Tietoviikko reports that Finland (my home country) is the world’s best IT country according to World Economic Forum study The Global Information Technology Report 2013. According to the study, Finland is the world’s number one country when it comes to the economy’s ability to use information technology to competitiveness and prosperity. Finland has toppled Sweden from the top spot in a ranking of economies that are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs). The question still remains how this result was got because there are many things in Finland ICT that are are far from very good, so are other countries just much lousier on those aspects?
At the core of the report, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures the preparedness of an economy to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being. In this edition, Finland (1st), Singapore (2nd) and Sweden (3rd) continue to lead the NRI, with the Netherlands (4th), Norway (5th), Switzerland (6th), the United Kingdom (7th), Denmark (8th), the United States (9th) and Taiwan, China (10th) completing the top 10.
Global Information Technology Report 2013 has a nice map that visualizes the network readiness of different countries.
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Company from Pori helps Huawei in interface development
Huawei says smartphones will build a personal user experience. Pori is a partner in Vire Labs.
Vire Labs had already been involved in the development, launched last year to honor the 6 phone user interface. Cooperation has continued in August, coming in from the sale of Honor 7 with the EU.
“Our technology helps shape the mobile device user interface and bring something new to it. We are licensed by Huawei design team of technology and implementation, so that they are able to focus on how themes, animations and graphics work, ”
Huawei says that honor 7, as in the other company’s new smartphone models are involved in a lot of Finnish mobile expertise, as established by the company’s Ruoholahti district of Helsinki in 2012 R & D center will focus specifically on mobile technology.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/porilaiset-auttavat-huaweita-kayttoliittymakehityksessa-3482974
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Thus responding to the ICT upheaval: more training
Also ICT field has released infamous lot of workers for the labor market. Employment can be difficult if the data have not been updated. The University of Jyväskylä will begin to provide up conversion additional training.
Of conversion is intended to accelerate the restructuring of the ICT sector by training 30 new professionals in the Government Programme tip of the projects, cyber security, data analysis and decision-making, and information technology education.
Conversion training must possess at least a bachelor’s degree. According to take particular unemployed or threatened by unemployment of ICT professionals in the field who do not have a Master’s degree.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/nain-vastataan-ict-murrokseen-lisaa-koulutusta-3483002
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The insurance company will pay up to € 15 000 bugs – F-Secure analyzes
LähiTapiola will take to pay for finding security threats to IT systems. Up to a premium could rise to EUR 15 000 of the most serious vulnerabilities.
Bug bounty award programs have been a number of international network operators. Programs encouraging to report vulnerabilities before cyber criminals invented the use of them.
As a partner in the program is a security house, F-Secure, which analyzes the reported findings.
“We decided to start a bug bounty program, because we are convinced that we have done things well. However, if vulnerabilities are found, we want to patch them as soon as possible, ”
“We want to group source us an important lesson. I believe that there are at least a couple thousand a leading expert in the field that are interested in the challenge. ”
Sources:
http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/vakuutusyhtio-maksaa-jopa-15-000-euroa-bugeista-f-secure-analysoi-3483113
https://bugbounty.lahitapiola.fi/
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In past years, there was much talk of China-phenomenon, the Finns took the volume of production to lower-cost countries. Tampere Xortec shows that even at home can produce electronics as business – company even wants to talk about the renaissance of the Finnish electronics industry.
Large operators have already transferred their manufacturing back to Europe. Xortec is anticipated change for the better by investing in new, automated production line and double up the production facilities.
- We did not want that better times will surprise us with his pants down. Thanks to new machines we are able to typeset the quadruple speed without compromising the level of service for smaller customers, Xortecin CEO Seppo River Bridge says.
Domestic electronics went down about properly. Those who remained behind, are doing now quite well.
- Compared to the Chinese kilpaveljiin Finland’s interests are central location, consistent quality, fast delivery and high manufacturing and design expertise. We are internationally competitive, because we have modernized our production and to reduce the loss
Internet of things also provides opportunities for growth, such as Xortecin on a global scale small, but specialized contract manufacturers
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3322:tamperelainen-xortec-selatti-kiina-ilmion&catid=13&Itemid=101
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The exhibition center application brings fairs phone – Expect digital encounters and personalized messages
The exhibition center has launched a new mobile application that brings the participating phone companies fairs, program, manage map and event facilities.
The app will help fair visitors plan their trade fair visit and find oneself the most interesting sites, departments and program score.
The exhibition center application is available in the Helsinki Fair Centre self-organized events, and can be downloaded from Android and iOS devices.
Application to present themselves at the fair company can send personalized messages to stand close to the traveling exhibition the visitors’ phones. A message can contain info about, for example, the offer or invitation to participate in a lottery, where the visitor is close to the department. Message transmission is based on Beacon- and Bluetooth technologies.
“Digital technology to enhance trade fairs.”
The application allows to reduce the need for printed exhibition catalogs and magazines.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/messukeskus-sovellus-tuo-messut-puhelimeen-luvassa-digitaalisia-kohtaamisia-ja-personoituja-viesteja-3483336
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Point of view: Productivity leap has already occurred
Aalto University School of Economics Professor Pertti Haparanta keep the government’s efforts to achieve productivity leap redundant. Therefore, they should be canceled. Finland’s industrial unit labor costs in relation to the German industry have two years more than halved, to write Haparanta in academic budgets blog.
A line parallel to the previously represented YLE interview is also another Aalto University economics professor and a long line of number one economist Sixten Korkman. He thinks that the best result for Finland’s competitiveness would enable the continuation of moderate wage settlements from autumn 2016 onwards.
