News 2008

Ylva Berg new CEO of TechniaYlva Berg has been appointed CEO of Technia AB, business area manager for Product Lifecycle Management at the Addnode Group, and member of Addnode’s Group Management. She will assume her position in March 2009. Ylva Berg has worked in various marketing and managerial positions in international operations and has a broad industrial background. Since 2006, Ylva has been Senior Vice President Market Operations and Business Development and member of BE Group’s Executive Management. Ylva Berg has been a Board member of Addnode AB since 2007 and in conjunction with her new duties as business area manager, she will resign from Addnode’s Board of Directors. Technia and AKVA group ASA sign a 3 MNOK agreement for Product Lifecycle Management to facilitate growthTechnia, the leading European supplier of solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has signed an agreement with AKVA group concerning a delivery of a PLM solution based on the ENOVIA PLM system from Dassault Systèmes. The delivery is comprised of software, Technia consulting services and components. The PLM solution will speed up AKVA’s product development and in turn help AKVA to faster provide their customers with the tools needed to farm their fish in a cost effective manner world wide. This order proves Technia’s strengths in the competitive Norwegian market. Technia to acquire Ravalik Oy in Finland – strengthening the company’s position as the leading supplier of PLM systems in the Nordic regionTechnia is to acquire the Finnish PLM supplier Ravalik Oy. The company generates sales of approximately SEK 35 M and is one of the leading players in Finland in its field. Its customers include several leading companies in the manufacturing industry and telecommunications. The acquisition is an supplement to the existing operations and means that Technia will become the leading PLM supplier in Finland, at the same time as the company’s position as the Nordic region’s leading supplier of PLM systems is strengthened. Technia delivers PLM solution to OKGTechnia, leading supplier in Europe of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has signed an agreement with OKG, concerning a delivery of a PLM Solution based on the ENOVIA SmarTeam PLM Solution from Dassault Systèmes. With this order Technia continues to expand its PLM leadership in the process industry. The order value is significant and there are options on additional software and services agreements during 2009. With this order Technia continues to expand its PLM leadership in the process industry. Nokia Siemens Networks selects Technia and Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA solution for its next generation PLM-system The initial investment is for 7000 users at Nokia Siemens Networks to manage product creation and product change.