IT and telecom news of the Øresund Region

April 2006

Ericsson and Tactel showcase mobile TV in Barcelona
Mobile entertainment is a big thing at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. The small Øresund based company Tactel markets their solution in collaboration with Ericsson.
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Funding for leading edge IT and nano research in Øresund
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has approved major grants for establishing strategic research centers within data communication and nanotechnology at Lund University.
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Music in mobiles growing business
For 2005, Aspiro reports selling three times more ring tones in Sweden than the Swedish music business’ total sale of music singles
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human-tech
PDA opens doors and cooks coffee
A communications system operated with a finger, chin, knee or maybe a toe will in the near future open up new possibilities for the disabled. Danish CePa Mobility has developed such a system..
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imaging
Safer public-transport in Stockholm
Axis’ network cameras included in major investment to improve public-transport security in Stockholm.
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Mobiles; even better than digital cameras
Sony Ericsson recently launched a new line of mobiles, the Cybershots
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Making the world a safer place
Øresund based biometric company Guardia, a recent winner of the IST Grand Prize, has developed a solution that converts features from the human physiology into a 3D and infrared face recognition solution.
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Get your own Picasso
Softhouse launches mobile portrait application Painter, enabling mobile phone users to get their own portrait in the style of one of the great masters.
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business
Øresund - a computer gaming center
A leading global developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, THQ, has chosen Copenhagen for its Nordic headquarters.
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Øresund - Gateway to Sweden
Danish software company i-Seven’s successful subsidiary in Malmö has motivated the company to push on and prepare for an establishment in Stockholm.
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Forming an Øresund strategy
Capgemini in Denmark and in Malmö join forces to form an Øresund organization.
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China next step for Precise Biometrics
Precise Biometrics has entered into a joint venture with Smart Unicorn Group, meaning Swedish security solutions will be integrated in mobile phones and computers in the Chinese market
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e-solutions
Beefing up e-learning
The starting point for the Øresund based company IMS’ racing car game came when employees at TDC Mobil wanted more exiting ways to learn.
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Web game educates Danes in traffic safety
The internet game is going teach young drivers to use safety belts, and to avoid both speeding and drinking and driving.
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micro & nano
New nanocenter in Øresund
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of Copenhagen (KU) are pooling their resources and forming a consortium within nanotechnology.
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The world’s largest nano tech research microscope
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen are developing the world’s largest microscope.
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