ErgoGroup
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ErgoGroup is a Nordic
information technology
corporation, systems integrator and consulting company headquartered in Oslo
, Norway
. The company operates within IT operations, business solution
s, outsourcing, infrastructure and consulting
. ErgoGroup has a total of 90 offices and regional branches throughout Norway
, Sweden
and Finland
, and is a subsidiary of Posten Norge, the Norwegian Postal Service. It is the second largest ICT operations company in Norway. The company also holds partial ownership in SYSteam, TransWare, Gecko, Eiendomsverdi, Buypass, Eye-Share and Bekk Consulting.
contracts aimed at the key account market. This business area also has responsibility for ErgoGroup's communications services, and develops basic operating solution
s that are used by all of ErgoGroup's business areas. Other areas covered by IT Operations are Cloud computing
and Software as a Service
(SaaS), network solution
s, virtualization, security and IT surveillance.
The second business area, Solutions, delivers software solution
s, services and business sector solution
s that streamline selected work processes within the public and private sectors. Examples of areas of specialisation are: finance and corporate performance management, portal, case and document handling, business consultancy and process optimisation, development, architecture and integration, electronic transactions, and information databases.
Regional Services covers ErgoGroup's smaller businesses and businesses outside the main cities and regional centres. This area covers IT infrastructure, electronic collaboration, Unified Communications, portals, Enterprise Content Management
, Enterprise Resource Planning
, Customer Relationship Management, mobile solutions, service oriented architecture (SOA) and IT infrastructure library.
In 2007 ErgoGroup bought Bekk Consulting, a Norwegian consultancy company
in which ErgoGroup now has 75 per cent ownership shares and options to purchase the remaining 25 per cent within three years. Bekk Consulting supplies consultancy, development and management services in the following areas: process and organisational development, modernisation of professional systems, portal and self-service solution
s and customised business applications.
Statens Driftssentral for administrativ databehandling in 1972 to perform operational services related to IT operation. In 1985 it was made a limited company
and renamed Statens Datasentral AS, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration. It bought TF Data in 1989, Oslo Data in 1991 and Statdata in 1993. The postal service bought the company in 1995, changing its name to Posten SDS. The present name was given in 2001. In 2005 the company bought the outsourcing
division of Ementor
and in 2006 Nor-Cargo Data
, AddIQ, Fujitsu Services Norway
, SYSteam
(at NOK 1.1 billion) and Allianse (at NOK 900 million). In 2007 it bought 75 per cent of Bekk Consulting.
Due to an increased customer base and enhanced value creation, ErgoGroup has experienced a steady and organic growth in recent years. The ICT industry as a whole is in a process of consolidation, due partly to market demands for increased professionalism on the part of suppliers. ErgoGroup has been an active participant in this development and has consolidated its core activities through strategic acquisitions.
In May 2010, Telenor owned EDB Business Partner
has announced it is in strategic discussions with ErgoGroup, which may lead to a merger between Norway's two biggest IT companies.
The announcement of merging between EDB Business Partner and ErgoGroup was official by June 7th 2010
. ErgoGroup is the organiser of the event, which draws approximately 600 participants each year. The conference covers topics such as strategy and IT investment, collaboration, mobility, business development and digitalization of public and private sector. The conference lasts two days.
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
corporation, systems integrator and consulting company headquartered in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The company operates within IT operations, business solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s, outsourcing, infrastructure and consulting
Information technology consulting
Information technology consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives...
. ErgoGroup has a total of 90 offices and regional branches throughout Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, and is a subsidiary of Posten Norge, the Norwegian Postal Service. It is the second largest ICT operations company in Norway. The company also holds partial ownership in SYSteam, TransWare, Gecko, Eiendomsverdi, Buypass, Eye-Share and Bekk Consulting.
Organisation and services
ErgoGroup has organised its services in Norway into five business areas: IT Operations, Solutions, Regional Services, the Nordic countries|Nordic Region and Bekk Consulting. IT Operations work primarily with outsourcingOutsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
contracts aimed at the key account market. This business area also has responsibility for ErgoGroup's communications services, and develops basic operating solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s that are used by all of ErgoGroup's business areas. Other areas covered by IT Operations are Cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
and Software as a Service
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
(SaaS), network solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s, virtualization, security and IT surveillance.
