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Ortelius Management Adds Former CIO of Maersk as New Board Member

Malmö, Sweden – April 16, 2012 – Ortelius Management today announced that Kim Peiter Jørgensen former General Manager and CIO of Maersk Line and Maersk Data, was appointed to the company’s board of directors.

Jørgensen served in the Maersk group during the 1980’s and 1990’s, of which 13 years as General Manager and CIO of Maersk Line and Maersk Data. Jørgensen thereafter has continued to work in the development of cutting edge technology and methodology, focusing on translating that work into value on the international arena. Among Jørgensen’s publications a number of books and research reports stand out in various fields such as Collaborative Engineering, Business Models, Value Creation, Organization Theory and Globalization Patterns.

Jørgensen currently serves as a recognized speaker and Assistant Professor at the IT University of Denmark, as well as a lecturer at the renowned Copenhagen Business School.

In the board of directors Jørgensen will work for the internationalization of Ortelius’ innovation and continuous spread in the business and research community.

Pioneers in Commerce and Academics form Alliance

Malmö, February 20 2012

The Technical University of Łódż, Poland and Ortelius Management of Malmö, Sweden with pride, announce their decision, as forerunners of organizational, management and information innovations, to initiate a comprehensive scheme of collaboration.

The joint effort will center upon Ortelius’ unique methodology and its proprietary product suite inorigo^®.

“The Faculty of Organization & Management, along with selected key Professors from Information Technology, were each invited to study and examine Ortelius’ proffered innovation – the Enterprise Evolution Framework (that improves on every organization’s ‘business’ development process). We are persuaded that the future of Competitive Advantage and overall business success will soon rely heavily on the type of continuous improvement methodology developed by Ortelius – it is beyond the abilities of Lean, SixSigma and other concepts practiced today – Ortelius exceeds expectations and we wish to be first in preparing students for this brave, challenging new business reality” Dean, Dr. Ryszard Grądzki.

Within the recent past several months, Ortelius has gained notoriety by being awarded 1 of Top 100 Innovative Firms in Europe 2011 organized through the Red Herring Group and receipt of the prestigious 2011 European Business Award for Innovation. Red Herring further granted special credit to Ortelius during its 2011 Global Competition held in Los Angeles, California, USA in December 2011. Also notably, Ortelius began its journey within the Gartner Framework in the beginning of 2012.

“In the thematic communities wherein big ideas are created and promoted, Łódż Technical University has long held a recognizable presence. It is an honor for Ortelius to become more closely associated with this renowned Institution and their four national and twelve international partnering schools of higher learning – it is humbling to have our work be acknowledged by introducing it as part of a Curriculum and deeply satisfying to educate prospective business leaders in our innovation. We have been observing and have studied ‘new’ Europe opportunities – Ortelius, along with many other masterfully operated global companies have determined to locate their headquarters for continental Europe in Poland, due to the many meritorious and substantive benefits available for forward thinking businesses. CEO, Ulf Jensen.

The Technical University of Łódż, Poland and Ortelius Management of Malmö, Sweden shall certify post doctoral candidates as co-lecturers, develop post graduate curriculum, mutually host conferences & workshops for academia-innovation clusters-businesses and jointly engage in European Union initiatives.

For more information, feel welcome to contact:

Markus Engberg, Director of Ortelius Academy
markus.engberg@ortelius.com
+46. 709. 208. 516

Dr. Ryszard Grądzki, Dean Technical University of Łódż
deanmngmt@adm.p.lodz.pl
+48. 42. 631. 3768

Orvin L. Kacprzyk JD, General Counsel – Director Ortelius Poland
orvin.kacprzyk@ortelius.com
+46. 707. 433. 122

Dr. Andrzej Grandys, Project Coordinator Ortelius Initiative-Technical University of Łódż
a.grandys@wp.pl
+48. 601. 229. 468

Ortelius at 4th Annual ‘BI Innovation Symposium’ in Lodz Poland – April 11 2012

Malmö, March 29 2012

In order to accommodate the
number of Guests confirmed, the venue has been changed. The new campus address and location is:

AULA – Faculty of Organization and Management

Building LODEX – B9

Wólczańska 215

90-924 Łódż

Registration is at 09:30 and
the Ortelius presentation begins at 11:50. The full Conference Program will be
available on our website as of Monday, 02 April 2012 or on the Technical
University of Łódż website.

