Electronic war weapons book from Ontaris
The electronic war weapons book (eKWB) from Ontaris was developed over a period of 2 years from 2018 in very close cooperation with 10 leading companies in the defense industry in order to create a software solution that is as 100% customized as possible. It was important to have a heterogeneous selection of partner companies in order to obtain a meaningful cross-section in terms of booking requirements.
Meanwhile, Ontaris’ electronic war weapons book has become an industry standard. The electronic war weapons book software is continuously being developed, on the one hand based on the feedback and requirements of our customers, on the other hand on the changing legal basis.
The easy-to-use electronic War Weapons Book (eKWB) from Ontaris helps companies with their legal documentation obligations, makes them simple, prevents incorrect entries and also provides an interface to the BAFA for semi-annual reporting. As a central component, the electronic war weapons register also contains, among other things, a licence administration and the administration of the documents justifying the entry.
War Weapons Control Act
The War Weapons Control Act(KrWaffKontrG) serves to secure peace and prevent war. It is intended to protect the peaceful coexistence of peoples and to ward off threats to international peace and security.
In the course of the digitalisation of official processes, all companies subject to reporting under the War Weapons Control Act are obliged to report the half-yearly inventory report and changes to the BAFA in electronic form from October 2020.
VERSION 2.3
Based on the experience and feedback of eKWB users, version 2.0 was developed in 2022. The focus of the further development was on the one hand on the optimization of the existing software solution, and on the other hand on the functional extension of the basic application with the help of additional modules.
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Interface and user guidance – Optimization of user guidance – Introduction of a new, clearer interface design for improved clarity |
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Performance Optimizing the application with regard to – Display performance – Booking performance |
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Additional modules – BAFA external audit module incl. document management system – Weapons tree incl. historicized tracking – Prohibited items (incl. report for notification to the BKA) – Interface to SAP |
VERSION 3.0 (planned for 2027)
Based on the experience and feedback from eKWB users, we are developing the next generation of our software with eKWB 3.0. While the current legal requirements are already fully covered today, the changed security policy situation requires a new technological orientation: increasing defense investments, new types of weapons of war such as drones, more complex supply and logistics structures as well as significantly higher demands on performance, transparency and search.
eKWB 3.0 meets this development with a modern technology base, improved clarity and the targeted use of artificial intelligence – for simpler data collection, intelligent evaluations, faster searches and more security in everyday working life.
Helsing Germany GmbH
Trainings
We accompany the introduction to our eKWB software with a 1-day training. Experience shows that the focus of this training is on the implementation of the requirements specified by the KWKG. During the training, many practical use cases from the daily environment of the users and the company will be discussed and shown how they must be posted in the eKWB. The definition and recording of master data and licenses is also part of the training, so that afterwards the war weapons accountants have prepared the software to such an extent that they can start directly with the current entries in the war weapons book and transport book.
Further information
Would you like to find out more about war weapons accounting, war weapons control training or the eKWB software? We will be happy to advise you on the requirements of the War Weapons Control Act and on suitable solutions for your company.
Call me at the following number on weekdays between 08:00 and 17:00:
Martin Schüßler (GF)
Phone: +49 (202) 37155-20
You can also send us your request via our contact form. We will get back to you as soon as possible:
