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		<title>Ignitas announcing deal with Exerto</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Ignitas has taken a stake in Exerto and has also been appointed as advisors to the company. Exerto specialises in creating professional fitness training exercise sessions distributed as online videos, giving people the possbility to exercise in the comfort of their home, or in other places than the urban gym environment. Exerto currently boasts more [...]]]></description>
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<p>Ignitas has taken a stake in Exerto and has also been appointed as advisors to the company. Exerto specialises in creating professional fitness training exercise sessions distributed as online videos, giving people the possbility to exercise in the comfort of their home, or in other places than the urban gym environment. Exerto currently boasts more than 100 training videos in 15+ categories like spinning, aerobics, dance, martial arts, and more. In addition to advising Exerto on their strategy Ignitas will advice the company on partnership deals, distribution of their services, business development and capitalisation. For more information about Exerto contact Runar Eidsaa at runar (a) ignitas.com.</p>
<p>Ignitas har nylig gått inn på eiersiden i Exerto og vil i tillegg arbeide som rådgivere til selskapet. Exerto spesialiserer seg på å produsere og distribuere profesjonelle treningsvideoer. På Exerto.no finner du over 100 forskjellige treningsfilmer i over 15 ulike kategorier som du spiller av via Internett, og der du kan trene når du vil og hvor du vil. Ignitas vil i tillegg til en styreplass i selskapet, også virke som rådgiver innenfor områdene partnerskap, distribusjonskanaler, forretningsutvikling og kapitaliseringsstrategi. For mer informasjon, kontakt Runar Eidsaa på runar (a) ignitas.com.</p>
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		<title>Min Film signs with Ignitas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gard</dc:creator>
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Ignitas has been appointed as advisors to Min Film AS, one of the largest collections of film trailers and video clips distributed through mobile devices. The company has 5 employees and is situated in Oslo, Norway. Under the terms of the contract, Ignitas will support the company with strategic advice, content management, partnership deals, distribution [...]]]></description>
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<p>Ignitas has been appointed as advisors to <a href="http://www.minfilm.eu/"title="Visit MinFilm"  target="_self" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.minfilm.eu');">Min Film AS</a>, one of the largest collections of film trailers and video clips distributed through mobile devices. The company has 5 employees and is situated in Oslo, Norway. Under the terms of the contract, Ignitas will support the company with strategic advice, content management, partnership deals, distribution of their services, business development and capitalisation. Min Film has more than 15.000  registered members, and the company has distributed nearly 3 million  clips within Norway, Sweden and Germany.  Jupiter Media has found that 41% of mobile phone users will be interested in some form of video service on their mobile phones in 2010. The growing demand for mobile video will generate over $500 million in revenues by 2010. For more information on Min Film contact Runar Eidsaa at runar (a) ignitas.com.</p>
<p>Ignitas har signert en avtale med Min Film AS, en av Norges største samlinger av filmklipp distribuert over mobilen. Min Film har 5 ansatte og selskapet har mer enn 15.000 registrerte brukere og  har hittil distribuert nær 3 millioner filmklipp. I dag tilbys tjenesten i Norge, Sverige og Tyskland. Ignitas har gått inn på eiersiden i selskapet og vil bl.a. bistå med kompetanse, nettverk, strategisk rådgivning og kapitalisering. Den teknologiske utviklingen fører til stadigstørre forbruk av video via mobiltelefonen. Jupiter Media tror 41% av alle mobilbrukere vil laste ned film over denne plattformen i 2010. Mobile Marketing Association mener at 2010 vil bli gjennombruddsåret for film og TV distribuert via mobiltelefonen med over $500 millioner i genererte inntekter. For mer informasjon om Min Film, ta kontakt med Runar Eidsaa på runar (a) ignitas.com.</p>
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		<title>Dirtyduckling launches e-commerce concept for art</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gard</dc:creator>