Program details will be posted at this site as they become available. Link to our event page.

Ortelius selected to implement a CPR ability

Malmö 2011-12-21

Ortelius has today signed with a large global manufacturing group to be part of transforming and improving their business development process. “We are very proud to have been selected a partner and we know we can make a difference when management is committed in the way they are at this company” says Ulf Jensen, CEO at Ortelius Management. Ortelius is in the forefront in the development of a framework for applying continuous improvement on all levels in an enterprise.

“Traditionally customers are used to work with methods like LEAN and SixSigma but it’s mostly only in the operational levels of the organization. We are taking care of connecting the whole chain of command from strategy, tactics to operation. This is a game-changer”, Marcus Möllersten continues, COO at Ortelius Management.

Ortelius will start implementing the inorigo^® platform as next step and then it’s just to “ignite” the improvement cycle and get AHEAD and stay AHEAD

Ortelius is a finalist for the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 Global Award

Malmö 2011-11-15 – Ortelius Management AB announced that it has been selected as a candidate for Red Herring’s 2011 Top 100 Global award, a prestigious recognition honoring the year’s most audacious and far reaching private technology companies and entrepreneurs from across the globe.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the companies demonstrating the most innovative technologies and business models originating from over 1000 companies from over 40 nations. These companies, representing past Red Herring Asia, Europe and North America awards, are judged on a range of qualitative and quantitative metrics, including but not limited to, technology innovation, financial performance, growth criterion, management’s execution standards, potential globalization of the strategy and market share improvement.

“Technology companies are becoming the bright spot in the economic outlook based on their increasing role within macro-economic environments.“ Stated Alex Vieux, Chairman of Red Herring. “2011 has confirmed the sector’s vibrant activity and

its resilience to widespread economic problems. An unprecedented number of entrepreneurs are attempting to jump ahead of the competition and aspire to make a difference. Breakthroughs obsolete each other faster than ever before. Ortelius has performed exceptionally in its field and strongly deserves to be singled out as one of the Red Herring Global Finalists. At this stage, we are left with the daunting task to select the best qualified companies for the 2011 Top 100 Global Award.”

The Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring Global forum in Los Angeles, December 5-7, 2011. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on December 7 at the event.

Our Strategy Insight turn-key improvement under implementation at two new clients

Stockholm 2011-09-17

As one of the normally most difficult processes to manage, Ortelius show how to capture the strategy in a format connectable with operative systems for fulfilment and monitoring. Most clients have struggled with this for decades to get the strategy implemented in the organisation in better way. Its great to see future thinking excecutives to take on new ways of working – says Andreas Håkansson responsible for the Strategy team at Ortelius.

Rocket science? Now its up to anyone to simulate before going for a new business model

London 2011-07-12

In fine company Ortelius represent Sweden in one of Europe’s most prestigious business awards, the European Business Awards.

Operations where large sums are at stake, both human and financial, it is crucial to simulate and test before an expensive drill bit set in the ground, sending a satellite into orbit or begins transplanting new types of organs. To simulate is normally complex and cost much money and intended only for the big players.

Now we can offer this to anyone, by Ortelius groundbreaking innovation and methods. - We create simulation models of a business that now can be tested and analyzed before they are put into practice. That the idea is right is once more confirmed by a new award, this time in the form of being selected among more than 15,000 companies to the European Business Awards representing Sweden, says Ortelius CEO Ulf Jensen.

Simulation of a complex enterprise, which can be anything from manufacturing to a specific hospital, ensure that customers are using their resources much more efficiently, says Ulf. Through all the experience of improvement work over the years, we know that when an employee in an organization gets an opportunity to see and understand more of how things fit together, they will begin to test and analyze new opportunities to improve their environment. Ortelius have created this opportunity and also makes sure that there is much more coordinated.

Knowledge intensive organizations formly leak like a “sieve” today, says Ulf. Studies show that the most expensive and most talented employees do 80% of their time searching for and sorting information, before they become useful. In one of our customers, we could confirm that 75% of their 7000 employees are by definition pure knowledge workers, and then you can understand yourselv the enormous potential we stand before.

The secret lies in being able to capture and organize business information that is embedded in the brains of the knowledge worker, implemented in IT systems and all the external information, in a much more efficient manner. It ends up creating a clarity in how things fit together. It also ensures that all the investments made in IT systems over the years will deliver a much higer ROI.

