Our History

Key Milestones

June 1996
Able NV registered and operational

September 1996
Able launches UNI-Box, the 'avant la lettre' all-in-one Solution

January 1997
UNI-Box v 2 is launched, first year's profits exceed all expectations

January 1998
UNI-Box v 3 is launched, Able expands Sales and Research & Development teams

January 1999
UNI-Box v 4 is launched

August 2000
UNI-Box v 5 is launched, Able moves to new offices in Boortmeerbeek

December 2000
Able becomes a Keyware Technologies company

September 2001
Keyware and Able rename the UNI-Box to aXs GUARD and launch a new version 5.1
& introduce a range of appliances with biometric authentication

June 2002
Able returns under the control of it's founder, Alex Ongena

November 2002
aXs GUARD v 6 is launched

May 2003
All Able shares return to it's founder

October 2003
Able launches aXs GUARD SOHO and Offices hardware platforms

November 2003
Able launches a revolutionary new concept: aXs GUARD à la Carte

December 2003
Able launches the aXs GUARD Enterprise platform

February 2004
Able launches the "do IT safe" roadshow

May 2004
Able launches the Personal aXs GUARD and aXs GUARD version 7.0

September 2004
Able purchases its own Offices in Mechelen

December 2004
Able moves to its new Offices in Mechelen

April 2005
Able becomes member of APWG, the Anti-Phishing Working Group

September 2005
Able becomes member of L-sec, Leuven Security Consortium

November 2005
Able became ISO 9001:2000 certified

December 2005
Able becomes member of UNIZO and VOKA

November 2006
Able NV becomes a VASCO Data Security company, a NASDAQ quoted group
Able NV renews its ISO 9001:2000 certificat

November 2007
Able NV renews its ISO 9001:2000 certificat.

November 2008
Able NV renews its ISO 9001:2000 certification in a the new VASCO Data Security context. The ISO 9001:2000 certificate is granted to: Able NV, a VASCO Data Security Company.