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Last week new e-commerce concept Dirty duckling was unveiled by its founders LOK dialog at Doga’s Pecha Kucha in front of hundreds of artists and designers. Dirty duckling allows aspiring designers, photographers and other creative artists to submit their works to them for review. If accepted, their works are posted on www.dirtyduckling.no and sold to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Last week new e-commerce concept <a href="http://dirtyduckling.no/"title="Dirty duckling"  target="_self" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/dirtyduckling.no');">Dirty duckling</a> was unveiled by its founders <a href="http://lokdialog.no/"title="LOKdialog"  target="_self" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/lokdialog.no');">LOK dialog</a> at Doga’s Pecha Kucha in front of hundreds of artists and designers. Dirty duckling allows aspiring designers, photographers and other creative artists to submit their works to them for review. If accepted, their works are posted on www.dirtyduckling.no and sold to consumers in limited series up to 100 copies. Upon ordering, consumers themselves can choose the size of the images and whether to print the work on canvas or laminated material. Ignitas has assisted LOKdialog with the development of dirtyduckling, and holds a 25% stake in the company.</p>
<p>www.dirtyduckling.no ble sist uke lansert på Doga sitt Pecha Kucha forum foran hundrevis at artister, designere og kreatører. Dirtyduckling lar kreatører sende arbeidet sitt til dem for vurdering, og dersom arbeidet holder høy nok kvalitet blir det lagt ut i nettgalleriet i et begrenset opplag må maks 100 kopier. Kunden kan selv velge størrelsen på motivet og om de vil ha det trykket på kanvas og spent opp på blindramme, eller trykket på fotopapir, laminert og klebet på plate. Ignitas har bistått LOKdialog med utviklingen av dirtyduckling, og eier 25% av selskapet.</p>
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		<title>Infinite Loop launches Kickback</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 21:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Ignitas&#8217; portfolio company Infinite Loop has launched KickBack.no, a site that lets you save up to 10% when you buy consumer goods online from more than 90 online shops. The concept is very simple: Registered users using KickBack as their starting point for their online shopping get a percentage of the price they pay back [...]]]></description>
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<p>Ignitas&#8217; portfolio company <a href="http://infiniteloop.no/"title="Visit Infinite Loop"  target="_self" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/infiniteloop.no');">Infinite Loop</a> has launched <a href="http://kickback.no/"title="Visit Kickback.no"  target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/kickback.no');">KickBack.no</a>, a site that lets you save up to 10% when you buy consumer goods online from more than 90 online shops. The concept is very simple: Registered users using KickBack as their starting point for their online shopping get a percentage of the price they pay back in gift cards or value checks that can be traded for products in the member stores. KickBack is the first company of its kind in the Norwegian market. <a title="More on Ignitas and Infinite Loop" href="/ignitas-to-advise-infinite-loop/" target="_self">Ignitas is advising Infinite Loop</a> and holds a stake in the company.</p>
<p>Infinite Loop, et selskap I Ignitas-porteføljen, har lansert Kickback.no, en portal for netthandel som lar deg spare inntil 10% når du kjøper forbruksvarer fra fler enn 90 nettbutikker. Konseptet er svært enkelt: Registrerte brukere som kommer til en nettbutikk via Kickback.no får en prosentdel av kjøpesummen tilbake i form av et gavekort eller en verdisjekk de kan bruke i hvilken som helst av nettbutikkene som er med i Kickback.no. Kickback.no er det første nettstedet som tilbyr slike fordeler på det norske markedet. Ignitas er rådgiver for og medier i Infinite Loop.</p>
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		<title>Ignitas assisted Icelandic IT start-up gogoyoko with fundraising</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gard</dc:creator>
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Ignitas assisted Icelandic IT start-up gogoyoko with fundraising
Despite of the economical downturn in Iceland, Gogoyoko has succeeded with raising 100 million ISK from The New Venture Business Fund in Iceland. Ignitas has taken an equity stake in gogoyoko.com, assisted the company with the fundraising process and provided advice throughout the product development process. [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Ignitas assisted Icelandic IT start-up gogoyoko with fundraising</strong></p>
<p>Despite of the economical downturn in Iceland, Gogoyoko has succeeded with raising 100 million ISK from <a href="http://www.nsa.is/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.nsa.is');">The New Venture Business Fund</a> in Iceland. Ignitas has taken an equity stake in gogoyoko.com, assisted the company with the fundraising process and provided advice throughout the product development process. The company, founded by musicians in November 2007, introduces a social music marketplace where artists and other music right holders can market and sell their music directly to consumers worldwide, without the need for middlemen. Included in the service are several unique technologies, such as a music player that can be embedded on any site with the music store rooted