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Itella Information is expanding to Russia and Central Europe

Posted by | Sep 4, 2008 | |

Itella Information is expanding its operations to Russia and Central Europe. During early autumn 2008 Itella Information starts operations in Moscow and Bratislava. Russian and Central European information logistics markets are growing and new services related to outsourcing of information flow processes are welcomed. At the end of the year Itella Information will also start in Hungary, Czech Republic and Austria.
Earlier this year Itella Information expanded to Poland and created a joint venture with Norway Post in the field of information logistics in Norway. Itella Information operates already in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. At the end of the year it has operations already in 14 countries.
Itella Information provides services for the processing, management and delivery of information flows. As a market leader in Northern Europe Itella Information offers solutions for both physical and electronic information flows helping customers move to e-transactions.

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The transaction between Itella Logistics and Russian NLC finalized

Posted by | Sep 3, 2008 | |

Itella Logistics’ acquisition of leading Russian warehousing operator NLC (National Logistic Company) has officially closed.
The acquisition agreements were signed at the end of April this year. The closing of the acquisition took place after the passage of all necessary procedures and obtaining merger approvals by Russian FAS (Federal Antimonopoly Service). Finalization of the transaction allows Itella Logistics to start the integration process with NLC, and to develop the new Itella-NLC brand in the Russian market.
The acquisition is an important step in implementing Itella Logistics’ business strategy in Russia and consolidates its position in the international market. -The deal will reinforce the position of Itella Logistics as one of the strongest logistics operators in Northern Europe and make it a one of the market leaders in the rapidly growing Russian logistics market. Itella Logistics will provide and develop further logistics services throughout Russia via its extensive logistics centre network and transport connections, Mr Vertanen, Head of Itella Logistics Business Unit commented.

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Finland still lagging behind in consumer e-invoicing

Posted by | Sep 1, 2008 | |

Finland has yet to make any headway with regard to switching to the e-invoicing of consumers, even though we are already one of the international leaders in business-to-business e-invoicing. According to an extensive Itella Information survey, Denmark holds the lead in both consumer and business e-invoicing. The survey was conducted in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany during the spring of 2008. Consumer interviews were used to investigate over 3,300 people¡¦s experiences of e-invoicing. More than 1,600 people were interviewed with regard to business-to-business invoicing.
According to the survey, consumers in the Nordic countries and Germany around 7 to 8 per person monthly.ƒ{receive roughly the same number of invoices Hard copy is still the most common invoice format, with the exception of Denmark. In all of the countries, however, hard copies¡¦ share of all invoices has decreased since 2006.
Denmark is in a class of its own with regard to e-invoicing. Only 32 per cent of Danish people nowadays report that they receive their invoices primarily in hard copy format. In the other countries around 75 per cent of consumers receive their invoices primarily in hard copy format. The Danes receive their e-invoices through both the online bank and invoice issuers¡¦ websites or invoice and e-commerce portals.
The Finns and Danes exhibit contrasting conduct with regard to payment, too. In Finland, online banking is commonly used for payments, while few invoices are received there. Danes commonly receive reminders of their due invoices through an online bank, but favour direct debiting.
In Finland, almost 80 per cent of large companies plan on sending the majority of their invoices in electronic format within 2 to 3 years. Among SMEs, Finnish ones are the most eager to make the switch to e-invoicing. Some 78 per cent of Finnish SMEs believe that they will be solely or partially using e-invoicing within the following 2 to 3 years.
– According to our survey, almost all businesses and organisations intend to make the switch to e-invoicing in the forthcoming years. The only exception is Germany, in which only 65 per cent are considering this. The underlying reason for Finnish businesses¡¦ enthusiasm for e-invoicing is the desire to achieve time and cost savings through this invoicing method, Savolainen states.
According to the survey, Finnish SMEs will be switching to e-invoicing in a more pronounced fashion than elsewhere.

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Norwegian IT services provider TeleComputing ASA lands 5-year IT On Demand contract from Itella Information AB

Posted by | Aug 18, 2008 | |

Norwegian IT services provider TeleComputing ASA said on Wednesday (13 August) that it has secured a five-year contract for IT On Demand services from the the Swedish information logistics services provider Itella Information AB.

Itella Information is a Swedish subsidiary of the Finnish postal services group Itella Group (formerly Finland Post).

The contract, valued at an estimated SEK13m (USD 2.03 million) covers all of Itella Information’s IT and related services, as well as support and data communication.

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Siemens to supply Itella, Finland, with combined parcel and bundle sorting systems worth a total of about 50 millions euros

Posted by | Aug 13, 2008 | |

Siemens Mobility Division has won an order from Itella, the Finnish Mail and Logistics Service, to equip its mail centers in Helsinki, Kuopio, Oulu and Tampere with new sorting technology. The center in each of these towns is to be equipped with a parcel and bundle sorter system (PBSS), and a tray handling system (THS) for letters and flats. It is the first time in this sector that these technologies for handling and sorting different types of mail are being combined. Siemens will be handling this order together with Interroll Automation (PBSS) and Cimcorp (THS). The total value of the order is about 50 million euros. The systems are scheduled to come into operation between the middle of 2009 and the beginning of 2011.

A combination of technologies for sorting different types of mail items has never before been implemented in the postal sector. The close intermeshing of the technology and timing of these two logistics projects together with stage by stage installation while operations are running are presenting tough challenges. Both projects are part of Itella’s major investment of 160 million euros in mail sorting facilities. Itella is investing in automation technology to increase the efficiency of its mail sorting and improve its ergonomics and quality.

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