What Connects Hermes and Baggenstos

For Baggenstos, Hermes is clearly the foundation of today’s success. But what does a typewriter have to do with a god – and the Cloud?

Hermes, the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, carried Zeus’s decrees to humankind. He was also the god of travel, commerce, and communication – and, jokingly, of certain luxury handbags.

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Hermes was also the name of a typewriter, developed by Paillard SA from the ground up, with the Hermes 2 entering series production in 1923. In 1935 came the Hermes Baby – the most advanced “laptop” of its time. No Cloud, but plenty of fans – among them the legendary writer Ernest Hemingway. “The writer’s typewriter” became the favourite tool of journalists for its compactness, reliability, and durability.

For Baggenstos – founded in 1925 – Hermes typewriters were the cornerstone of early success. They boosted productivity at home and in offices alike, producing clean, legible documents and making information more accessible. August Baggenstos recognised their potential, securing the Swiss general agency and setting up a repair workshop. Switzerland became a nation of typewriters

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Over time, the paper cloud on Swiss desks evolved into a digital Cloud. Thomas Baggenstos recognised the shift early and entered the personal computer business ahead of the curve. The rest is a story we’re living today – the transformation into a managed services company built on Microsoft ecosystem solutions, the business standard of our time. Perhaps Hermes still watches over the company – nowadays, he’d be the god of data traffic.

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