Computing performance typically correlates with equipment age and specifications. Brazilian businessman Haroldo Jacobovicz launched Arlequim Technologies in 2021 with a service model designed to challenge that assumption, using virtualization techniques to extract greater capability from existing machines.
Roots in Paraná’s Engineering Community
Jacobovicz’s background placed him squarely within Curitiba’s professional engineering circles. Both his parents held civil engineering qualifications—his father Alfredo maintained dual careers as a practitioner and academic, while his mother Sarita earned recognition as among the earliest women to graduate in the discipline within Paraná state.
As the firstborn among four siblings, Haroldo Jacobovicz followed the anticipated educational route, completing Military College before obtaining his civil engineering degree at the Federal University of Paraná. The credentials suggested a career designing structures and managing construction projects. Technology had other plans for him.
Where Curiosity Led
Rather than blueprints and building sites, computing systems drew his professional attention. During his final university years, he assembled a team of programming-capable friends to create Microsystem, a venture targeting retail automation. The company promised to modernise how pharmacies and supermarkets handled inventory and transactions.
Market conditions proved unfavourable. Brazilian retailers in the early 1980s had minimal interest in computerising their operations, and the business ceased trading after approximately two years. The setback redirected Jacobovicz toward corporate employment, first with oil distributor Esso and subsequently at the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant, where he advised on technical matters.
These experiences across multinational and state-owned enterprises revealed different approaches to technology procurement and implementation. Observations about public sector difficulties with equipment acquisition would later shape business strategies when he resumed entrepreneurial activities.
The Arlequim Service Model
Arlequim Technologies entered the market with virtualization offerings designed to upgrade computer performance through software-based solutions rather than hardware purchases. The service promises to transform underperforming machines into equipment capable of handling more demanding applications.
Three audience segments define the company’s commercial focus. Corporate purchasers represent organisations wanting additional productivity from their technology investments. Government departments and municipal bodies, regularly constrained by budgetary and procedural limitations, form a second target group. Individual consumers comprise the third category, with particular emphasis on gaming users who face increasing hardware requirements as gamification principles spread throughout digital entertainment and beyond.