Dögel GmbH was founded in 2005 as Dögel IT Management. Since then it has specialised in web development as well as the sale and support of innovative software solutions (8MAN, DeskCenter Management Suite, VMware ThinApp, InstallFree, Spoon). Up to 2007, Dögel GmbH’s distribution network extended across the countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 2008, the company has had global success, reaching far beyond the German-speaking territories. The company has been involved in application virtualisation since the launch of Thinstall 2007 (now ThinApp by VMware) in Germany by Dögel IT Management. Thanks to the experience gained there, Dögel IT Management advanced to become the leading provider of application virtualisation in Germany, developing a high level of expertise in all areas from sales through to support. An increasing number of competitive products were tested and installed at customer sites. Over time it became clear that customers required not only fully functioning products, but also a technical support service to guide them. In mid-2008, the company decided to develop its own solution named Evalaze.