Astrodienst
AG is located in Zollikon near Zürich in a romantic Villa close
to the lake of Zürich. A
team of currently eight hard working people manages the daily
service and the development of new projects, together with some external
partners.
For almost 30 years, the small Swiss company Astrodienst has been developing and selling horoscopes. Astrodienst is German, meaning "Astro Service", and this is exactly what the people in this enterprise consider to be their most important task. In addition to products which can be ordered, there are many free charts and interpretations available in several languages on their website www.astro.com.
The Astrologer and the Physicist
In the early eighties, Alois
Treindl developed a new computer software for precise horoscope
calculation. Astrologers soon began to appreciate this service which
continued to gain a good reputation in astrological circles. On October
4th, 1983 Astrodienst registered as an enterprise.
In 1987, the astrologically skilled physicist Treindl met Liz
Greene, a well-known American astrologer and psychologist who had
already written a number of astrology books. Dissatisfied with the
quality of ordinary computer-generated horoscopes, they set out to
develop a better one: an „expert system“ which was able
to synthesize horoscope factors in such a way that it could give a
valid description of character and psychological motivation. The software
should "imitate" an astrological counseling session based on Liz Greene‘s
practice.
After two years of intensive work they were able to sell the first „Psychological
Horoscope Analysis“. The reactions were unambiguous: never
before had a computer created a horoscope of comparable quality. This
led Astrodienst to develop a further eight interpretations. Liz Greene
has remained their most important author, followed by the American
astrologer Robert Hand with
his classic transit interpretations, and Mona
Riegger from Germany. Today their horoscopes, which are available
in up to ten languages, are sold by more than 40 licensees around the
world.
www.astro.com: one of the most successful astrology
sites on the Internet
In 1996, Astrodienst went online, and today www.astro.com is one of
the most successful astrological websites on the Internet registering
more than 6 million visitors per month. Beginners as well as professional
astrologers can find a wealth of information in the Personal Daily
Horoscope and various short reports, as well as valuable tools such
as different types of chart calculation. For those who want to explore
the subject in greater depth, Astrodienst offers specialized articles
by renowned astrologers, a 3‘000-year ephemeris or sample horoscopes
of contemporary celebrities. The website is currently online in English,
German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch.
What about the future?
According to Liz Greene, "Astrodienst is not interested in competing
with the mass market of simple star sign astrology, but utilizes astrology
to explore the deeper levels and motivations of human nature." This
is a challenge Astrodienst will continue to take on, aiming to meet
the growing interest in astrology with high quality products. The enterprise
is working on its expansion through co-operations with national and
international partners as well as preparing other new projects.
- Photo Album Working Week 2009
- Photo Album UAC 2008, Denver
- Photo Album 2008
- Photo Album 2007
- Interview with Liz Greene
- Interview with Alois Treindl
- The company chart
Jan. 1980:
Alois Treindl, graduate student, starts selling color charts
and calls this service Astrodienst Zürich.
Okt. 1983:
Astrodienst AG incorporated.
Mar. 1987:
Psychological Horoscope Analysis, by Liz Greene.
Nov. 1987:
First software license sold to the USA.
Sep. 1989:
Transits of the Year, by Robert Hand.
May 1992:
Relationship Horoscope, by Liz Greene.
Nov. 1993:
Child's Horoscope, by Liz Greene.
Nov. 1993:
Personal Horoscope Calendar, by Robert Hand.
Aug. 1996:
Website www.astro.ch
goes online.
Nov. 1996:
Yearly Horoscope Analysis, by Liz Greene.
Nov. 1997:
Horoscope for Two, by Mona Riegger.
Jan. 1999:
Horoscope 2000, by Liz Greene.
Aug. 1999:
Free Personal Horoscopes
on website.
Sep. 1999:
Astrodienst acquires Astral Research and publishes
AstroText reports.
Dez. 1999:
Astrodienst relocates a web server to the USA
with increased bandwidth.
17. Okt. 2000, 12:50:
New web-Software with
database online.
16. Nov. 2000
Carreer and vocation, by Liz Greene.
11. Jun. 2001
Astrodienst installs load balanced Linux server
farm in Zurich, merging www.astro.com with www.astro.ch
18. Sep. 2001
New Astro Shop software goes online
1. Nov. 2001
Astrodienst introduces the Euro
2. Jul. 2002
French version of www.astro.com
goes online
9. Sept. 2002
Dutch version of www.astro.com
goes online
26. Sept. 2002
Spanish version of www.astro.com
goes online
11. Dec. 2002
Italian version of www.astro.com
goes online
21. Jul. 2003
Portuguese version of
www.astro.com goes online
28. Oct. 2004
Danish version of www.astro.com
goes online
21. Mar. 2007
Astrodienst Forum online
27. Okt. 2008, 18.48h
Astro-Wiki goes online
12. Mar. 2009, 20:15h
Astro-Databank goes online!
The Astro-Databank of Lois Rodden has been transformed by Astrodienst into an open wiki project.