in the interface. Ignitas CEO Torkel Johannessen commented: “We are currently seeing several new models for music distribution on the Internet, where decreasing revenues and lower entry barriers for production are forcing changes to the value chain. We believe gogoyoko offers a convincing new alternative for artists and music fans, and are happy that the Icelandic New Venture Business Fund have chosen to invest in the company. Gogoyoko.com is currently running in a closed Beta-version with access limited to invitations only. Public launch is scheduled in April this year. Go to <a href="http://www.gogoyoko.com"title="Gogoyoko.com"  target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gogoyoko.com');">www.gogoyoko.com</a> to read more about the company, or visit <a href="http://go.gogoyoko.com "title="go.gogoyoko.com"  target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/go.gogoyoko.com ');">go.gogoyoko.com</a> to read about the development and listen to music.</p>
<p><strong>Bisto i kapitalinnhenting til nytt Islandsk konsept for musikksalg på nett</strong></p>
<p>Ignitas har gått inn på eiersiden islandske gogoyoko.com. Selskapet lyktes forrige uke i å innhente kapital for en europeisk lansering av et nytt konsept for salg av musikk over nett.  Tross økonomiske krisetider på Island, har gogoyoko.com fått inn 100 millioner ISK (ca: 6,2 millioner NOK) fra det statlige islandske fondet, The New Venture Business Fund. Ignitas bistått selskapet med å reise kapitalen for den internasjonale satsingen.  Gogoyoko.com gjør at musikere kan markedsføre og selge musikk, uten fordyrende mellomledd. Vi vil se flere løsninger på musikkbransjens problem med sviktende omsetning og endringer i verdikjeden. Dette tror vi er én god løsning. Ignitas er glade for at fondet har sett det samme potensialet som oss sier Torkel Johannessen, daglig leder i Ignitas AS.  Musikk-plattformen gogoyoko.com ble etablert i 2007 av musikere. Tjenesten er nå tilgjengelig via en beta-versjon, med lansering i april 2009. Kort forklart er gogoyoko.com en kombinasjon av nettbutikk og nettsamfunn, hvor musikere kan markedsføre, distribuere og selge sin musikk for musikkinteresserte over hele verden. Ignitas har spilt en vesentlig rolle i utviklingen av konseptet. Gå til <a href="http://www.gogoyoko.com"title="Gogoyoko.com"  target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gogoyoko.com');">www.gogoyoko.com</a> for å lese mer om satsingen, eller <a href="http://go.gogoyoko.com/"title="go.gogoyoko.com"  target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/go.gogoyoko.com');">go.gogoyoko.com</a> for å lese om utviklingen og lytte til musikk.</p>
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		<title>Ignitas to advise Infinite Loop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gard</dc:creator>
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Ignitas today announced that they have been appointed as advisors to Infinite Loop, one of the biggest collections of IT websites in Norway. Under the terms of the contract, Ignitas will support the company with strategic advice, content management, partnership deals and distribution of their services and business development. Their different digital entities consist of [...]]]></description>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Ignitas today announced that they have been appointed as advisors to <a href="http://infiniteloop.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/infiniteloop.no');">Infinite Loop</a>, one of the biggest collections of IT websites in Norway. Under the terms of the contract, Ignitas will support the company with strategic advice, content management, partnership deals and distribution of their services and business development. Their different digital entities consist of t.ex. <a href="http://mac1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/mac1.no');">Mac1.no</a>,<a href="http://linux1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/linux1.no');"> Linux1.no</a>, <a href="http://iPod1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/iPod1.no');">iPod1.no</a>, <a href="http://brukt1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/brukt1.no');">Brukt1.no</a>, <a href="http://bildr.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/bildr.no');">Bildr.no</a>, <a href="http://kreativ1.no/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/kreativ1.no');">Kreativ1.no</a> and <a href="http://bonus1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/bonus1.no');">Bonus1.no</a>. With among 30,000 registered members, and 10 mill. monthly pageviews, the network is currently ranked among Norway’s 50 largest and is one of few independently owned web entities. For more information on Infinite Loop AS contact runar (a) ignitas.com.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Ignitas har idag signert en avtale med <a href="http://infiniteloop.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/infiniteloop.no');">Infinite Loop AS</a> (tidligere i1 Media), en av norges største samlinger av IT-nettsteder.