Jotun connecting with Software Innovation

(30 August 2011) – Jotun has chosen Software Innovation as the vendor of their new internal information and document management systems. The Business 360°. application allows Jotun to connect employees on a shared platform for storing and sharing information. The goal is to make the flow of information more efficient and provide the employees with a more organized work environment.

An extensive international bidding process resulted in Software Innovation as the vendor of the new system for Enterprise Content Management (ECM) with Business 360°. The change was fuelled by the need to implement a scalable and user-friendly solution for information and document management, which will connect the company’s employees to each other and provide a more efficient flow of information.

“The document management system Business 360°. gives us a modern and flexible application that can be used internally between departments as well as across international borders,” says Merete Aspaas, Group Vice President of Corporate Affairs in Jotun. “The system can be scaled to meet our global aims. Jotun employs over 8,000 people around the world and has 38 production facilities across the continents. Our head offices are in Sandefjord.”

Flexible and user friendly
One of the most valued attributes of Business 360°. is that it is a pre-configured standardized model with enormous flexibility. This enables Jotun to expand and adapt the application to meets the company’s needs and to support a broader range of business processes, users and departments – as well as integrating with the company’s own professional systems.
“We have chosen a user-friendly solution that can be used in familiar platforms such as Microsoft Office and SharePoint. By collecting the applications in a single place we provide our employees with easy access to applications and information they need on a daily basis. This ensures a more efficient and organized workday,” says Aspaas.

Important milestone
The contract with Jotun is an important milestone for Software Innovation’s investment in the private market, where the company has won a number of important clients and large contracts over the last year.

“Jotun is an internationally successful company and is now choosing Business 360°. to increase their control over document management and other vital processes,” says Torstein Harildstad, CEO of Software Innovation Norway. “In choosing our applications, Jotun reconfirm Software Innovations’ leading position in the market. We are proud to add Jotun to our customer base and look forward to a long-lasting collaboration.”

For more information, please contact:

Torstein Harildstad, CEO, Software Innovation Norway
Mobile 908 26 019, torstein.harildstad@software-innovation.no

Merete Aspaas, Group Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Jotun
Mobile 901 29 666, merete.aspaas@jotun.no

About Jotun:

Jotun is Norway’s leading producer of paint and powder coating. The company is among the leading producers in its field, both in Europe and internationally. In 2010, the Jotun Group had a total turnover of 1,740 million Euros. Globally, Jotun has over 8,000 employees and 38 production facilities distributed across all five continents. Their head offices are in Sandefjord, Norway.
www.jotun.com

About Software Innovation:

Software Innovation is a Scandinavian company and is among the internationally leading vendors of software for information, document and case management. With 25 years’ experience and knowledge, we are dedicated to delivering future-oriented, flexible and user-friendly applications. We create excellent knowledge sharing, organizational control and improved service in private and public organizations. Our standard industry packages are built on Microsoft SharePoint and Office, the market’s leading platforms for collaboration.