Our History
Veridian has a proud history spanning 40 years of leadership and innovation.
Our JourneyHow it started
Veridian’s foundations stem from a small business established in Oslo, called SpecTec Consult AS. Building on previous manual systems, its founders had a vision to automate on-board maintenance management – which later became AMOS™, the world’s first computerized system specific to the maritime industry.
Global Expansion
SpecTec expanded rapidly, opening offices in Sweden, Italy, UK, Benelux, Singapore, Hong Kong, the USA and Germany.
Growing through acquisition
In the late 90s, SpecTec acquired several leading marine technology businesses including Marinor, MMS and SAMA.
The Xantic years
SpecTec was sold to KPN a Netherlands-based telecoms provider, and renamed Xantic, to form a marine division.
SpecTec is re-born
The Xantic marine division is acquired through a management buyout and becomes SpecTec again, by which time the company had 25 office locations around the world, with presence in 16 countries.
Idea Acquisition- Superyachts
During 2007, SpecTec acquired Idea Data Solutions, a business that provides similar software solutions to AMOS™ but specifically for the superyacht market. Today Idea are still the market leader, based in Dusseldorf Germany.
Volaris Ownership
In 2012 the SpecTec management team sold 100% of the business to Volaris Group. Volaris are a buy and hold acquirer, part of the Canadian software company Constellation Software Inc (CSI), listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Volaris acquire and hold forever, applying best practice to grow vertical market software businesses sustainably.
Focussing in on Cruise
SpecTec Cruise – our original name – was established in 2018 as a separate business from its shipping market-focused sister company (SpecTec Shipping). This enabled us to fully focus on the growing and vibrant cruise industry. During this period we undertook significant projects with Royal Caribbean Group and Carnival Corporation for fleetwide standardization, enabling the business to grow rapidly.
Record Results & AMOS™-X is released
This year produced record business results across all units, a testament to our customer-focused approach, and Seatrade 2024 saw the release of AMOS™-X, the next generation AMOS™ application – modern, web-based and designed specifically for cruise operators.
Welcoming in a new era of innovation with Veridian
A new era for our business called for a new name – Veridian. Designed to reflect the rapidly-evolving technology driving the industry’s growth, our new identity represents our bold approach to continual development – both in our business and our products.