Why the government is so busy that the continuation of moderate wage policy in the autumn of 2016 seems to care? The Board of Directors is urgent for two reasons. The economic reason is that economic growth seems to start for Finland in respect of small characters. The current account turned to positive territory in July
In some areas perceived regionally as early as skilled labor shortages. If the economy starts to show a plus, it is the government’s actions in the labor market even more difficult to export through. The second reason is political: Sipilä needs to get through their lists before the True Finns back the political potential bursts.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2015091620360737_uu.shtml
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Finland rise? L: the shore of the shortage of IT talent – University of Technology has been dismissed after budget cuts
Training, savings and labor market needs desperately hitting each other in the ears of south-eastern Finland. The region has a shortage of skilled IT industry, but now the Lappeenranta University of Technology says at the same time being to make drastic cuts.
A couple of weeks ago we wrote that the Lappeenranta region is IT jobs available more than factors. Local supply is no longer sufficient to satisfy demand, so the talent is attracted elsewhere.
The need has increased, inter alia, LTC-Otso, which has set up its offices in Lappeenranta.
“The city has a high level of research and education in the IT sector.”
Now, University announces his interest in savings of EUR 8.5 million, as its next year’s earnings are estimated to be some of that deficit. Savings to find the university to launch the entire staff of the co-determination negotiations.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomi-nousuun-l-rannassa-pula-it-osaajista-teknillinen-yliopisto-ajettiin-leikkauksiin-3483409
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The Finnish State intends to become Internet operator – If commercial companies are not providing fiberbroadband
Communications lines that the state can start selling fiber connectivity to the people, if the telecom operators do not cure rate.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications of discussion is that the state network company Cinia could sell broadband subscriptions directly from citizens and businesses.
- We have heard of cases in which the telecommunications operator is not necessarily even a fiber optic connection offer, says the director of communications policy department Laura Vilkkonen Transport and Communications Ministry.
- Sometimes it seems even the biggest operators want at the moment only sell mobile subscriptions.
The optical fiber-based access availability lived in the area at the end of last year only just over half of Finnish households. Share in Helsinki was about 55 per cent, in Espoo, about 35 per cent and in Turku, about 75 percent of households.
The figures are far from the Ministry to impose the 95 per cent target.
Source: http://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/talous_uutiset/suomen-valtio-aikoo-internetoperaattoriksi-jos-kaupalliset-yhtiot-eivat-tarjoa-laajakaistaa-3483485
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All of the companies are technology companies
Traditionally, information technology companies have compartmentalized their own compartment. The IT department has provided support for micro, työasemahuolloista, updates, and user support. Later, compresses have confused many types of outsourcing, enabling partner companies have been taken to handle the same tasks.
Since then, in particular, many large companies have woken up that information technology and technology in general have a separate palette of the company’s operations. More and more, the company has raised CIOs Board of Directors technology expert. The global major company activities are integrated so tightly together with the possibilities offered by information technology, the opportunity to kind of means, at worst, a substantial dents in productivity and competitiveness.
Enterprise-level phenomenon is known: the information technology revolution of all the enterprises have become technology companies. Although the company’s main areas would be banking, logistics or retail, IT and technology solutions are an infinite integral part of the competitiveness and survival.
In recent times there has been talk on productivity leap. Many SMEs efficiency could probably raise significantly the appropriate IT precisely targeted. The mere thousands of dollars of investment by size mobile user-friendly e-commerce and new technology to enable advertising could at best appear as appreciable improvement in net sales of the company.
Many Finnish small businesses sell their products primarily for other Finnish companies. Could e-commerce and a suitable marketing precision strikes enables a substantial business in the wider global or even on a Nordic scale?
If the answer is yes, the profitability of the investment should be cleared as soon as possible.
In particular, small family businesses is easy to get stuck in doing things as usual. Review of practices at a distance can bring good ideas to improve efficiency, for example the use of cloud tools and mobile technologies can open up completely different from the former possibilities.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/blogit/kaikki-yhtiot-ovat-teknologiayhtioita-3483446
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Prepare Finland Inquiries Act has raised fears of privacy-related, but also the business community has been concerned about. At least some of the concerns seems to prove futile.
Particularly after the NSA leaks confidence in American companies shelters stored data confidentiality rustled significantly. Multi-European company came to the conclusion that the data are better protected from outside on this side of the Atlantic.
Finland has been seen in this good chance to take advantage of our reputation and to make the business. The country has sought to create an image of “security in Switzerland”,
Helsingin Sanomat has obtained a draft document, which is part of the preparatory material for military intelligence law.
According to the companies would have to open up access to products and services authorities: no mandatory backdoors and disclosure of encryption keys.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/hs-tietoturva-alaa-hirvittanyt-peikko-jaanee-pois-tiedustelulaista-3483509
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Espotel founded industrial internet unit
Embedded systems supplier Espotel has set up at the beginning of September, focusing on the industrial to the internet a new business unit.
Business Unit, has been appointed Espotel Chief Technology Officer Jaakko Ala-Paavola.
Espotel to inform supplying services in the design of the entire supply chain of industrial internet. The company has expertise in the design of intelligent equipment, and collect information from sensors to always be in the cloud data for further processing.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/espotel-perusti-teollisen-internetin-yksikon-3483530
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Piracy vs. a legitimate service: 9-1
I watched Finnish film.
Although the class meeting, humor does not actually hit not completely finish the laughter of nerves thrill consisted of viewing it attempted in real life a farce. I very occasionally Elisa Entertainment service, which can, amongst other features to rent movies. STB renting requires a four-digit pin code to remember. Used a couple of times a year to a four-digit pin code is not quite yet been taken up permanent memory, so it should always go individually look at Elisa’s Web site.
