IT and telecom news of the Øresund Region

August 2004

hot news
Mobile industry heavyweights meet at Nordic Unwired 2004
Renowned executives and mobile experts from leading wireless corporations will meet on 16th September, in Lund, to discuss issues that are crucial for the continuing success of the wireless industry.
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wireless
Siemens opens Scandinavian RFID centre in Copenhagen
The new competence centre will work within concept development and provide support and advice concerning RFID (radio frequency identification).
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connectBlue and Phoenix Contact in Bluetooth partnership
The companies have announced a strengthened partnership within wireless industrial automation as Phoenix Contact acquired 13 % interest in connectBlue.
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New powerful contender in the Danish mobile market
With the acquisition of Orange Denmark, TeliaSonera will have approximately 1.1 million mobile customers in Denmark, and will be the third largest Danish mobile operator.
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TDC sells Dan Net for more than 180 million euro
The purchaser is Dan Net's competitor, MACH, which is owned by the capital funds Advent and Providence.
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Decuma handwriting recognition now in smartphones
Already a prominent provider of handwriting recognition for PDAs, Decuma is expanding into the smartphone arena, with the first smartphones with the company's software to be expected in 2005.
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Canon Europe acquires DataFlight Europe
The small IT company DataFlight develops and markets battery-driven handheld terminals used used to sell tax-free goods in aeroplanes, trains and ships.
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e-solutions
Danish-Swedish Internet payment merger
DIBS, the leading Danish company within Internet payment has acquired the Swedish iDeb, which provides paying services to local and international customers.
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US Tectura buys Aston Business Solutions
By acquiring 100% of the shares in the competitor Aston Business Solutions, Tectura intends to form the world's leader in integrated business solutions for mid-market companies and large enterprise divisions.
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micro & nano
Intel opens new research centre in Copenhagen
The centre will carry out research into fast silicon and cobber-based circuits for the Intel's processors and chips.
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Venture company invests in nano-software
The venture company Dansk Kapitalanlæg has acquired 20 percent of the software company Atomistix for 670,000 euro.
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photonics
Crystal Fibre acquires Blaze Photonics
NKT-owned Crystal Fibre will pay approximatelly 2,7 million euro for the assets of the UK BlazePhotonics.
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software
Kapow Technologies gets investment to grow abroad
Internet Ventures (IVS) has invested 1.3 million euro in the software company that provides web integration middleware.
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