Ortelius have created entirely new conditions for how a modern business must work with their business development process. We have established working methods and technology in order to go from idea to action with speed without sacrificing quality – because we can simulate the future today.

European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC and is an independent award that is designed to recognize and promote excellence, best practice and innovation in European industry. EBA representatives are companies that can demonstrate commercial success and this year over 15,000 companies in over 30 countries examined to find the winners.

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Ortelius simulerar nya vär(l)den!

London 2011-07-12

I fint sällskap representera Ortelius Sverige i ett av Europas mest prestigefyllda företagsutmärkelse European Business Awards. european-business-award-ortelius

Verksamheter där stora värden är på spel, både mänskliga och finansiella, är det centralt att simulera och testa innan en dyr borr sätts i market, skickar en satellit i omloppsbana eller börjar transplanterar nya organ. Att simulera är dock normalt sätt komplext och kostar mycket pengar och ämnat endast för de de stora jättarna.

Nu kan dock vanliga verksamheter erbjudas denna möjlighet genom Ortelius banbrytande innovation och arbetssätt. – Vi skapar simuleringsbara modeller av en verksamhet som nu kan kan testas och analyseras innan de omsätts i praktiken. Att idén är rätt och ligger i tiden bekräftas genom att vi än en gång är får en utmärkelse, denna gång i form av att blivit utvald bland drygt 15000 företag av European Business Awards att representera Sverige, säger Ortelius VD Ulf Jensen.

Simulering av en komplex verksamhet, som kan vara allt från tillverkande industri till ett enskilt sjukhus, säkerställer att kunden använder sina resurser på ett mycket mer effektivt sätt, fortsätter Ulf. Skillnaden är att ”resurserna” i framtidens verksamheter är en fråga om mänskliga hjärnor och de är dessa vi koncentrerar oss på att optimera. Genom all erfarenhet av förbättringsarbete under alla år, vet vi att när medarbetare i en organisation får en möjlighet att se och förstå mer av hur saker och ting hänger samman, kommer de börja testa och analysera nya möjligheter att förbättrar sin omvärld. Ortelius har skapat denna möjlighet och ser även till att det sker mycket mer koordinerat.

Kunskapsorganisationer läcker tyvärr som ”såll” idag, fortsätter Ulf. Studier visar att de dyraste och duktigaste medarbetarna lägger 80% av sin tid på att leta efter och sortera information, innan de blir användbart. Hos en av våra kunder kunde vi bekräfta att 75% av deras 7000 anställda är per definition rena Kunskapsarbetare, och då förstår ni själva att det finns enormt mycket och göra.

Hemligheten ligger i att kunna fånga och strukturera verksamhetsinformation, som sitter inbäddat hjärnorna hos kunskapsarbetaren, i datorsystemen och omvärldsinformationen, på ett mycket mer effektivt sätt. Det gör att det skapas en klarhet i hur saker och ting hänger samman. Det säkerställer även att alla de investeringar som gjorts i IT-system genom åren kan användas mer effektivt.

Ortelius har skapat helt nya förutsättningar för hur en modern verksamhet måste arbeta med sin verksamhetsutvecklingsprocess. Vi har skapat arbetssätt och teknik för att kunna gå från idé till handling mycket fortare utan att göra avkall på kvalitet – eftersom vi kan simulera framtiden idag.

European Business Awards sponsras av HSBC och är en oberoende utmärkelse som är till för att
erkänna och främja spetskompetens, best practice och innovation i det europeiska näringslivet. EBA letar företag som kan visa kommersiell framgång och i år har över 15.000 företag i mer än 30 länder granskats för att hitta vinnarna.

Ortelius Management is selected as Red Herring Top 100 Europe – Tech Startup

Amsterdam Netherlands, 30 May 2011

Red Herring announced its Top 100 award in recognition of the leading private companies from Europe, celebrating these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Ortelius Management embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Ortelius Management should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

Ortelius Management is a finalist for the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award

Malmö 12 May 2011

Ortelius Management announces today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across Europe. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list an valuable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

“This year was very rewarding,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “The global economic situation has abated and there are many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products. We had a very difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. Ortelius Management shows great promise therefore deserves to be among the Finalists. Now we’re faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of Red Herring Europe. We know that the 2011 crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact.”

