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NCC building the Supply Chain link by link

The 'UK Supply Chain' is the new solution for identifying potential supply chain companies in the UK. The aim is to help Norway develop its supply chain by highlighting opportunities in the UK in a simple to use format and distributed to over 14,000. If you are a UK company and want to provide yourself as a solution to Norway, click here to download a support .pdf with more information.

That was link one. Link two is the upcoming NOF Energy market visit to Norway, which the NCC will be heading.

Next month will see a delegation of NOF member companies visiting Bergen, Trondheim and Hammerfest to meet with Norwegian companies and organisation to discuss the opportunities to build further supply links across the North Sea. If you are a company from Norway or the UK and are interested, get in contact.

And now for our featured presentation, and this month it's ICT and Technology.

InBusiness grows its UK presence

With employment hitting the news for all the wrong reasons at the moment, it is good to get a refreshing change to the trend. InBusiness AS, a Norwegian ICT company is now further expanding its operations in the UK. Since the start of the year InBusiness has increased its Newcastle workforce by 50% and are in the process of recruiting more ColdFusion programmers. More...

Norwegians bring IT outsourcing closer to home

As we begin to recover from the economic downturn, forward thinking companies are already making plans to emerge ahead of the game. The hunt for skilled labour and buoyant markets is well and truly on. Companies have long understood the problems with outsourcing sections of their operations. If your company has struggled with any of these issues then read more...

Trondheim to wireless the US and network the UK

Wireless Trondheim began as a project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) back in 2005 making Trondheim one of Europe's first wireless cities. In March 2010 Wireless Trondheim's general manager, Thomas Jelle, has been invited by the Obama administration to contribute with his expertise on innovation in connection with the Americans' strategy for innovation based on the experiences of Wireless Trondheim. Wireless Trondheim aims to better exploit the potential of the project by expanding their network into the UK and beyond. More...

Sunderland Software City ideal £1m home for fledgling software companies

NEW and growing software companies in the region will soon have access to high-tech facilities and office space, thanks to a new £1m development for Sunderland Software City (SSC) at the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC). In response to demand from companies and individuals who have already been helped by SSC, the Jupiter Centre at the BIC aims to offer a range of 14 offices that will provide the ideal location for fledgling and expanding software companies from the UK and Norway. More...

Opera Software announce a threefold increase

The Norwegian company Opera Software announced a threefold increase in the popularity of Opera in several European countries after the launch of Microsoft, selection screen browsers. Opera specifically cited a surge in downloads from the UK. "Giving consumers the possibility to switch or try a browser other than that included in Windows will bring more competition and innovation". More...

Microsoft's Bing search engine is Norwegian at heart

Based in Oslo, Norway, FAST was acquired by Microsoft and integrated as the main system behind it's Bing search engine. FAST, which was founded in 1997, creates the real-time search and business intelligence solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best-known companies with the most demanding information challenges. "This acquisition gives FAST an exciting way to spread our cutting-edge search technologies and innovations to more and more organizations across the world". More...

4 Scandinavian countries finish in top 6 for ICT

U.N. reports also ranked countries based on their information and communication technology (ICT) developments, that most advance countries are mostly from Northern Europe, with Sweden tops the new ITU (International Telecommunication Union) ICT development index, followed by the Republic of Korea, Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Norway. More...

'Console killer' OnLive to launch

A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming popular games over the internet in June this year. Instead of games taking hours to download or buying them off the shelf, OnLive promises games on-demand. More...

MP3 pioneers launch 'deluxe' file

A new music file format has been unveiled by some of the key figures behind the development of the MP3. The new file, MusicDNA, can include things like lyrics, videos, artwork and blog posts, which will continually be updated, as well as the music. More...

NetCom opens 4G mobile network in Oslo

Mobile communications company NetCom has opened the world's first 4G-net for its customers. This makes Oslo the first city in the world to be covered by next generation's new, fast mobile network. More...

Featured Norway2UK Business - One Voice

One Voice is Norway's leading supplier of software solutions for risk analysis, emergency planning and crisis management. CIM from One Voice enables organizations to take care of its values and reputation before, during and after an incident.

The company has secured an impressive client base with Color Line, PGS, Marathon Petroleum Company, OFFB, The Norwegian State Railways (NSB), all Norwegian ministries, the Norwegian government's Crisis Management Unit, the Norwegian Police and the Red Cross.

One Voice is now looking to explore opportunities and take its expertise into the UK market. One Voice are just one of the Norwegian companies involved with the NOF Energy visit to Trondheim.

Featured Norway2UK Artist - Gunnveig Nerol

Gunnveig Nerol builds paintings. Her building material is colour, which she conceives of as inherently sculptural. With colours she builds forms, and with forms, paintings.....She does not strive for harmony or elegance. Words such as juxtaposition, opposition, and contradiction come to mind instead.

Gunnveig took part in the Newcastle/Gateshead Art Fair 09 along with a group of three other Norwegianbazaar.com artists. Her art was seen by over 9000 people. Her next show will be at Aal Culture House, from June 5 - August 22.

Finally...Pants to the Olympics!

Olympics are the pinnacle of sporting achievement and uniforms are traditional to say the least. Team-colored shirts and black pants, with no flash, no frills.

No way, says Norway! We are going to wear crazy argyle pants!

Despite criticism and ridicule, Norway didn't care. As a result, they picked up the silver medal and created an internet viral sensation.

See their 600,000 strong Facebook Fan Page for more crazy pants pictures.

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