I signed up for the service with a new, directly attached to the TV’s HDMI interface, Model stick on the PC. As long as I was the first service redeemed forgotten password with bank code authentication.
The film found among the selections but I needed the code. But no worries, the necessary code was now viewed that Elisa’s Web site. Except that people had to exit the movie menu elsewhere, and enter the user name and password again.
Changed the code. Except that. Changing the PIN code does now and then for some reason declined all – it did not change – so use old one.
Except that watching was not possible. The new machine is not found Microsoft’s Silverlight plug-in. The Installing fortunately did not require many mouse clicks more.
For some reason, the computer having tried all other video services yes revolve around nicely, was unable to show the film.
I sighed deeply, and the switch current known tangled set-top box – had to pay my rent for another day.
Skull ticket below
Pirate with services can not really compete on price. Perhaps the usability of the service, however, could. At the moment, the situation will go 9-1 if the hassles described above compares, say, to one of the popular movies torrent technology, providing a pirated application.
With their own future movie renting I ended up with so-called. a final settlement.:I wrote pin marker to a piece of tape, and glued it directly on top of the STB.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/blogit/piratismi-vs-laillinen-palvelu-9-1-3484308
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KL: Samsung trial not for long enjoyed in Finland – Espoo Centre closed
Technology Manufacturer Samsung closes just two years ago, opened in Otaniemi research units in branch.
The electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics R & D unit gives up the British branch office, which opened in Otaniemi, Espoo, two years ago. The matter says Kauppalehti.
The company responsible for the other office is in Espoo, Finland will continue its operations instead.
The exact number of employees in the unit to be closed is not known, but the unit was established in 2013, was intended to hire 50 experts.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/bisnes/2015/09/21/kl-samsungin-tutkimus-ei-kauaa-suomessa-viihtynyt–espoon-keskus-kiinni/201512210/66?rss=6
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Sonera’s new export product: the cloud
Two Finnish major project shake hands when Cinian Finland and the connecting Central Europe submarine cable linked to the future of Sonera’s large data center. The combination is hoped to attract customers to the cloud, for example, from Germany to Finland.
TeliaSonera is building on the Helsinki Pitäjänmäki the data center, which is described as a modern world-class institution. Cinia, in turn, are just starting out in Germany dragging undersea data cable from Helsinki.
The cable is connected to Sonera’s data center. Co-Sonera and Cinia aimed at the European cloud market.
“When you talk about such a 20-megawatt data center, its annual costs in Finland are more favorable compared to Germany by approximately EUR 10 million. So are the reasons for the price of energy, taxation and also the climate, “Sonera Director, Corporate Business Niittymäki says to Tivi.
Pitäjänmäki data center have been told to be completed at the end of 2017.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/soneran-uusi-vientituote-pilvi-3484333
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Linda Liukas awarded the domestic promotion of code
Encoding advocate Linda Slippery granted to the Finnish Code Promoter Award yesterday.
For the first time, shared the prize awarded to the person who has to his credit an exceptional contribution to the Finnish software industry. The award is granted by the Code of Finland Association, whose aim is to promote domestic software development.
Slippery founded and expanded into an international Rails Girls community introduces an girls and women for programming and information technology. His Hello Ruby book again to inspire children to pair programming.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/linda-liukas-palkittiin-kotimaisen-koodin-edistamisesta-3486963
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Espoo moved in last winter rumors that the police investigate the fate of missing persons from the City of computers. Missing was 9 600 computer, a laptop, a printer and a display screen, which was leased to the city workers and school children.
Western Uusimaa police suspected of serious embezzlement. There were several lines of inquiry, but the details of the police was silent. Police did not rule out the option that the machines had been sold forward. Missing equipment was leased to the life cycle of a service, Fujitsu, and its financing and leasing services responded Danske Finance. Additional costs arise from the fact it was feared that the city would have to pay unreturned rental equipment for late rentals. Event Skein had begun to unravel in 2012: At the time of invoicing hired a leasing contract the equipment found in examination irregularities.
“Preliminary investigation has not found any of the missing computers.”
“Talking about the long-lasting neglect. Preliminary investigation shows whether it is gross negligence or intentional. ”
In its last summer, media interviews Suuperko told reporters that the equipment rent business activities had significant shortcomings – he did not suspect city staff for disappearance of the equipment.
The missing from the City of Espoo 9600 computing device may not have even been there, reported on Society. There may be accounting fraud.
The theory shows the chairman of the city council of Espoo Jyrki Kasvi.
“Leasing process was not controlled by the subscriber, ie the City of Espoo.”
“It is more likely that the book has not worked. I believe that 80 per cent probability that these machines have been lost existed, but attempts have been made to charge them. I dare not speculate about who has done what,”
The disappearance of the Espoo computers smacks strongly that the missing machines may not have existed. Plant says Jyrki noticed that the device registers maintenance is poor in many organizations.
“When I talked with people, many have said that no one has accurate information about how many computers have and where.”
“Espoo error is that it is outsourced and then forgotten the whole thing. Although the external supplier promises to take care of the life cycle and its monitoring, the town itself be an indication of what’s going on. ”
So far, however, this is just a guess, albeit from prudent – police investigation has not given out details.
Espoo launched a police investigation after the billing of leased equipment found ambiguities. Soon it was revealed that Espoolta was missing more than 9600 computers, a laptop, a printer and a display screen. The equipment was rented from Fujitsu.
The services leader Mauri Suuperko has criticized the Finance and former partners, Fujitsu and Danske, activity incomplete. Louhelainen according to the Espoo has reason to look in the mirror.
