Igalia history
Igalia was started in A Coruña in September 2001 by a group of 10 software engineers between the ages of 23 and 25, with the aim of creating a company based on cooperation, innovation, responsibility sharing and free software.
During the first years of its history, medium-sized projects with local companies and public administrations were developed using technologies in the GNU/Linux/Freedesktop/GNOME and LAMP stacks. Since the very beginning, the goal was to use those projects as a sustainable way to start a progressive immersion in key upstream projects and communities.
On the desktop&mobile side, in 2002, Igalia publishes Fisterra, a complex ERP framework based on GNOME technologies. Since then, the involvement of Igalia in GNOME, Freedesktop.org and related communities has never stopped increasing. In 2005, with the adoption of the GNOME technologies in various mobile platforms (Maemo, Moblin, LiMo), Igalia starts applying its previous experience and expertise to that exciting new area. Nowadays, the group has a deep upstream experience, focusing in key technologies like Linux, GNOME, Freedesktop.org, Qt and WebKit.
On the web side, the company quickly complemented the LAMP experience with specialization in different frameworks (eZPublish, TYPO3) and J2EE, embracing also RIA and HTML5 technologies. The group currently works in innovative projects like LibrePlan, a modern, web-based resource-scheduling system with an international reach.
We are currently a global company, formed by about 40 members working from multiple locations, including San Francisco, Helsinki, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville or Ourense and from our main offices in A Coruña and Pontevedra. Igalians have a constant and relevant presence in many upstream projects, and the company works with customers all over the world.