Finalists for the 2011 edition of the Red Herring 100 Europe award are selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, mobile and other industries completed their submissions to qualify for the award.

The Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring Europe Forum in Amsterdam, May 23-25, 2011. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of May 25 at the event.

Thomas Nilsson starts at Ortelius

Malmö, March 1 2010

Thomas Nilsson starts at Ortelius. Thomas comes from Syncron where he has been occupied with delivering solutions within Supply Chain Management based on Syncrons own software platform. Thomas has mainly been working with the Java development of Syncrons software tool (server and client). Thomas has an education as a teacher but has been working in IT since 12 years. Thomas will be working at Ortelius as a developer.

Marcus Möllersten named head of customer delivery at Ortelius

Malmö, August 17 2009

Marcus Möllersten has been appointed head of all our combined customer delivery operations and will be a member of executive management. He will work to ensure that the company possesses the necessary expertise and depth to meet our customers’ delivery needs. Marcus will also serve as key account manager with regard to select customers.

Marcus has extensive experience as a consultant. For the past 13 years, he was based in the U.S., working for Accenture, KPMG and Bearing Point in a variety of capacities involving responsibility for major transformation programs for large international companies. He has worked as a so-called “client partner” and supervised other client partners. He is driven by a desire to exceed customers’ expectations.

Marcus has an engineering degree in computer science and technology from the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. He is dedicated to creating value for customers.

Read Marcus’ own words about joining the Ortelius team. (link disabled for the time being)

Crisis? – Ortelius believes in opportunities through change leadership

Malmö, April 8 2009

Towards the end of the first quarter of 2009, Ortelius and MiL initiated a joint training program in change leadership. The program, designed to make better leaders of seven selected Ortelius employees, will cover 12 months.

Read the entire press release. (link disabled)

Pilot project at Karolinska University Hospital

August 21, 2008

Ortelius has delivered a pilot clinical “control card” installation to Karolinska University Hospital as part of an initiative to improve the hospital’s approach to quality. The control card was designed using Ortelius’ GCS innovation based on the Inorigo platform.

“The Qlean project represents an important aspect of Karolinska’s Health Care of the Future Through Science and Development vision,” says project owner Daniel Andersson of SVU. “Sustainable information structures represent an important step towards creating the health care system of the future.”

The Qlean project represents a collaboration between Ortelius and Karolinska University Hospital’s Strategic Operational Development (SVU) unit and was carried out during the spring of 2008 under the supervision of project leader Lena Mattsson of SVU. The project will serve to support hospital-wide operational objectives through:

Updating and highlighting of information in the quality register
Ensuring the integrity of information in the quality register
Creation of action plans for improving quality

The Qlean project was initially limited to three registers: RIKS-HIA, RIKS-HÖFT and RIKS-STROKE. In addition, a pilot clinical “control card,” an aid to operational decision-making, has been designed. The project goals were:

Creating an informational model for quality register data.
Specifying a file structure for standardized importation of files from the quality register.
Developing an XML scheme for data transfer.

Ortelius Enterprise Structure Modeling (ESM) methodology was used in implementing the project. Ortelius Live Modeling methodology was employed in workshop contexts to obtain operational feedback with regard to the informational model.

The project concluded with provision of the following to Karolinska:

An information management model for storing information from the quality register
Installed database tables for storing information from the quality register in accordance with the informational model.
An XML scheme (XSD files) for specifying a file structure for data transferred from the quality register to the database tables.
A pilot version of a clinical “control card” for the Department of Cardiology.

Comments about the project:

Important findings that will require action at the hospital level include:

1. Data from the quality register is of little use to day-to-day clinical operations
2. The variables tracked in the quality register fail to reflect follow-up needs.
3. The pace of follow up is much too slow.
4. Multiple entries are far too common – all of the information is already present in clinical records.

“Once again, Ortelius has shown that its way of working and Generic Core Structures (GCS) innovation is capable of creating sustainable, flexible information systems solutions geared to evolving operations in a short time,” says Karin Forsberg of Ortelius.

“Decision-making support in the form of a clinical ‘control card’ provided new insights with regard to proactive control and follow-up of routine health care operations, thereby creating opportunities for improving efficiency,” says project owner Daniel Andersson of SVU.