“If the Espoo should have its own process condition, the city would have been able to prove who’s made a mistake,”
Underlying problems of Espoo has Kirsi Louhelainen a systematically distorted culture.
“It is good that the problems are discussed, and that it is attractive to people.”
The city has a serious reason to re-evaluate the outsourcing of service processes, was the result of police investigations no matter what.
“How is it possible that an agreement is reached and then its realization no one monitored? This process has not been anyone’s control, when all thought that someone else take care of it. At the moment, all just waiting to see what the police find, ”
Sources:
http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/ovatko-espoon-kadonneet-koneet-keksittyja-seura-80-todennakoisyydella-3487135
http://seura.fi/puheenaihe/ajankohtaista/miljoonien-eurojen-hassaus-mihin-ihmeeseen-espoo-kadotti-9-600-tietokone/?shared=294036-f6c9a44d-500
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CHILDREN & CODING
Futurist made use of child labor and wrote coding book
Children koodauskouluista became a phenomenon and programming enthusiasm will now appear in children’s books. Linda Liukas coding fairy tale book Hello Ruby appeared in Finnish in early autumn. Around the same time came the weight of a second under school age aimed at koodaustarina: to bring Digidogs alive – a journey into the world of programming.
“Both of my children took part in looking forward to the book project. 13-year-old Emilia is interested in writing. 11-year-old Otto is involved in the school’s code club and used the Scratch programming language, ”
The idea behind the book is to guide the child through the fairytale programming thinking. As to the smooth Hello Ruby -kirjassa, Hiltusten book continue to learn how to make your computer precise instructions and become familiar with the story of the programming logic. The book is not doing exercises
The story of heroes has at its disposal a fictional programming environment Dibicode. During the fairytale Viki discovers that a computer is a bit stupid and, therefore, needs a sufficiently simple commands.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/futuristi-hyodynsi-lapsityovoimaa-ja-kirjoitti-koodauskirjan-6000203
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Tieto promising: the cloud 20% cheaper new service
Cloud even cheaper and faster. This authorization Tieto customers today with the publication of the new service.
Enterprise Data Cloud Orchestra Square (TECO) is said to be a new way to generate applications and services to end-users.
The new service automates the lifecycle application management from beginning to end. It also automates the deployment of the necessary infrastructure and platforms. TECO is based on open standards interfaces (APIs), allowing the customer organization can take advantage of the available cloud ecosystem ready applications.
“The first TECO’s customer experience shows that the effectiveness of development processes has grown by about 40 percent and ICT expenses decreased on average by 20 per cent thanks to automation”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/tieto-lupaa-pilveen-20-halvemmalla-uudella-palvelulla-6000221
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Alma Media and Talentum combines
Alma Media -media concern to purchase Talentum. Talentum Board of Directors recommends acceptance of Alma Media’s takeover bid.
Alma Media and Talentum Oyj and the Corporation have agreed to combine their operations. The merger will be carried out in such a way that Alma Media offers to acquire all of the shares and securities entitling to shares that are not owned by Talentum’s or its subsidiaries in Talentum’s issued and outstanding.
Bet with digital technology
The purpose of the merger is to invest in particular with digital technology. The combined company’s goal is to be a multi-channel media company that produces quality journalism, as well as support services for this target groups. Through the merger is going to invest in new premium digital services.
- Alma Media has responded to the traditional publishing business purposeful transformation of difficulties: the company’s revenue more than one-third and two-thirds of EBITDA generated from digital business. The agreed merger with Talentum further strengthen Alma Media’s ability to invest in the digital future and to increase shareholder value, says the Chairman of Alma Media’s Board of Directors Harri Suutari.
- The integrating entity creates a strong foundation for new investments, particularly in digital media and service business.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2015092920436207_ta.shtml
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Slush and Accenture will help new ideas to the surface of 10 000 euro prize awaits
The student teams are the first step towards Slush event is all-day brainstorming workshop ADIC15 Case Day where students can hone digital innovations together with partner organizations and Accenture experts and Slush organizers.
Accenture and its investors and growth companies Slush event have launched cooperation, the purpose of which is to bring Finnish organizations, the digital business innovation and start-up spirit. Cooperation offers young talents the opportunity to demonstrate innovation in their abilities and work together with leading Finnish companies and organizations.
Finnish university and university students formed teams compete for the prize money of EUR 10 000, the possibility of expert sparring and networking, as well as access to pitchaamaan ideas Slushin ADIC15-stage.
“For digital innovation in Finland is a good foundation. Large organizations can be found in the requisite infrastructure and expertise, but they need assistance in adopting new, agile approaches required digital business models, “says Accenture’s Nordic and Finnish President and CEO Frank Korsström.
“Co-operation with events, such as start-ups and Slushin provides an excellent opportunity for both Accenture and for our customers to find innovative solutions, which will eventually lead to better ways of doing business.”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/slush-ja-accenture-auttavat-uusia-ideoita-pinnalle-10-000-euron-palkinto-odottaa-3487068
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Teknologia15: Time IoT investment is now!
Internet of things or the IoT is a central theme of future Teknologia15 giant fair in less than a couple of weeks. Plaza program on the stage of Aalto University and ETLA Researcher Timo Seppälä shows how Finnish companies will bring the Internet into the industrial business. Seppälä, the Finnish companies are performing now beginning to be in a hurry.
Companies are doing our relatively little investment. We are somewhere in between catching up and agile applier, Seppälä image.
His instructions to companies is simple. – Now is the time to invest in the future. If the customer wishes a new solution, one needs to be developed. And then you have to sell! Sell, sell, sell!
We are facing big challenges. – It must be remembered that none of Finnish industrial company that no internet-up company.
Seppälä said that the State should have a very active role in the development of IoT business.
