Since December 2021, PAT S.r.l., part of the Zucchetti Group, has acquired Tecnoteca, completing the integration process in January 2026 through a merger by incorporation.
Tecnoteca continues to live on as a brand, preserving its technical expertise and ensuring continuity in skills, services, and its community.
The technical and project team remains unchanged, as does the office, which continues to be located in Tavagnacco (UD).
The following software products continue to be developed and released under an open-source license:
- CMDBuild, the core platform for configuring Asset Management applications;
- CMDBuild READY2USE, the vertical solution for IT Governance;
- openMAINT, the vertical solution for Property & Facility Management.
Have a look at our story!
The passion for information technology and the sharing the Open Source philosophy are the reasons that led us in 2000 to create Tecnoteca.
After selecting Zope as an Application Server, we choose Plone as a reference CMS for the creation of our customers sites
We release the first version of the CMDBuild software, as part of a joint project with the Municipality of Udine.
CMDBuild is subject to a complete refactoring of both the server-side architecture and the user interface and is chosen by different companies and organizations in Italy and worldwide.
We organize the first CMDBuild DAY in Udine, the biennial convention dedicated to the CMDBuild users and to all the people interested in the project.
The second edition of the CMDBuild DAY is held in Bologna, at the headquarters of the Emilia Romagna Region. The event is broadcast in live streaming.
CMDBuild becomes an enterprise product with version 2.0. Among the new features of this new version, a new workflow engine interface with the database and the introduction of dashboards.
We release openMAINT, the software for real estate, civil and industrial systems management and related maintenance activities. openMAINT is a verticalization of CMDBuild and is among the few open source CMMS (Computerized Maintenance and Management System).
Rome is the location of the third CMDBuild DAY, which takes place at the prestigious “Sala delle Colonne” in Palazzo Marini (headquarters at the time of the Italian Chamber of Deputies).
We release CMDBuild READY2USE, a CMDBuild verticalization based on ITIL best practices and complete with all the features needed to manage the IT Governance..
In 2016 the appointment is renewed with the CMDBuild DAY held in videoconference and in English language.
The biennial appointment with the CMDBuild DAY, is renewed, in videoconference it hosts numerous speeches of international users of CMDBuild and openMAINT.
The version 3 of CMDBuild is released; its design began in 2017 and it requested over 12 man-years of development. Actually it is a new product, with a new user interface and the server code almost completely rewritten.
The sixth edition of CMDBuild DAY is held. The biennial event hosts testimonials of the use of CMDBuild, CMDBuild READY2USE, openMAINT and experts of the IT Governance and Facility Management.
Tecnoteca entries into the Zucchetti Group, leader in the Information Technology market, to consolidate the company and increase the international diffusion of the opensource products CMDBuild, CMDBuild READY2USE and openMAINT.
The seventh edition of CMDBuild DAY is held. The biennial eventthat shares of the case histories of CMDBuild, CMDBuild READY2USE, openMAINT with also experts of the IT Governance and Facility Management.
The version 4 of CMDBuild is released which includes new features and improvements designed to deliver a more innovative and high-performance platform, enriching the user’s experience even further.
In January 2026, PAT completed the integration of Tecnoteca, accelerating its strategy to strengthen leadership in the Service and Asset Management market and expand its portfolio with innovative, high‑value solutions.