News - Flander Oy

News - Flander Oy: "Flander opens a new office in Malmö, Sweden - 16.04.2008. Strategic expansion in Sweden continues.

Flanders announced this a few days ago. Whos is Flander Oy? I got my eyes on this company by accident. I guess that's about the only way to learn about innovative SME's. Some of them are highly specialized and their marketing is B-to-B at most. SME's don't spend time, money and effort to build brand images. What did I learn?

"Flander is one of the leading service providers in software testing and development for mobile, embedded and complex systems in the world. Flander customers include top-tier mobile handset manufacturers, independent software vendors, industrial sector, operators and service providers. With a track record of more than 10 years in the business, it has offices and testing facilities in eight locations across Finland, Sweden and China, employing over 370 software development and testing professionals. Profitable from day one, Flander has earned an AAA rating by Dun & Bradstreet and has certified ISO 9000 and CMMi level 3 processes. Flander customer satisfaction has been above industry average for several years. Website: http://www.flander.com."

Their press release tells more...

Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden – April 16, 2008 – Software testing and development services provider Flander announced today the opening of an office in Malmö, Sweden. Headquartered in Finland, Flander now has offices and testing facilities in eight locations across Finland, Sweden and China.

Mobile services to Nokia and Sony Ericsson I guess...

“The Öresund region is an important hub for high-tech companies and research organisations. As one of Europe’s fastest expanding regions, there is a strong demand for an experienced software testing company.” said Sam Olnén, Managing Director of Flander Sweden. Apart from the new office in Malmö, Flander has an office in Stockholm since 2007.

Copenhagen is close. Danes are strong on Internet services...

With a decade of experience in software testing Flander has a strong position in the market. Flander offers a full range of testing services covering the entire mobile handset and application software lifecycle – from early R&D phase system test activities to field trials and final acceptance. Flander services have expanded in the last few years also to cover embedded and complex systems development and testing.

Testing, embedded services...

The new Flander office will be headed by Mr. Magnus Fogelström. He joins Flander from Atos Origin, where he held the position of Sales Manager for outsourcing services in Sweden..."

More news about the company on their home page.This was for my own information.