In Finland, the industrial Internet is already addressed in a number of seminars. They Seppälä has noticed that the ideas are often received enthusiastically. Enthusiasm, however, should lead to action. – Twitter activity is not enough.
trip to the industrial to the Internet is to start by looking at the sensors and sensors in the world. You should think about what kind of senses, ie sensors would be possible to put into the company’s products or services.
- The key question is always whether the information collected by the sensors business benefits. Can corporate data to help sell more, can it develop new products and services, or to change the manufacturing process more profitable.
Seppälä points out that the game is still completely open.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3368:teknologia15-iot-investointien-aika-on-nyt&catid=13&Itemid=101
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Did you think Finnish web pages safe? Do not think so
Finland will succeed security comparisons with clean with a net, but the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority reminds why Internet users must still always be on guard.
Malware can get on your computer, even if you would not click anything. This is the main picking a two-part series of articles by FICORA, stating Angler Exploit Kit
- Hacked sites that redirect to Angler Exploit Kit attack software containing the web server is detected continuously considerable amounts in Europe. Also new Finnish compromised sites are detected an average of 20 units per week, subject to Kyberturvallisuuskeskus FICORA write.
The data security company F-Secure sees the slight signs of reducing number of at least in Finland malware infections. According to FICORA, the reason is partly aktiiviiset contact webmasters of sites and the introduction of automatic updates.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/tietoturva/2015/09/28/luulitko-suomalaisia-verkkosivuja-turvallisiksi-la-luule/201512550/66?rss=6
Haittaohjelma tarttuu, vaikka et klikkaisi mitään – osa 2
https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/kyberturvallisuus/tietoturvanyt/2015/09/ttn201509280841.html
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TVkaista duo survived the conditional
TVkaista-bearer, former President and CEO Fredrik Husberg has been sentenced to a suspended 11-month prison sentence. The Helsinki District Court found in its decision that Husberg is guilty of embezzlement and intellectual property crime.
The company’s former technical director convicted of the same offense by copyright and industrial property right offense a suspended seven-month prison term.
TV and film rights holders represented the Copyright Information and Control Association accused the TVkaistan activities have hindered the development of the domestic online TV services.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/tvkaista-kaksikko-selvisi-ehdollisilla-6001030
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“Astonishing” – Finland’s largest financial group of the campaign: EUR 85 000
Finnish game of the museum a number of financial campaign ended yesterday, and describes an amazing success. Individual investors joined in 1121 and gave the money eventually amounted to EUR 85 870.
This was a group of financial services to patrons by far the largest campaign so far.
Museum Centre Vapriikki Tampere, Finland Epiphany in 2017 opens the game museum tells the Finnish gaming a ten-year history.
Finnish Game Museum was born Media Museum Rupriikin, Pelikonepeijoonien and in Vapriikki Tampere University co-operation project. The project also supports the Open Tampere.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/hammastyttavaa-suomen-suurin-joukkorahoituskampanja-85-000-euroa-6001409
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Finnish data security take place to develop
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has set a development group, which is to support the development of digital growth environment security strategy. The strategy emphasizes ensuring the competitiveness of Finnish export conditions related to information security, the development of EU internal market and the protection of fundamental rights.
The group should find effective ways to deal with phenomena that undermine confidence in the digital business. Of these, mention security violations and widespread abuses of privacy protection networks.
The working group is responsible for assessing, among other things, how the Finnish and EU legislation affects citizens and businesses opportunities to take advantage of digitized services and business models. In addition, the Group evaluates, among other things, ways to promote data encryption and protection methods, the supply and use and to improve the security features of key digital assets.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomalaista-tietoturvaa-kaydaan-kehittamaan-6001396
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The Copyright Act was changed: the operator will charge an additional fee on TV on-line recording
Sonera informs you that the recording of the basic channels becomes chargeable additional service Sonera Entertainment -service from the beginning of November. In the future, the recording will have to pay EUR 2.48 a month. In addition, recordings of the future will be the ads, over which can not rewind.
The change at the beginning of June, which came into force a new copyright law, which the network storage service providers have to pay the copyright organizations in the network storage fees, Sonera explains.
Recording Service charge an additional fee is passed on as property organizations. The collection of payments are intended to stimulate the production of domestic content of television programs.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/tekijanoikeuslaki-muuttui-operaattori-perii-kohta-lisamaksun-6001597
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish-elected leadership figure in the Internet
Internet activity dominates the key aspects of ICANN-organization (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers). Chairman of one of its parts has been selected Tapani Tarvainen.
Tarvainen is the information technology faculty of the University of Jyväskylä, senior engineer.
He has been selected domains that manages functioning ICANN organization NCSG’s chairman. NCSG (Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group) is a non-commercial and non-state actors such as private individuals, non-governmental organizations and the interests of the universities doing organization.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomalainen-valittiin-internetin-johtohahmoksi-6001563
Tomi Engdahl says:
Software companies need to vary from time to time. At the moment my net is hoped contagious, particularly the people from whom the sale is going. According to the Finnish software companies are now looking into its ranks top sellers.
“In general, the results saw that the Finnish software companies sales problems are very different for different sizes of companies. Smaller, less than 10 companies the problem is that acquiring new customers is not enough time and resources not readily available in sufficient sales initiatives. This is understandable since the time of going to the actual client work rather than full-time vendors usually can not afford to hire a “research carried out Pro Growthin Erkki Tuomioja says bulletin.
“It is good to note that the entrepreneurs themselves recognize it to slow down or even inhibit the growth”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/tallaista-osaamista-etsitaan-nyt-softafirmoihin-6001589
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Appraisals waste of time? This software keeps them once a month
Accenture announced to transfer in the summer performance appraisals history. Discussions were not an international consulting company that spent the time and effort worth it.