</span><span lang="EN-US"> Infinite Loop er en organisasjon, tenketank og webkollektiv for kreative mennesker med stor ekspertise innen konseptutvikling på Internett, utvikling og drifting av store nettsteder, bruk av åpen kildekode og SEM/SEO. Her finner man søstersider som eks. <a href="http://mac1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/mac1.no');">Mac1.no</a>,<a href="http://linux1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/linux1.no');"> Linux1.no</a>, <a href="http://iPod1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/iPod1.no');">iPod1.no</a>, <a href="http://brukt1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/brukt1.no');">Brukt1.no</a>, <a href="http://bildr.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/bildr.no');">Bildr.no</a>, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kreativ1.no/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/kreativ1.no');">Kreativ1.no</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> and <a href="http://bonus1.no" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/bonus1.no');">Bonus1.no</a>. Totalt har nettverket ca. 30 000 registrerte brukere, 10 millioner månedlige sidevisninger og er blant norges femti største nettsider. Ignitas har gått inn på eiersiden i selskapet og vil generelt bistå med kompetanse, nettverk og strategisk rådgivning. For mer informasjon om Infinite Loop AS, ta kontakt med runar (a) ignitas.com.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
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		<title>Colt PR wins Gullkorn 2008 award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Yesterday Colt PR, an Ignitas portfolio company, won the prestigious “Gullkorn” award for being the most innovative PR company in Norway. Competing against PR-operatørene and Gambit Hill Knowlton, Colt PR were applauded by the jury for setting new standards in their approach to PR in social media channels, and were highly praised for their open [...]]]></description>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Yesterday <a href="http://www.coltpr.no" title="Visit Colt Kommunikasjon" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.coltpr.no');">Colt PR,</a> an Ignitas portfolio company, won the prestigious “<a href="http://www.gullkornet.no/" title="Visit the Gullkorn Award web site" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gullkornet.no');">Gullkorn</a>” award for being the most innovative PR company in Norway. Competing against PR-operatørene and Gambit Hill Knowlton, Colt PR were applauded by the jury for setting new standards in their approach to PR in social media channels, and were highly praised for their open and sharing approach to PR through their blog at www.coltpr.no. Ignitas CEO and board member for Colt PR, <a href="/about/torkel-johannessen-ceo/" title="Moe about Torkel Johannessen">Torkel Johannessen</a> is flanked by Ignitas Advisor and Board of Director at Colt PR, <a href="http://www.pr-laboratoriet.no/" title="Visit PR-Laboratoriet" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.pr-laboratoriet.no');">Tom Haavardstun</a>, in congratulating Colt represented by <a href="http://buzzblogg.wordpress.com/" title="Visit Ole Emil's blog" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/buzzblogg.wordpress.com');">Ole Emil Johnsen</a> and <a href="http://myhrvold.wordpress.com/" title="Visit Marius' blog" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/myhrvold.wordpress.com');">Marius Myhrvold</a>. The two other members of Colt PR, <a href="http://mediasocial.wordpress.com/" title="Visit Henrik's blog" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/mediasocial.wordpress.com');">Henrik Mühlbradt</a> and Theodor Tollefsen were unfortunately on an assignment and unable to attend.</span></p>
<p>Colt PR, et av Ignitas sine porteføljeselskaper, vant i går Gullkorn prisen for ”Årets nyskapning”. De var nominert i kategorien sammen med PR-operatørene og Gambit Hill Knowlton og vant på bakgrunn av innsatsen de har gjort i å ta posisjonen som Norges ledende selskap for PR i sosial medier. I begrunnelsen for prisen trakk juryen frem Colt’s åpne og delende stil som en av hovedfaktorene for pristildelingen, og berømmet Colt for sin innsats med nettstedet www.coltpr.no . Daglig leder Ignitas og styremedlem i Colt, Torkel Johannessen gratulerer her Colt sammen med advisory board medlem i Ignitas og styreleder i Colt PR, Tom Haavardstun. De to andre gründerne i Colt, Henrik Mühlbradt og Theodor Tollefsen var ute på oppdrag og kunne dessverre ikke ta del i prisutdelingen.</p>
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		<title>AnsuR won prestigious innovation award</title>
		<link>http://www.ignitas.com/ansur-won-prestigious-innovation-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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AnsuR has won the prestigious DnBNOR Innovation Award in the Communications and Collaborative Technology with their ASIGN concept. The price is for 300.000 NOK (approx 37.000 Euro), and is thus still competing in the overall final for 1 Million NOK. The ASIGN concept offers the possibility to communicate with high quality photos in near real [...]]]></description>
