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Voltas IT is the first IT company in Lithuania to be receive three Equal Opportunity Wings 

Voltas IT became the first IT company in Lithuania to be recognized for its achievements in ensuring equal opportunities for everyone in the workplace. The project, coordinated by the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson of the Republic of Lithuania, gave the company three Equal Opportunity Wings, the highest number a company can receive.

The wings are given as an acknowledgment of an organization’s achievements in mainstreaming equal opportunities in the workplace and creating a diverse and inclusive culture in said organization. As an employer, our priority is to create an environment where every employee would feel safe and...

Voltas IT becomes a member of the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA)

Voltas IT, the company behind the intelligent automotive diagnostic device OBDeleven, became a member of the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA). The association unites over 4,000 businesses that are involved in selling various items in the automotive aftermarket in Australia. By joining the AAAA, Voltas IT will unlock new opportunities in the country, bringing its leading diagnostic device to more consumers in Australia. 

The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) was established in 1980, and throughout its more than 40-year history as an independent and national member-owned organization, which has represented companies involved in the automotive aftermarket industry. With over 4,100...

€1000 scholarship for the best-performing student

Voltas IT, partnered with Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), invited first through second-year students of the Software Systems program to participate in the Voltas IT €1000 Software Development Challenge, providing the student winner with a €1000 grant for his next semester.

The students showcased their software development and analytical thinking skills by completing the challenge. The tasks were prepared by two experienced developers, namely Gytis Kvedaravičius, the Software Engineering Lead at Voltas IT, and Martynas Šileika, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and one of the co-founders of Voltas IT.

Participants were able to compete in the challenge even from the...

Agile, Manifestos and Chickens: exploring philosophical questions

On May 26, 2022 Voltas IT Scrum master Viktoras Valiokas together with the Agile Lietuva community invited everyone to the hybrid event (held in Voltas IT office at Magnum Bussiness center and online). Here Viktoras shares his insights about the event:

“The event itself, while focusing on the Agile way of software development, was about exploring the philosophical questions related to it, including the uncertainty that surrounds us in our daily working and regular lives.As we attempted to link the old as time question of why did the chicken cross the road to the principles of Agile, Kęstutis Mikelėnas (Agile...

The first anniversary of Voltas IT Atom

On the last Friday of April 2022, the Voltas IT team celebrated the first anniversary of the company’s identity project – Voltas IT Atom. The Atom project unifies everything of who we are, what are we doing daily, and where do we want to be in the future.

Symbolically named Atomic Friday, the event, which will be held annually gathered everyone at the company’s offices at Magnum Business Center. With the goal to emphasize our vision, mission, and values, the event had Atom-themed visual cues and an activity that was all about working together to solve a puzzle. At the...

Award: The company creating the most supportive emotional environment 2021”

Voltas IT has been awarded as “The company creating the most supportive emotional environment 2021” in the category of medium-sized companies (with more than 50 employees) at the National Awards of Responsible Business (NAVA) in Lithuania.

This initiative of state institutions aims to raise awareness of the corporate social responsibility benefits for business, for the state, and for everyone. The awards are organized by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, and the Ministry of the Environment together with the social partners.

Voltas IT was praised for boosting employee well-being and creating a positive...

Supporting the newest models

OBDeleven is the first Third-party diagnostic tool that allows real-time SFD unlocking.

Volkswagen AG has introduced new security changes intended to identify the users who use SFD secured functions and as a result, they restricted the functionality of devices that are not approved by the manufacturer. Voltas IT fulfilled the strict security requirements of Volkswagen AG that enabled OBDeleven to communicate directly with Volkswagen servers for unlocking control units. This provides the possibility for all OBDeleven PRO, ULTIMATE, and One-Click-Apps users to unlock the SFD protection without any additional cost – no need to purchase a GeKo account or buy...

How to communicate with the car programmers learned in our first Hackathon

At our first Hackathon “Hack the Car” we invited programmers to learn more about the innovative automotive software. 24 IT enthusiasts gathered in the office at the Magnum Business Center (Kaunas) and tried to extract specific car information by combining hardware and software capabilities.

Five teams were assisted by mentors – Voltas IT founders, R&D, Android and iOS programmers, who helped to prepare the prepared tasks: to find out the information of control units, analyze the data, scan and change coding data, scan and clear errors and display them in the mobile app. To implement the task participants used the...

Hackathon "Hack the car"

September 18 (Saturday) at 9 a.m., at the Magnum Business Center, we invite you to participate in Hackaton, during which we will try to fully access all control units of the the car by combining the capabilities of hardware and software.

Repeat the success story together with Voltas IT professionals who have developed an innovative car diagnostics and control system – OBDeleven. This cloud-based software operating with a smart Bluetooth device, allows you to access to all car systems via mobile application, monitor their status, program the car and easily activate new functions.

The teamThe first 4 registered teams...

“Voltas IT” awarded for innovations

Kaunas District Municipality announced the seven most successful companies of 2020 that contributed to the country’s prosperity. Voltas IT recognized as a winner in the category “For Innovations”.

Each assessment is a great motivation to move forward even faster. Our work becomes even more meaningful when we are able to contribute to the welfare of our country. 2014 established in Kaunas district, in 2021 we continue our work in two divisions: Logistics Center in Kaunas District and the Central Office in the heart of Kaunas.

Despite the quarantine, the development of business in Kaunas district did not stop: in 2019 there were 2,996 business entities operating in Kaunas district, and in 2020 – already 3,194 of them.