Software Governmental Accounting Standards Board has chosen a completely different line: the company will not disclose the appraisers, but will hold them once a month. The new approach was a practical need, because the cloud-based financial management service that develops the company has grown at a brisk pace; in the midst of urgency it is necessary to stop and talk to the manager at least once a month.
“Before, we had a development discussion once a year in the form. Supervisors also followed its owner borrowed Accountor model and was organized with the team members one-on-one discussions once a month. Now we abandon the old model and the introduction of free-form development discussions once a month. The long experience of this practice is therefore not yet,”
“In general, it is known that if the supervisor-Slave relationship works well and the message travels in both directions, it improves the well-being.”
Monthly discus- be reserved for half an hour to an hour.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/kehityskeskustelut-ajanhukkaa-tama-ohjelmistotalo-pitaa-ne-kerran-kuussa-6001694
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SS: Professor wonders of the Finnish high-speed broad bands: “300 Mbps speed is 290 megabytes too much”
Networking Technology Professor Jukka Manner from Aalto University is surprised Savon Sanomat, Finnish broadband subscriptions sold to consumers. Manner of the current, up to 300 megabits per second broadband connections yltävistä does not just benefit the consumer.
“For example, watching a video or Netflix Yle Areena HD quality requires only 10 Mbps download speed. 300 Mbps speed is 290 megabytes too much, because the image does not come any better. Next headache for video-quality of all 4K do not need the 20 to 30 megabits, but not 300 megabits or even 50 megabits, “Manner says.
Fully Vanities no high-speed network, however. Continental points out that the benefits obtained when the connection is shared between several users.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/ss-professori-ihmettelee-suomen-nopeita-laajakaistoja-300-megan-nopeudessa-on-290-megaa-liikaa-6001501
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Languishing with funding from Tekes shrink tells the success stories of the happy generated through self-financing. Oulu Specim definitely belongs to these achievers. Manufacturing Hyperspectral device ompany already employs some forty employees.
Specima founded in 1995 by three bridges in Oulu, VTT research scientists
Company’s hyperspectral camera image is formed in such a way that each image point includes the complete spectrum of the fire to investigate the wave length. Spectrum technique can be to calculate the biological, physical and chemical properties, in other words, to change the invisible visible.
Hyperspectral technology was originally developed for demanding research purposes and defense administration needs. We are now in a time when technology is coming to serve in our daily lives in many new applications – from recycling robot to crime prevention.
- Our customer base is very wide and our products cover research, industry, recycling, mining, remote sensing, medical, security and defense administration needs of various descriptions.
The new generation of hyperspectral cameras are likely to be smaller than the current size and lighter. It opens up new markets, such as agriculture, as well as the supervision of food and the environment.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3391:oululainen-specim-muuttaa-nakymattoman-nakyvaksi&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Card payments boom across the world, led by Finland
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Payments made with debit and credit cards and other non-cash methods jumped 9 percent last year to 390 billion transactions, according to a study published on Tuesday.
The 2015 World Payments Report gave an estimate for transactions last year and detailed numbers for the year before.
It showed people in Finland made an average of 450 non-cash payments in 2013, more than any other nationality, thanks to innovations in payments system, and a strong economy and private spending. Its cold winters also encourage the use of e-commerce.
The report said people in the United States were next most active, making 390 non-cash transactions on average in 2013, followed by the inhabitants of the Netherlands, Australia, Denmark, South Korea and Sweden.
Payments by cards, direct debits and credit transfers are booming as people turn to mobile banking, contactless cards and other innovations rather than cash.
“Blockchain has the potential, in a simple way, to disrupt a lot of the payment infrastructure and the way we conduct business,”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish “car wash Netflix” made a deal with Australia
Monthly payment model has already been applied in many fields, such as music and movie services. Just fit it to the car wash in, biscuit company in Finland, and the idea seems to be exports.
Netflix business model COMPARATIVE Superoperator is to digitalise the car wash, and managed to sell has developed and patented its software license to Australia. Monthly fee gives everything under con- trol gloss unmanned fully automatic operating car wash facilities fluids.
Superoperator has developed a fully automated digitized monthly fee car wash service since 2011. The company owns and operates Party wash chain, which operates in 11 washing locations.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomalainen-autopesun-netflix-teki-kaupat-australiaan-6002281
Tomi Engdahl says:
Open the patient information system is expected to help everyone: public savings and business for enterprises
innish software companies believe that open the patient information system would be beneficial both for the public sector and for companies engaged in the software sector.
Open platform coordinating Aste consortium to be involved in the reactor Joonas Lyytinen estimated that the cost benefits arise, for example, the breaking of the current projects that plagues typically vendor lock.
“We go to build a system based on open source code, which allows subscribers to freely choose their supplier on its own merits”
In the open model, different subscribers commissioned by the changes would be brought also to the other, which would save public money, while the same things do not need to commission several times. Sharing would be possible, since hospital districts are not competitors with each other.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/avoimesta-potilastietojarjestelmasta-odotetaan-apua-kaikille-julkisille-saastoja-ja-yrityksille-bisnesta-6002393
More: http://fi.okfn.org/2015/10/05/aste-konsortio-perustettu/
Tomi Engdahl says:
First, bank transactions was transferred to Finland bank branches network services. Now, customers use mobile services more and more to treat banking affairs.
“We have groups of customers, which is the starting point for the mobile channel and other support channels,” says Tapio Pallas Power Akti Alta. He is responsible for Aktia’s director of digital channels. Pallas Power describes Aktia’s mobile services have increased in popularity this year and last year an explosion.
