IT and telecom news of the Øresund Region

November 2004

human-tech
Denmark and Sweden lead information revolution
The two countries top IDC's Information Society Index (ISI), which measures the abilities of 53 nations to participate in the information revolution. 
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software
Business Objects wants to be number 1 in Denmark
The world's leading business intelligence software company will open an office in Greater Copenhagen.
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Bill Gates in Copenhagen
Microsoft's founder will speak about the challenges and opportunities in a global economy and preparation for future innovation and productivity in his visit to Copenhagen on 16 November.
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Cross-border CAD cooperation
Joint venture agreement between Danish NTI CADCenter and Swedish Technical Microsystems creates one of Europe's largest AutoDesk agents.
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Studentlitteratur buys Attention
Studentlitteratur Software, from Lund, has acquired Attention, a Greater Copenhagen-based software distributor.
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Intec Telecom Systems invests in Telmate
Copenhagen-based Operations Support Systems (OSS) specialist Telmate, a former Ericsson innovation cell, has received 2,155,637 euro from British Intec Telecom Systems.
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business
Sweden and Denmark on top of competitiveness ranking
In the Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005, released by the World Economic Forum, Sweden is placed in the third and Denmark in the fifth position.
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Create and Multicom agree to merge
The resulting company, under the name Create Group, starts with 85 personnel and expects turnover of more than 6 million euro in 2005.
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Competition Authority clears TDC's acquisition of Song
The Danish telecom TDC has received clearance from the Swedish Competition Authority to complete the acquisition of the Swedish Song Networks Holding.
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Pro-face opens office in Malmö
The new office will work as the Swedish headquarters of the company, which is already represented in Copenhagen.
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wireless
Speakanet receives Finnish investment
Eqvitec Partners has joined Northzone Ventures in the first round investment in Speakanet, increasing the total commitment to 4 million euro.
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e-solutions
NetBotz in the Øresund Region
The North-American company that provides IP-based monitoring solutions for protection of critical assets has opened an office in Greater Copenhagen.
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ABB opens automation knowledge centre in Copenhagen
The new centre in automation solutions for the process industry will be responsible for large automation projects in the Nordic countries and the Baltic Region.
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calendar of events
IT and telecom-related events in the The Øresund Region.