The second business area, Solutions, delivers software solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s, services and business sector solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s that streamline selected work processes within the public and private sectors. Examples of areas of specialisation are: finance and corporate performance management, portal, case and document handling, business consultancy and process optimisation, development, architecture and integration, electronic transactions, and information databases.
Regional Services covers ErgoGroup's smaller businesses and businesses outside the main cities and regional centres. This area covers IT infrastructure, electronic collaboration, Unified Communications, portals, Enterprise Content Management
Enterprise content management
Enterprise Content Management is a formalized means of organizing and storing an organization's documents, and other content, that relate to the organization's processes...
, Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
, Customer Relationship Management, mobile solutions, service oriented architecture (SOA) and IT infrastructure library.
In 2007 ErgoGroup bought Bekk Consulting, a Norwegian consultancy company
Information technology consulting
Information technology consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives...
in which ErgoGroup now has 75 per cent ownership shares and options to purchase the remaining 25 per cent within three years. Bekk Consulting supplies consultancy, development and management services in the following areas: process and organisational development, modernisation of professional systems, portal and self-service solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s and customised business applications.
History
The company was founded as the government agencyEtat
Etat is a Norwegian state-, county- or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration, which has been given responsibility for a special area. An agency does not have a board of directors, but it does have a director, appointed by the subordinate organization. Normally decisions...
Statens Driftssentral for administrativ databehandling in 1972 to perform operational services related to IT operation. In 1985 it was made a limited company
Aksjeselskap
Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS or A/S, especially when used in company names. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital...
and renamed Statens Datasentral AS, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration. It bought TF Data in 1989, Oslo Data in 1991 and Statdata in 1993. The postal service bought the company in 1995, changing its name to Posten SDS. The present name was given in 2001. In 2005 the company bought the outsourcing
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
division of Ementor
Ementor
Atea , previously Ementor, is a Nordic IT infrastructure solutions and services company. It is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.The company sells, installs, and supports products from Cisco, HP, Microsoft, Sun, SAP and others....
and in 2006 Nor-Cargo Data
Nor-Cargo
Nor-Cargo AS is a Norwegian cargo transport and logistics company and subsidiary ofPosten Norge, the Norwegian Postal Service. It operates road, water and air transport. The company operates through 32 Terminals with 1,000 long-distance and 600 distribution trucks...
, AddIQ, Fujitsu Services Norway
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
, SYSteam
SYSteam
SYSteam is a Swedish IT company based in Jönköping and was founded in 1984 by Arne Nilsson, Claes Rosengren and Stig-Olof Simonsson. The company is currently at about 50 locations in the Nordic countries and has over 1000 employees....
(at NOK 1.1 billion) and Allianse (at NOK 900 million). In 2007 it bought 75 per cent of Bekk Consulting.
Due to an increased customer base and enhanced value creation, ErgoGroup has experienced a steady and organic growth in recent years. The ICT industry as a whole is in a process of consolidation, due partly to market demands for increased professionalism on the part of suppliers. ErgoGroup has been an active participant in this development and has consolidated its core activities through strategic acquisitions.
In May 2010, Telenor owned EDB Business Partner
EDB Business Partner
EDB Business Partner , branded as EDB is a Norwegian information technology company that supplies a vast array of services relating to computing, including operation, outsourcing and online banking. The company is headquartered in Oslo and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Telenor owns 51.3% of EDB...
has announced it is in strategic discussions with ErgoGroup, which may lead to a merger between Norway's two biggest IT companies.
The announcement of merging between EDB Business Partner and ErgoGroup was official by June 7th 2010
IT-tinget
IT-tinget is an annual IT conference held in Tønsberg, NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. ErgoGroup is the organiser of the event, which draws approximately 600 participants each year. The conference covers topics such as strategy and IT investment, collaboration, mobility, business development and digitalization of public and private sector. The conference lasts two days.