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Ideapark Optimizes Internal Communications for 2,000 Users and Improves Information Flow: Finland's Ideapark is a "Commercial City" - an enclosed center that covers 100,000 meters and includes the largest shopping mall in Scandinavia, in addition to conference and leisure facilities. Finland's Ideapark wanted to create a technology platform to facilitate daily internal communication with Ideapark staff and accelerate the collaborative processes...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Finland, Ideapark, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Portals, Web Technology, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet; Case studies 2007-10-01
Fund Prices Downloader (Finland Edition) (exe): Fund Prices Downloader previously known as Fund Downloader is a software that allows you to collect fund prices from Web sites. The prices are stored in database which can be exported later in a customized format. Downloading can be scheduled using built-in scheduler. In addition, free data manager allows you...; Tags: Finland, Edition, Globevestor, Tools & Techniques, Web Site Development, Backups, Management, Internet; Software downloads 2006-07-04
The Main Operator of Finland's Largest West Coast Port Selects Cisco: Signal Networks Finland Implements Finland's Largest WLAN of Mobile Terminals: The largest operator in the Port of Rauma, Oy Rauma Stevedoring Ltd., was in the process of revamping its entire IT system. This necessitated the building of a real time inventory management system, which in turn required the renewal of the port area network. A partner specializing in port solutions...; Tags: Mobile, Finland, WLAN, Inventory Management, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless LANs, LANs, Wireless, Networking; Case studies
Finland's VR-Track Lays Tracks to a New Railway Information SystemDestination GIS: All Aboard at Platform 1: Measuring 5,800 kilometers, Finland's railway network is a critical contributor to the country's commercial. And with both passenger and cargo services experiencing growth in 2003, VR Group is confident that the reliance on Finland's railway network will continue to grow in 2004. With those projections comes the responsibility to ensure...; Tags: Autodesk Inc., Finland, GIS, Software; Case studies
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Advances Its Growth Strategy With a Cost-Effective ERP Solution: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the largest multidisciplinary research organization in Northern Europe, providing versatile technology and research services to domestic and international clients. The company wanted to enable themselves to engage in extensive, interdisciplinary collaboration with customers and partners in accordance with the growth requirements. The challenge...; Tags: Strategy, Oracle Corp., Finland, ERP, Business Structures, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Finance, Software; Case studies

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24% of European households don’t have landlines: 24% of European households have given up fixed landlines for mobile phones, up from 22% in 2006. The Czech Republic, Finland and Lithuania had the lowest number of landlines in use. 22% are now using their PCs for phone calls or video chatting via programs such as Skype. That is...; Tags: Phone, Household, Telecom & Utilities, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-27
Two small countries thinking big, and green: Two small nations on opposite sides of the globe are building world class renewable energy proejcts. In Portugal they're constructing what will become, temporarily at least, the largest solar generating plant on earth. It's going into eastern Portugal near the town of Moura. This photovoltaic farm is...; Tags: Turbine, U.K., Portugal, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-08
Why Apple will blow past its 10 million iPhone target: The iPhone ante is being raised by the minute for Apple. The question now shifts from whether Apple will ship 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008 to by how much it'll blow away its own target. To wit: Piper Jaffray analyst Gene...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-29
European search market by country - Finns are the most inquisitive: Country Users, 000 Searches, mln. Searches Per User Europe 221,181 24,550 111 UK 32,392 4,030 124 Germany 36,011 3,935 109 France 26,280 2,955 112 Italy 17,562 1,867 106 Spain 14,535 1,472 101 Russia...; Tags: ComScore Networks Inc., NB; Blog posts 2008-05-20
ReactOS no threat to Windows: ReactOS no threat to WindowsBugs[i]Which brings up a final point. Bugs. Is React going to copy Windows’ bugs?[/i]They have to, for compatibility reasons. If they don't they're dead in the water.Of course if they do, they're shark bait. They can't get away with the same bugs Microsoft does,...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows NT, ReactOS, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
From fungus to fuel: An international team of researchers led by some U.S. Department of Energy's research labs has decoded the genetic sequence of a fungus named Tricoderma reesei. The team has found how this organism breaks down plant fibers into simple sugars and how to use this fungus to produce fuel. 'The finding...; Tags: Team, Biofuel, Researcher, T., Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-05
The City of Espoo Improves Operational Efficiency and Financial Management: The strategic goal of the City of Espoo, the second-largest city in Finland, is to provide excellent services to its constituents in a reliable manner and with optimum cost-to-quality ratio. In 2003-04, the city implemented a business development project, which aimed to improve the efficiency, simplicity, and uniformity of internal...; Tags: City, Oracle Corp., Financial, Human Capital, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Software; Case studies 2008-05-01
Skype launches new beta for feature phones, works on S60 and Windows Mobile too: Skype announced a beta version of its client for Java-enabled mobile phones with the current list of compatible devices from Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung. The intent of this new mobile client is to expand Skype to the mass market feature phone, but being the mobile geek that I am I...; Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Windows, Beta, Fring, Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Star Wreck says it's the real open source thing: I got a call from Finland this morning, where Stephen Lee has set up the open source Star Wreck Studios outside Helsinki. His message is this is the real open souce thing.Â "It's like Sourceforge. Some people create crap and some create really good stuff. Everyone...; Tags: Long Tail, Film, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Time and talent are the open source speed limits: The launch of an open source movie studio dovetailed with a recent conversation I had with a West Texas entrepreneur. (Image courtesy Star Wreck Studios.) Stephen Lee is convinced there is a ton of time and talent which isn't getting a shot, which is why he's backing...; Tags: Talent, Movie, Workforce Management, Open Source, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Still no word: ISO to announce results of OOXML vote Wednesday: The International Standards Organization won't make an official announcement about whether Office Open XML OOXML will be a standard until Wednesday -- and perhaps for good reason. Final voting and reporting on the proposal was expected Monday but the ISO said it decided to hold...; Tags: Irregularity, ISO, Norway, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe: Looks like Microsoft's Office Open XML will be an ISO standard after all. Maybe. Pundits â€“ even OOXML rivals --predicted on Sunday that the Redmond, Wash. software giant has amassed the required number of votes to pull it over the goal line. Of course, a final vote...; Tags: Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Is open source anti-American?: Is open source anti-American?Who thinks up this stuff???NTJust because there's a profound, global, anti-American sentiment,doesn't mean Open Source is anti-American--unless you consider it anti-American for other countries to look for ways to avoid paying for, and using, American IP. There are lots of people who use Open Source alternatives...; Tags: anti-American, American Business, Is open source anti-American, open source, IS open source; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
19 mln new broadband lines in EU in 2007: European Union added 19 mln broadband lines in 2007, the equivalent of more than 50,000 households a day. Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg and France all now have higher broadband penetration than the US. European telecommunications market is now worth 300 bln euros, or $474...; Tags: Broadband, European Union, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, AM; Blog posts 2008-03-19
EU backs Nokia standard for mobile TV: EU backs Nokia standard for mobile TVWho cares what government "backs?"Only consumer choice matters.RE: EU backs Nokia standard for mobile TVNokia is based in Finland. :oIt's a digital video fileIf everything was operated according to the engineering design standards we'd be in heaven.This is bot.Who Cares?Almost ALL countries have control...; Tags: Quality, TVs, Nokia Corp., mobile TV, standards, TV, mobile; Discussion threads 2008-03-17