding Interlake, the two initially participated in a competition for innovative companies. This led to second place and the award ceremony by Lothar Späth as well as an invitation to Bellevue Castle by the then Federal President Roman Herzog. Shortly afterwards, the first customers were also won, including Deutsche Bank and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Employees
From 2003, Interlake hired the first permanent employees. Still based in Munich at the time, they were known in particular as specialists for ColdFusion. Soon the offer was expanded to include the web integration of audiovisual content. In 2003, Interlake started the Macromedia Server Hosting MoreMX.com, and partnerships with creditPass and Articulate were initiated, expanding the expertise in financing, employee empowerment and e-learning.
Potsdam
Interlake moved its headquarters to Potsdam in 2008. The film city of Babelsberg was the ideal location to further expand the focus on video hosting, video streaming and the integration of interactive video players. At the same time, a close partnership with Microsoft and an increased focus on the migration of customer applications to the cloud as well as on the 24/7 all-round carefree operation of applications were created. In addition, Interlake was soon divided into a holding structure consisting of Interlake System GmbH, Interlake Media GmbH and Interlake Learning GmbH.
Volucap
In 2018, Interlake, together with Studio Babelsberg, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, UFA and ARRI Cine Technik, were among the founding shareholders of Volucap, the first volumetric high-end studio in Europe. In this studio, 32 cameras enable 360-degree shots that allow the creation of digital and lifelike twins.
One year later, the starting signal was given for a particularly creative cooperation: Together with Rolf Zuckowski and Sarah Settgast, “Rolfs Liedergeheimnisse” was released. A children’s book that can be brought to life with an interactive app (our pilot project for the e-learning authoring tool Nextcreate).
Takeover
From 2018 to 2022 Sven Slazenger was on the Digital Advisory Board of the State of Brandenburg and was able to work with other experts on the digitization strategy of the state. During this time, Interlake Learning GmbH in particular was very successful as the oldest and official partner of Articulate in the German-speaking world. Simone Schwartau came on board as COO, and in 2022 the Swedish TicTac Learn took over all shares in the 100% subsidiary Interlake Learning GmbH, now a leading provider of digital learning solutions in Germany, which at that time served over 1,800 corporate customers.
Nextcreate
After 2 years of intensive development, in 2023 Nextcreate, an augmented reality e-learning authoring tool and relevant to anyone who really wants to make a difference in eLearning, could get out as a beta. The browser-based tool with free mobile app makes it possible to build the bridge between the real and digital world. In addition, our third managing director Carolin Petzold came on board this year.
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