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<p>AnsuR has won the prestigious <a href="https://www.dnbnor.no/portal/microsites/forside.jhtml?companyId=innovasjon"title="More on the DnBNOR Innovation Award (in Norwegian)"  onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.dnbnor.no');">DnBNOR Innovation Award</a> in the Communications and Collaborative Technology with their <a href="http://www.ansur.no/solutions/asign/asign.html"title="More on ASIGN"  onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.ansur.no');">ASIGN</a> concept. The price is for 300.000 NOK (approx 37.000 Euro), and is thus still competing in the overall final for 1 Million NOK. The ASIGN concept offers the possibility to communicate with high quality photos in near real time with embedded GPS. These capabilities open several new service options such as  real time interactive inspection, quality management and supervision, rapid mapping and combination with latest earth observation, e.g. for UN operations and the fastest possible photo input globally for e.g. web publication.  ASIGN combines years of research and development with the latest technology in satellite communications, in particular from Inmarsat BGAN, earth observation, mapping and navigation. AnsuR&#8217;s founder, Dr. Harald Skinnemoen, is thanking the company&#8217;s employees and partners, <a href="http://www.ignitas.com/ignitas-to-advise-ansur-technologies/"title="Ignitas is advicing AnsuR"  >among them Ignitas</a>. “We still have many ideas we wish to see implemented. I think we&#8217;ll see our team creating a future success in satellite technology and services.”</p>
<p>AnsuR har vunnet DnBNOR’S prestisjefulle Innovasjonspris i kategorien Kommunikasjons- og samarbeidsteknologi med sitt ASIGN-konsept. Prisen er på kr. 300.000, og AnsuR er dermed i posisjon til å vinne hovedprisen på kr. 1 million i finalerunden. ASIGN-konseptet gjør det mulig å sende ut visuell informasjon tatt med f.eks. et <a href="http://speilreflekskamera.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/speilreflekskamera.com');">speilreflekskamera</a>, samt data om eksakt plassering på kloden til mange personer globalt, samtidig og i sanntid. Løsningen benytter satellitter til både innsamling og distribusjon av informasjon og data, og vil særlig ha relevans i kritiske situasjoner knyttet til nødhjelp, telemedisin, katastrofehåndtering, overvåkning, sikkerhet og fredsbevarende operasjoner. Gründer Harald Skinnemoen takker ansatte og partnere, blant dem Ignitas.”Vi har fortsatt mange ideer til hvordan vi kan øke verdien og nytten av ASIGN. Jeg tror vårt team kan lage en fremtidig norsk industriell suksess innen satellitteknologi og -tjenester”.</p>
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		<title>Gogoyoko &#8211; music market game changer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Gogoyoko, a new Icelandic venture set to revolutionize the way music is sold on the Internet, has hired Ignitas to assist with their online strategy. Gogoyoko.com is a fair trade online music marketplace with a focus on charity and social networking. The company, comprised of former musicians, introduces a new ground-breaking platform for artists and [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.gogoyoko.com" title="Visit Gogoyoko!" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gogoyoko.com');">Gogoyoko</a>, a new Icelandic venture set to revolutionize the way music is sold on the Internet, has hired Ignitas to assist with their online strategy. Gogoyoko.com is a fair trade online music marketplace with a focus on charity and social networking. The company, comprised of former musicians, introduces a new ground-breaking platform for artists and labels to market, distribute and sell their music directly to the consumer, without the need for a middleman. Included in the service are several unique technologies, such as a music player that can be embedded on any site with its own music store rooted in the interface. Gogoyoko is currently operating in a closed mode, with the alpha launch scheduled for November 15th.  Ignitas will assist the company with advice related to strategy, distribution and fundraising, and will be represented in the company&#8217;s executive board. Follow the development process on the <a href="http://www.blog.gogoyoko.com" title="Visit the Gogoyoko blog!" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.blog.gogoyoko.com');">Gogoyoko blog</a> or subscribe to the distribution list at <a href="http://www.gogoyoko.com" title="Subscribe to the Gogoyoko newsletter!" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gogoyoko.com');">gogoyoko.com</a>.</p>