Mobile payments pitch is constantly creating new entrepreneurs. Global companies such as Apple, Google and Samsung have launched their own mobile payment app. Banks operating in developing now race their own mobile applications at the same time as mobile payment, global competition is intensifying in Finland.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/ei-tehda-kahden-vuoden-kehitysprojektia-kellarissa-6002379
Tomi Engdahl says:
Valio storm hampered the emergency call: Here’s why
According to FICORA, the weekend storm caused problems even for emergency calls, even though the storm was being prepared.
Premier storm severely whipped in electrical and communications networks, particularly in Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Karelia and Savo. Communication disorders related to, at worst, more than 100 000 customers.
According to FICORA, telecom companies and electric companies are prepared for power outages, but the Valio storm highlighted for improvement.
The Agency has determined that the mobile network base stations is at least three hours of backup power in case of power outages. But a few hours of standby power is not sufficient in all cases.
Another problem was the lack of portable back-up power. For prolonged power outages telecommunications companies have a portable backup power generators, which are brought to place on necessary – but there is limited number of generators.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/yhteiskunta/2015/10/06/valio-myrsky-haittasi-hatapuhelujakin-tassa-syy/201512965/66?rss=6
More: https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/kyberturvallisuus/tietoturvanyt/2015/10/ttn201510051445.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
REPORT: Industrial Internet is no longer a hype
Will the next industrial revolution of Finnish companies over, asks Market Vision a few months on its report. According to the report the Finnish company management still does not understand the objects and benefits of the Internet Affairs and threats.
Internet of Things (IoT) will create the next few years very significant growth potential, the value of which may be a Market Vision, the year 2020 is approximately EUR 1.4 billion of new business in Finland. From the industrial Internet will account for one-third, or EUR 425 million in 2020.
The digital means business relocation or expansion of electronic channels, content and transactions. Digitalisation up changing the way companies operate, to meet its customers, develop new products and services and generate new business.
In order to remain competitive in this environment, Market Vision, the organizations should have the ability to react quickly to changing conditions and trends. In order for organizations to understand and anticipate the environment as well as their own business, products and services takes place, we need more intelligence, real-time data and analytics.
“The organization needed courage and a better ability to take risks”
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2015/10/04/selvitys-teollinen-internet-ei-ole-enaa-hypea/
Tomi Engdahl says:
The exhibition center to package industrial internet
Teknologia15 held in the Helsinki Fair Centre in Helsinki next week 6.-10.8.2015. Internet of things is one of the themes of the event, in addition to robotics.
“Companies of any sector can not afford to say that the internet of things is not about us, “sums up industrial internet problems ETLA researcher Timo Seppälä.
Internet of things open for Finnish companies in the equipment and service export System Design In addition to new opportunities.
need for new business models
In large international industrial companies rearmament of industrial internet time is already running. ABB, Siemens, Microsoft, Intel and IBM, such companies are buying all the time small software houses to get in the future to take advantage of their innovation, Aho says.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2015/10/04/messukeskus-paketoi-teollista-internettia/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish software companies surprise: an open option for 500 million Apotti
Finnish software companies have formed a consortium to promote the transparency of the methods used for the health care market and welfare organizations. Companies aim to create an open consortium for alternative social and healthcare client and patient information system
Founding members of the consortium Open Knowledge Finland, NurseBuddy, Reaktor, Code Control, Solita, Vincit and Gofore.
The consortium is called ASTE that is open social and health care. Its purpose is to respond to the identified “serious software development challenges” in the public sector.
The consortium is setting up an open developer community, which will be welcomed by all stakeholders.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomalaisilta-ohjelmistoyhtioilta-yllatys-avoin-vaihtoehto-500-miljoonan-apotille-6002250
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish electronics is growing now
Finnish electrical and electronics industry has lived many lean years in a row. Semiconductors specializes in the distribution Fintronic sees that we are now heading in a better direction. – Now comes the real growth and that growth will come from Finland
Component importers’ association Elkomit to predict its members for sales to grow this year by 10 per cent. The organization predicts the year, total sales of EUR 487 million.
Fintronic growth will be 20 percent this year.
- It’s hard to say where the spike came from. There was no particular destination, that have sold more clearly.
Finnish electronics have returned to normal after the boom of Nokia. The companies must realize that here is a lot more know-how. New growth is created specifically for new ideas.
- We have everything in order from design to manufacturing and distribution. It should just come up with these new innovations.
What innovations have they, then? Finding them is a key loss for businesses, but it is also the most difficult task.
- Yes, they somehow at that the Internet of Things and smart sensors associated with
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3415:suomen-elektroniikka-kasvaa-nyt&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Demand for components on the rise
European component of the trade is kavsanut for a long time and now finally the growth seems to have entered the “base keeper”. Electronic components and measuring importers’ association Elkomitin the demand components grew in the first half of the 10 per cent.
Elkomitin, this suggests that industrial orders are also increasing. Electronic components are used more and more widely the electronics industry, but also in almost all machines and equipment.
One of electronics drivers, internet of things, which is also one yesterday that Elkom Fair of the main themes. Elkomit sees that Finland has a strong IoT expertise and fast-growing markets offer opportunities for a wide range of definitions of small enterprises. Several industrial internet products are available immediately at birth products, with its market area throughout the world.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3406:komponenttien-kysynta-kasvussa&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Oulu Tosibox and its Tosibox provides an easy VPN connection Elkomin was awarded the Innovation Award.
The worldwide patented Tosibox Plug & Go technology allows the devices and equipment deployment remotely in just a few minutes, without time-consuming configuration of devices and firewalls openings. Technology serves customers primarily in the industrial and building automation systems, but the true Box solution enables fast and secure VPN connection established between virtually any type of equipment.
