About PLANET AI

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IDP & more AI solutions based on patented technology

IDP & more AI solutions based on patented technology

PLANET AI is a research-driven company dedicated to developing software products with human-inspired cognitive capabilities for information processing and understanding. By utilizing proprietary deep learning and artificial intelligence technology, PLANET AI empowers customers to unlock information trapped in unstructured documents, seize digitization opportunities, and eliminate manual effort for data capture. The Intelligent Document Analysis software suite offers comprehensive capabilities for customers with the common desire for short time-to-value automation and high-quality data capture, extraction, and understanding.

PLANET AI serves a variety of customers that include Fortune 500 companies, scanning service providers, as well as software vendors in business process automation and content management. Since its beginnings in 1992, PLANET AI has been dedicated to advancing neural network technologies and has established itself as a global technology leader in cognitive computing. In 2023, German IT provider Bechtle acquired a majority share of PLANET AI.

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THE PLANET Story

2023

Bechtle acquires majority stake of PLANET AI

  • to pair use-case-oriented AI research with the extensive marketing capabilities of Germany’s largest IT system house
  • IDA: 60 % annual growth
  • 10 global sales partners

2021

Market introduction of IDA Extraction

2020

Major customer in the field of Document Analysis (IDA)

  • German “Bundesagentur für Arbeit”

2019

Document Classification & Doctor AI

2018

Patent for core technology

2017

IBM as first major partner

2015

Foundation of PLANET AI GmbH

  • in Rostock, Germany

2009

Start of cooperation with University of Rostock

2008

Research agreement with European universities

2006

FedEx as major customer

  • in the field of Postal & Logistics

1999

Market introduction of OCR software

  • for address and label identification on postal items and cargo

1996

Market introduction Traffic Surveillance

  • first radar film evaluation system

1992

Foundation of PLANET GmbH

  • Planung und Anwendung neuronaler Technologien”
  • in Schwerin, Germany