Spin offs
Secustream
Secustream Technologies provides content protection solutions for all kinds
of interactive TV, i.e. IPTV, cable, satellite and internet TV. Secustream’s
PC player extends the TV service to multiple rooms without any need for additional
set-top boxes. Established in 2006, Secustream provides state of the art security
based on software, enabling prime content to be distributed legally and secury
to all kinds of PCs. The company is based in Trondheim, and was spun out of
NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Telenor.
ZiZZr
Established in 2006. Zizzr is the first company created by Movation.
Movation - the Norwegian arena
for mobile and wireless innovation
Established in January 2006. Owned by leading Norwegian IT and telecom companies
(FAST, Telenor, Opera, Comperio, Radionor and Nera). Movation was established
to support and develop good business ideas and new projects.
Telenor
CINCLUS
Telenor Cinclus was created in 2004, and supplies a complete solution for Automatic
Monitor Reading (AMR) and machine- to- machine communication. Their AMR-solution
enables utility companies to remotely read their customers’ electricity
meters on an hourly basis. Telenor Cinclus supplies and operates the complete
communications solution. In addition, each individual grid operator can use
the communications platform to build other value-adding services, such as surveillance
alarms, water and gas metering, temperature regulation or image transmission.
Telenor Cinclus is owned by Telenor ASA (66%) and Skagerak Energy AS (34%).
Established 2004 Together with meat producer Gilde, Telenor R&I has established a new company, "Telespor AS", with the aim of tracking livestock grazing in the wild. The company develops data solutions that can revolutionise follow-up of grazing animals. The solutions aim to reduce the costs of bringing in the animals come autumn, and shall also contribute to reduce the loss associated with predator attacks. Monitoring of livestock is an interesting service that also opens huge possibilities for export. To achieve commercial success, advanced and inexpensive solutions are required.
Gintel
Established November 16, 2001:
The Telenor R&I environment in Trondheim has for a number of years been
developing and delivering intelligent network platforms – components and advanced
services for production in the telecom network, including products for landline/mobile
network integration, integration of third-party solutions and advanced call
handling, e.g. tools for the distribution of call centres. The products are
mainly developed on assignment from companies within the Telenor Group. Gintel’s
focus is on two main areas: Consultancy to present and future customers, and
development of tools for advanced services in next generation networks and UMTS,
where we want to compete in an international market. One of Gintel’s major goals
is to be one of the first suppliers of services based on the OSA and Parlay
standards.
Octaga AS
Established June 26, 2001:
Octaga develops products for co-operation, learning and distributed simulation
based on multimedia and 3D. The company utilises and further develops the technology
that was developed in Telenor R&D. Octaga reaches its customers through
partnerships with (IT) companies that wish to supplement their products with
the help of 3D. The technology is primarily aimed at industrial users with network
PCs, but also has a potential for use in set-top boxes and mobile terminals.
Xymphonic
Systems AS
Established December 21, 1998:
Xymphonic Systems build their work on patented technology to support
co-ordinated interaction on documents, drawings, technical specifications
or other common resources. The company sells their own software,
components and finished products. In the long term the aim is
also to license the technology to other software suppliers. In
2000 the company’s technology was verified in the building and
testing of a prototype implementation in co-operation with SunLabs
(Sun Microsystems’ research department). The stay at SunLabs also
resulted in three new patent applications.
During the first half of 2001 the company prepared an alpha version of an add-on product for Microsoft Word. The product’s preliminary name is Xymphony for Word and it enables two or more individuals to work on a Word document simultaneously. This may be done without manually weaving together the part documents from the various contributors at the end. This means great gains in productivity for companies that produce documents written by several authors, e.g. bids for tender, technical specifications, legal documents, research reports, surveys and annual reports. Xymphony for Word will start beta-testing during autumn 2001.
Telenor Fiber AS
The company was established spring 1999 with Telenor Innovation as 100% owner.
The company started up as a co-operation between Telenor Innovation, the R&I
environment in Grimstad, R&I Incubator and the initiator, who came from
Telenor Installation. Telenor R&I’s role in this establishment was to contribute
with their business and technical skills.
ClustRa AS
Established 1997.
Owned by Telenor Venture ClustRa was established on the basis of Telenor R&I’s
work on real-time databases. Real-time databases are used in advanced telecom
services to ensure faster communication with better service quality.
Multi Media Studio
Established 1996 in co-operation with Telenor Venture.
Multi Media Studio AS (MMS) was established on the basis of the
research programme ’Market and service development’, which was
active in Telenor R&D in the early 1990s. The programme developed,
produced and commercialised interactive media products. In 1998
the company merged with the Swedish company Linne Group.
Opera Software
AS
Established 1994.
Owned by Jon von Tetzchner and Geir Ivarsøy.
Opera Software develops and sells solutions for Internet, intranet,
information kiosks and security based on the Internet browser
Opera.
WinData
Established 1994.
Owned by Arnulv Reitan.
In the 1980s Telenor R&I developed a DOS-based programme for text telephony,
but with the introduction of Windows it became outdated. WinData develops and
sells the Windial software, a text telephone for Windows based on R&D’s
DOS-based programme. The company also sells dedicated text telephones from the
Swedish company Teli AB.
For more information on WinData, contact Arnulv Reitan on tel. (+47) 63 84 87 89.