<p>Islandske Gogoyoko utvikler et nytt konsept som vil introdusere radikale endringer for hvordan musikk distribueres på Internett. Tjenesten, utviklet av en gruppe tidligere musikere, lar artister og  plateselskaper laste opp egen musikk direkte til siden, uten behov for ytterligere distribusjonsledd. Artistene får tilgang til en kanal hvor de kan både kommunisere med og selge til sine fans, samtidig som de kan velge å donere en del av inntektene til veldedige organisasjoner. Tjenesten introduserer flere unike konsepter, bl.a. en portabel musikkspiller med innebygd nettbutikk som kan legges på hvilken som helst internettside utenfor Gogoyoko.com. Tjenesten er i dag kun tilgjengelig i lukket modus, med alpha-lansering planlagt 15. November. Ignitas vil bistå Gogoyoko med strategi, distribusjon og finansiering, samt styrerepresentasjon. Følg utviklingen på <a href="http://www.blog.gogoyoko.com" title="Besøk Gogoyoko-bloggen" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.blog.gogoyoko.com');">Gogoyoko-bloggen</a> eller registrer deg på <a href="http://www.gogoyoko.com" title="Registrer deg for nyhetsbev på Gogoyoko.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gogoyoko.com');">gogoyoko.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ignitas teams up with Fair Chance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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The Fair Chance Group is launching a micro-lottery concept providing a new source of income for charities world-wide. It&#8217;s current charity partners are the Red Cross, Save the Children, Diambars and Right to Play. The Fair Chance concept is patented and has been approved by the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority. The Fair Chance [...]]]></description>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.fairchance.com/" title="Visit Fair Chance" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.fairchance.com');">Fair Chance Group</a> is launching a micro-lottery concept providing a new source of income for charities world-wide. It&#8217;s current charity partners are the <a href="http://www.icrc.org/eng" title="Visit the International Committee of the Red Cross" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.icrc.org');">Red Cross</a>, <a href="http://www.savethechildren.org/" title="Visit Save the Children" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.savethechildren.org');">Save the Children</a>, <a href="http://www.diambars.org/index.php?p=accueil&amp;langue=en" title="Visit Diambars" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.diambars.org');">Diambars</a> and <a href="http://www.righttoplay.com/" title="Visit Right to Play" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.righttoplay.com');">Right to Play</a>. The Fair Chance concept is patented and has been approved by the <a href="http://www.lottstift.no/" title="Visit The Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.lottstift.no');">Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority</a>. The Fair Chance business idea is that when you arrive at the cash register at your local grocery store, you can make a choice to add a small sum (e.g. 50 Cents) to your bill, and this can result in the customer winning either a top prize, all the groceries in their shopping cart at the time of purchase or a small prize. The top prize could be groceries for one family for one year, based on an average family’s consumption. Under the terms of a recent business agreement, Ignitas is teaming up with Fair Chance Group to create Fair Chance Online, a subsidiary that will create and implement the Fair Chance concept for online stores globally. In addition to taking a minority stake in the Fair Chance Group, Ignitas&#8217; founding partner Gard Jenssen, previously VP Product at the European e-commerce giant <a href="http://www.kelkoo.com" title="Visit Kelkoo" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.kelkoo.com');">Kelkoo</a>, has created a team of previously core product people from Kelkoo to set-up an efficient Fair Chance Online concept to be rolled-out in major European markets later this year.</p>
<p>Fair Chance Group skal lansere et konsept for mikrolotteri som vil skape nye inntektsmuligheter for veldedige organisasjoner verden over. De nåværende partnerne er Røde Kors, Redd Barna, Diambars og Right to Play. Fair Chance konseptet er patentert og er nylig godkjent av Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet i Norge. Forretningsmodellen til Fair Chance består i at du kan legge til en liten sum til det du handler i dagligvarebutikken (f.eks. fra 40 øre til 4 kroner) og dermed kan du vinne en hovedgevinst (f.eks. matforbruk for et helt år for hele familien), eller alt du har i handlekurven din der og da, eller også en mindre gevinst (f.eks. en smaksprøve). Ignitas har signert en avtale med Fair Chance Group der vi både blir investorer og konsulenter for selskapet. Hovedoppgaven til Ignitas blir å bistå Fair Chance i arbeidet med å opprette en nettbasert tjeneste rettet mot nettbutikker verden over, via datterselskapet Fair Chance Online. Gründer og partner i Ignitas, Gard Jenssen, som tidligere var produktansvarlig globalt i netthandelsgiganten Kelkoo, har satt opp et team av tidgligere sentrale Kelkoo-medarbeidere som skal sett opp og rulle ut Fair Chance Online i de største Europeiske markedene senere i år.</p>
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