Michele Puccini and Giovanni Pallesi begin the ClassX journey.
The people
behind every
innovation.
Giovanni Pallesi and Michele Puccini, 2000.
An idea born
to evolve.
From a garage near Pisa to thousands of broadcast graphics systems worldwide. The story of two developers, a shared passion, and a company that continues to innovate.
Broadcasters, organizations, universities, and industry professionals.
The people
It all began
in a garage.
In 1991, in Tuscany, two developers leave their jobs to establish a company dedicated to video and broadcast software.
1991
ClassX is born
Michele Puccini and Giovanni Pallesi begin developing desktop video applications on the Amiga platform in Michele's garage near Pisa.
Class + X
A name, a vision
The name combines programming 'classes' with the variable 'X'. It also sounds good in English and German, languages spoken by many early customers.
2000
A story already in motion
Michele and Giovanni attend industry trade shows, introducing ClassX technologies to an increasingly international audience.
2014
Villa Montecchio
ClassX establishes its headquarters in a historic 12th-century villa, a former Carthusian monastery surrounded by nature near Pisa.
Our story.
In pictures.
Authentic photographs from the ClassX historical archive: people, tools, and milestones in our evolution.
2000 · The founders
Giovanni and Michele
The two ClassX founders at an industry event.
Archive · Sports graphics
Live from the very beginning
Giovanni Pallesi examines a sports graphics system during a demonstration.
Archive · Software development
Technology in our hands
A historical photograph of Michele Puccini with early computing equipment.
Products · LiveBoard®
The evolution of TV graphics
One of the early versions of LiveBoard®, the software system for on-air graphics.
Since 2014 · Headquarters
Villa Montecchio
A historic building in the Tuscan countryside is home to our headquarters.
Headquarters · Entrance
A place to create
Architecture, nature, and technology come together where we design the future.
Our home.
Since 2014.
A former 12th-century Carthusian monastery surrounded by protected woodland and centuries-old trees.
A special place for ideas.
The ground floor houses meeting and training rooms, hardware assembly and testing areas, and sales and administrative offices. ClassX developers work on the upper floor.
The villa also provides space for meetings, events, and training courses: a setting where history, nature, and innovation meet.
Over 30 years.
Always evolving.
Always evolving.
High-performance software, open architectures, and flexible integration for broadcast workflows.
From our first software to an ecosystem.
ClassX develops tools to create, manage, and deliver on-air graphics and audiovisual content, from simple channel branding to complex graphics driven by real-time data.
Our solutions are designed to integrate with broadcasters' workflows and third-party technologies.
Discover ClassX
Michele Puccini
CTO & Co-founder
The ClassX engineering team develops reliable software and advanced graphics and content management systems for organizations worldwide.
Giovanni Pallesi
CFO & Co-founder
Solutions built on open, scalable, and customizable architectures to make broadcasters' daily workflows more efficient and integrated.
The next chapter
starts today.
starts today.
The same passion since 1991. New ideas, new technologies, and new opportunities for the broadcast industry.
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