1 , ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁Vector ▁Cons ult ing ▁GmbH ▁was ▁founded , ▁which ▁offers ▁consult ation ▁services ▁for ▁engineering ▁development ▁and ▁its ▁cost ▁effect iveness . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Vector ▁In format ik ▁acquired ▁" Div ision ▁ 4 m ▁Software " ▁from ▁Mic ron ▁Electron ic ▁Dev ices ▁AG . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁sales ▁of ▁the ▁Vector ▁Group ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   mill ion ▁Euro ▁mark ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁Vector ▁Korea ▁was ▁founded , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Vector ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Vector ▁In format ik ▁India ▁and ▁Vector ▁China . ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁previous ▁representation ▁office ▁in ▁China ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁leg ally ▁independent ▁business . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁four ▁own ers ▁of ▁Vector ▁In format ik ▁GmbH ▁have ▁transferred ▁their ▁business ▁shares ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁foundation ▁and ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁foundation . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Vector ▁has ▁wel com ed ▁its ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 th ▁employee . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁new ▁subs idi ary ▁Vector ▁Austria ▁was ▁established , ▁followed ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Vector ▁Brasil ▁and ▁Vector ▁Italy . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁Vector ▁In format ik ▁has ▁acquired ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁company ▁Vector ▁Software , ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁develop s ▁an ▁embedded ▁software