The recipient was selected Elkomit Association and the jury Teknologia15 fair choice. According to the jury Tosibox is not only improved something which already exists, but has started from scratch and brought to the market with something new. The concept does not specifically aimed at any specific industry, but serves a very broad industrial internet needs in the various sectors, and serves as an important enabler of solutions.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3407:oululaiselle-vpn-boksille-innovaatiopalkinto&catid=60&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Sipilä highlighted the importance of the Internet and industrial robotics
The industrial Internet and with robots is of great importance for the development of Finnish industry and its success in international competition, assured the Prime Minister Juha Sipilä Teknologia15 fair in his opening speech. He self has even 3D printer in his office.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2015/10/06/paaministeri-sipila-nosti-esiin-teollisen-internetin-ja-robotiikan/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Digital Technology, the full utilization of the internet makes could bring to Finland 48 000 jobs, is expected to report Aalto University, VTT and the Finnish Business and Policy Research Institute researchers.
Internet of things refers to the trend of development, in which both the internal business processes of enterprises that the products and services sold in connection to the network. This requires that all production and service processes related to things and objects is a digital tag that transmits data in the supply and value chains for different actors. Constant access to the Internet enables predictable performance.
New technologies and innovative solutions can be promoted, for example, the use of all public procurements five percent of innovative industrial internet to promote alternatives.
Business role will be to invest in the development of digital capabilities and create new business opportunities and market-based growth.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2015/10/04/teollisesta-internetista-keihaankarki-suomelle-12-miljardia-euroa-ja-48-000-tyopaikkaa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
“License and registration,” a police classic opening line from the motorist conversed. In mid-November into force on the impending new legislation makes paper-based registration in vain.
Yle writes the effects of changes in legislation. Technical part of the registration no longer need to be retained in the car, because the police can see the information of the vehicle’s own systems. Abroad driving a car, however, it should be included.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/yle-autoilija-kohta-voit-unohtaa-nyt-tarkean-paperin-6057045
Tomi Engdahl says:
A historic moment: the technology does not limit the development
The impact of digitalisation of business, and it’s boundaries are fading
“The banking and insurance sector generated already mostly digital services. In the future, it’s the role of business accelerator key,
According to him, we live already interesting time.
“For the first time in history, the technology does not impose constraints on development. We have available sensor technology, high speed data transfer and high-speed data connections. Intelligent analysis of the data is managed and the information can be edited and shown quickly. Robotics and automation are progressing, “Mutikainen list.
Mutikaisen believes that in the midst of upheaval required a new kind of business innovation and agile experiments.
“New service models can be tested at a small cost before they are put into practice. What is invented, but, all things are possible to make. ”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/historiallinen-hetki-teknologia-ei-rajoita-kehittamista-6057066
Tomi Engdahl says:
South Korean electronics company LG Electronics has launched the latest R & D centers in Turku, Finland.
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Data sheet of the central focuses 5G-radio technology solutions and designing them suitable integrated radio circuits. Central will also examine, among other things, the Internet of Things and smart home.
Recently, another Korean technology company Samsung has decided to close Research Centre in Espoo, Finland, after only about two years. That’s why LG’s design for a “long-term investment Turku unit” may not convince everyone, even if the centers does not in itself nothing to do with each other.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/mobiili/2015/10/08/yksi-hylkasi-toinen-tilalle-lg-avasi-tutkimuskeskuksen-suomessa/201513102/66?rss=6
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The IT company searches from home to work, “the shortage of good IT workers in the metropolitan area”
Although the co-operation of news appears to be the IT sector even more shortage of jobs as factors in the metropolitan area is said to be so severe shortage of good employees, that at least one company has taken exceptional action.
“The importance of a good employee is at these times greater than ever, because the competition is fierce and poor workers can not afford. Therefore, in front of good are ready to see a lot of trouble, “a campaign designed the obvious advertising agency Jaakko Kaminen says the release.
“They say that nobody is to come home to pick up dream job. We started to think about that, why not, “he explains
The campaign of recruitment handled quite exceptionally. A job seeker applied for a taxi even though the front door and he gets himself to interview the chosen Gofore employer.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/it-firma-hakee-kotoa-toihin-hyvista-tyontekijoista-pulaa-paakaupunkiseudulla-6057530
Tomi Engdahl says:
DX 200 – the secret behind the success of Nokia
Nokia’s digital telephone exhange DX 200 is perhaps the most poorly known Finnish success story. Now in its evolution and development of people at the back of the book have been made. Martin Sandelin and Juha Partanen “Nokia’s jewel” to raise finally DX 200 to its deserved position.
Many indicators, the DX 200 is one of Finland’s most ambitious and most successful industrial project. Its development has been invested in 50 000 man-years, so it is the largest development project in the history of Finland as the device project as a software development project.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3435:dx-200-salaisuus-nokian-menestyksen-takana&catid=60&Itemid=101
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Emergency call “crazy” operator replied: “Download the application”
In this case, however, a strange admonition proved to be functional, the software company Digia says.
112 developed by Digia Finland app has been downloaded 250 000 times during the first three months. The release says the company making the emergency call application used 3500 times.
One of the aid received was lost in the woods – she was instructed him to download the 112 Finnish application – “the proposal sounded crazy.” When the app was installed, she was located accurately.
112 Suomi also shook their traditional conceptions of emergency voice calls. Digia made it clear that the application must be started before the emergency call, in order to be useful. In some situations, these may be critical extra seconds.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/data/2015/10/09/hatapuheluun-hullu-vastaus-lataa-sovellus/201513201/66?rss=6