Export Prize 2025: Anexia receives award for technological independence “made in Austria”
PRESS RELEASE. “It is our task to shape a digital future according to European values.” With these words, Alexander Windbichler, founder and CEO of Anexia, describes the driving force behind his company - and now also the reason why the internationally active cloud and internet service provider has been awarded the Austrian Export Prize in Gold.
Anexia, one of Europe's leading digital companies, won the Austrian Export Award in Gold at the Exporters' Nite on June 2, 2025 in Vienna's Aula der Wissenschaften, beating 100 competitors in the Information and Consulting category. The award ceremony was hosted by Federal Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer and WKO President Harald Mahrer. The award was accepted by Anexia CEO Alexander Windbichler and Jean-Claude Madin Cerezo, Team Lead for Supply Chain Management.
Resilient, secure, and high-performance cloud technologies
As an international cloud and internet service provider, Anexia has been pursuing the vision of bringing resilient, secure and powerful cloud technologies from Europe to the world for 19 years. Over 210,000 customers - including global brands such as Lufthansa, BMW, Allianz and TeamViewer - already rely on the services of the company, which has more than 400 employees in Austria, Germany and the USA.
This award is not only a prize for economic performance, but also a strong signal for digital sovereignty in Europe. At Anexia, we believe in a networked future in which values such as data protection, transparency and independence are central.
Response to Global Dependencies: Austria's cloud delivers worldwide
In 2024, Anexia became the spearhead of digital sovereignty when the VMware takeover by NASDAQ 100 company Broadcom led to massive price increases in the IT industry. Companies around the world were under pressure to find alternatives at short notice. Anexia reacted immediately, developed its own KVM-based platform and exported IT resources to its data center locations in 40 countries within three weeks. 96 percent of the deliveries reached their destination in less than two weeks - efficiently, directly and without intermediaries.
Digital Sovereignty: Not Just a European Goal
This extraordinary achievement was the decisive factor in the awarding of the Austrian Export Prize in Gold. It proves that digital sovereignty is not just a European goal, but can actually be achieved through innovation and operational excellence. Anexia has shown that Austria, as a technology export country, can make decisive contributions in times of crisis. Digital independence does not have to remain a vision, it can be realized.
