About Astrodienst

Horoscopes for people around the world

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.

1. January 1980:

   Alois Treindl, graduate student, starts selling color charts and calls this service Astrodienst Zürich.

2. October 1983:

   Astrodienst AG incorporated.

3. March 1987:

   Psychological Horoscope Analysis, by Liz Greene.

4. November 1987:

   First software license sold to the USA.

5. September 1989:

   Transits of the Year, by Robert Hand.

6. May 1992:

   Relationship Horoscope, by Liz Greene.

7. November 1993:

   Child's Horoscope, by Liz Greene.

8. November 1993:

   Personal Horoscope Calendar, by Robert Hand.

9. August 1996:

   Website www.astro.ch goes online.

10. November 1996:

    Yearly Horoscope Analysis, by Liz Greene.

11. November 1997:

    Horoscope for Two, by Mona Riegger.

12. January 1999:

    Horoscope 2000 / Long Term Perspectives, by Liz Greene.

13. August 1999:

    Free Personal Daily Horoscopes on website.

14. September 1999:

    Astrodienst acquires Astral Research and publishes AstroText reports.

15. December 1999:

    Astrodienst relocates a web server to the USA with increased bandwidth.

16. 17. October 2000, 12:50:

    New web-Software with database online.

17. 16. November 2000

    Carreer and vocation, by Liz Greene.

18. 11. June 2001

    Astrodienst installs load balanced Linux server farm in Zurich, merging www.astro.com with www.astro.ch

19. 18. September 2001

    New Astro Shop software goes online

20. 1. November 2001

    Astrodienst introduces the Euro

21. 2. July 2002

    French version of www.astro.com goes online

22. 9. September 2002

    Dutch version of www.astro.com goes online

23. 26. September 2002

    Spanish version of www.astro.com goes online

24. 11. December 2002

    Italian version of www.astro.com goes online

25. 21. July 2003

    Portuguese version of www.astro.com goes online

26. 28. October 2004

    Danish version of www.astro.com goes online

27. 21. March 2007

    Astrodienst Forum online

28. 27. October 2008, 18.48h

    Astro-Wiki goes online

29. 12. March 2009, 20:15h

    Astro-Databank goes online! The Astro-Databank of Lois Rodden has been transformed by Astrodienst into an open wiki project.

30. 2. June 2010, 13.00

    Chinese version of www.astro.com goes online

31. 16. August 2011, 14.20

    Japanese version of www.astro.com goes online

32. 26. June 2013, 10.15

    Russian version of www.astro.com goes online

33. 15. May 2012

    Color Horoscope and Color Oracle by Johannes Schneider

34. 01. February 2014

    The Weekly Horoscope goes online

35. 03. February 2014

    First article of the "Astrological Journal" goes online.