PCs and Macs in perfect harmony at Evia
At marketing and media service house Evia, page layout, graphical design and other such tasks are performed with Apple Macintosh computers, whereas copywriters and administration use PCs with Windows. Both types are hooked up to the same network. At best, there have been some 250 computers in the network, 80 of which were Macs >> READ MORE

HAMK University of Applied Sciences building a wireless network
The three thousand computers of the HAMK University of Applied Sciences are used by eight thousand people. - We have a total of around ten IT framework agreements, information system head Jari Kivelä reports. >> READ MORE

Finavia standardised all its work stations in one blow
Finavia, the authority that develops and maintains Finland's network of airports and air navigation system, realised an exceptionally large-scale reform of its work stations. Finavia acquired 1,300 new computers, with the reason for the upgrades in the colourful mix they had back then: Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT. >> READ MORE

Businessforum is helping Mehiläinen to network
Mehiläinen, a provider of private medical services, is one of the first private health care companies in Finland that has networked with the public health care system. Referrals and case records travel electronically between Mehiläinen and Finland's largest public hospitals. Electronic connections are also being set up with regional hospitals. >> READ MORE

The Ministry of Justice upgrades one in five computers each year
The IT centre of the judicial administration is responsible for coordinating the judicial system's 12,000 work stations and 10,000 users. The helpdesk receives 16,000 inquiries annually. Around one fifth of the computers are upgraded each year. Based on the existing contract, Businessforum has received the task of delivering 2,500 IBM desktop work stations, monitors, and software licenses by March next year. >> READ MORE

NBPR modernised its servers and disk storage
It had come the time to upgrade server and disk systems at the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland. Now was a good time to switch to using blade servers and disk storage. >> READ MORE

TEHY's local trade unions join mobile era
TEHY, the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals, made the largest IT investment in its history and transferred its local trade unions into the mobile era. The necessary equipment was supplied to TEHY by a new partner, Businessforum. >> READ MORE

TEKES needs workhorses
The technically able people at TEKES, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, do not long for hype, but for reliable workhorses as their office computers. In fact, TEKES seeks long life cycles for its laptops and other devices. >> READ MORE