OBDeleven at a race track

Another challenging racing season has passed – the second year of collaboration with racer Edvinas Einikis, who represents the OBDeleven brand with Audi TTRS.

The racer is a loyal Audi fan. In 2015 he started the career with an older model Audi coupe, in 2017 switched to a more powerful Audi S4, and in 2020 started the season with Audi TTRS.

Due to the global situation, not all races took place, but the ones that did brought lots of adrenaline and great victories.

Edvinas achieved all his goals in the Lithuanian championship – he became the champion of the Lithuanian...

One more international award to OBDeleven

OBDeleven was announced a Winner by “European Product Design Award”™ in the Transportation/Vehicle accessories category.

This competition is designed to recognize and reward product designers for strategic thinking and imagination that helps create the perfect product that enhances our daily lives.

“This is an important confirmation that we are heading in the right direction by creating a product that can replace inconvenient equipment and be a part of driver’s daily routine,” – commented Aivaras Astrauskas, one of the company’s founders and product designers.

OBDeleven is a wireless device that can perform professional diagnostics and activate various car functions via application...

Voltas IT is moving to a new business center “Magnum”

This autumn, Voltas IT will move to the new business center “Magnum” – one of the most unique recent real estate development projects in Kaunas. It is a top class office complex with the latest engineering solutions.

The quality of the complex, modern work culture and implemented innovations met all the requirements of Voltas IT. The smart business center will be managed by an automatic building management system (PMS) that will select the most suitable microclimate for employees. There are parking spaces for each employee’s car, prepared spaces for bicycles, as well as showers for their drivers, open terraces with...

Silver award for NextGen OBDeleven

NextGen OBDeleven device was granted Silver A’ Design Award in Automotive Accessories and Car Care Products Design Category for reflecting innovations in the automotive industry.

The A ‘Design Award & Competition encourages global design professionals and labels to create products and projects that create added value, benefits, new functionality, aesthetics, exceptional productivity, sustainability and an extraordinary spectacle for society.

Inspired by modern car key it became a daily driver’s accessory: small and easy to use. Matching the shape of the OBDII port, the Nextgen device ensures simple connectivity. Carefully crafted details and personalized LED light strip bring the feeling of quality...

Cooperation agreement with KTU

Aiming to bring new talents to create innovative automotive products ant to strengthen the link between market needs and the latest scientific solutions Voltas IT has signed a cooperation agreement with Kaunas University of Technology.

Stunning results can only be achieved with a great team and a product you are fully committed to. That’s why we strive to bring together motivated people who are ready to challenge themselves.

This collaboration is a new approach to combining two different specialties – Information Technology and Automotive Mechanics – that KTU students will be able to test in collaborative projects with our company.

Net Promoter Score results

Net Promoter Score®, or NPS, provides the core measurement for customer loyalty and we use it as a proxy for gauging the customer’s overall satisfaction with OBDeleven products.

It measures customer experience using the answer to a key question in a 0-10 scale:

How likely is it that you would recommend OBDeleven to a friend. What is the primary reason for your score?

Respondents are grouped as follows:

Promoters (score 9-10) are loyal enthusiasts who will keep buying and refer others, fueling growth.

Passives (score 7-8) are satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who are vulnerable to competitive offerings. This score is not measured.

Detractors (score...

Next generation OBDeleven released

Next generation OBDeleven device allows to understand and customize your vehicle with easy to use application via smartphone or tablet. It fully supports Android software and provides Beta version of iOS. PRO version (PRO pack or Activation) works only with Android. With PRO functions under development the Beta release of iOS software will include these features:

– Vehicle identification

– One-click apps

– Read/clear/share fault codes

European manufactures were chosen to produce unique device, that have more opportunities in the future. High quality standard by European manufacturer’s  ensures longevity and comfortable usage..

Low energy Bluetooth – Enables communication with iOS...
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award ceremony in Vilnius

As Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019 first place winners Voltas IT founders were also awarded in Vilnius, Lithuania. With an official Certificate of Achievements company is recognized as leading technology company in Central European Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019 programme.

In the event Voltas IT founders introduced their product, which brought the success to the company – easy to use cloud-based car diagnostic system accessible – and represented the future vision of the company.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Central Europe is a programme that recognises and profiles the fast growing technology companies in the region. The Programme, which...

Voltas IT – the fastest growing technology company in Central Europe

For the 20th time the prestigious competition organized by Deloitte –Technology Fast 50 – is a programme that recognises and profiles the fastest growing public or private technology companies in Central Europe. And for the first time in the project’s history Lithuanian company gets the first place.

Ranking and presenting the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the region, Voltas IT was awarded as the fastest growing company thanks to an impressive revenue growth rate of 5734% over the last four years.

“Technology is advancing at a rapid pace and we strive to keep up with it. This year we...

BMW agreement signed

Expanding the brands of supported vehicles and responding to the customer requests we have signed the agreement with BMW and received an official license to access BMW vehicle data.

Software development will start when Next generation device will be manufactured. The new device will be ready to support more car brands and BMW is next in the row.

Partnership with Einikis Motorsport

We strive for new victories together with a promising racing driver – Edvinas Einikis, who represents OBDeleven brand in a racetrack with „Audi“.

Edvinas seeks the title of Lithuanian Ring Race Champion and gets faster in each race, improving his driving speed. In the “Time Attack” racing he fights for the fastest lap in the Nemunas Ring, falling behind the first place by a thousandth of a second.

Time Attack racing is a type of motorsport in which the racers compete for the best lap time. Each vehicle is timed through numerous circuits of the track. The racers make a...