CENIT AG is a software and information technology consulting company, which engages in the development of software systems and solutions. It operates through the following segments: Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). The EIM segment covers trade and commerce, banks, insurance firms, and utilities. The PLM segment focuses on industrial customers, and the corresponding technologies. The company was founded by Falk Engelmann, Norbert Fink, Hubertus Manthey, Rüdiger Passehl, and Andreas Schmidt on April 1, 1988 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.