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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 06:07

Press release, 25 05 2010

Elisa becomes market leader in interactive communication services in the Nordic countries with the acquisition of Videra Oy.
In accordance with its strategy, Elisa is strengthening its position as an ICT player by acquiring a majority holding in Videra, the leading video conference company in the Nordic countries. Video and interactive communication is the next big step in improving customers’ profitability by means of new technology. The combination of two strong players’ expertise creates opportunities for utilising interactive communication solutions in, for instance, customer service in a new way in both the private and the public sector.

The market of virtual work and video conferencing will grow significantly in the next few years when both the private and the public sector introduce new ways of working and providing customer service using video and interactive communication services. The services enable growth in competitiveness and productivity.

- For years now, Elisa has invested heavily in the supply of ICT services that improve profitabilityand introduced new video and interactive communication services to support its customers’ business. Videra’s and Elisa’s expertise and service range improve our ability to offer our customers even more comprehensive and varied communication solutions to enhance the efficiency of global business as well, says Pasi Mäenpää, director of Elisa’s Corporate Customers unit.

- When Videra’s solutions are combined with Elisa’s current interaction services, multi-faceted service platforms, and ICT and network expertise, we take a big step forward in integrating communication, explains Harri Martinmäki, Videra’s managing director.

Videra’s is becoming part the Elisa Group through an arrangement where Elisa’s holding in Videra Oy will 64.7%. Videra will continue its operations as Elisa’s subsidiary.

Additional information:
Pasi Mäenpää, Director, Corporate Customers, Elisa Corporation, tel. +358 (0)10 262 2091, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Harri martinmäki, managing director, Videra Oy, tel. +358 (0)424 676 210, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Elisa Corporation is a leading Nordic communications services provider and publicly listed in the Large Cap segment of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Elisa has operations in the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Russia. We serve some 2 million consumers regionally and around 150,000 enterprises and entrepreneurs internationally, offering a wide range of subscriptions with services. We provide experiences for people and enhance productivity for organisations online. Elisa focuses on developing consumer and corporate ICT and online services. Our revenues for 2009 were EUR 1.43 billion and we employ approximately 3,200 people. Elisa's global alliance partners are Vodafone and Telenor. For more information, visit www.elisa.com

Videra is the leading company specialising in telework services in the Nordic countries. Videra has operations in all of the Nordic countries and offices in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Videra supplies telework and conference services producing genuine added value to customers in terms of use of time and cost savings. The company employs about 50 persons and its managing director is Harri Martinmäki. www.videra.com

VATTENFALL INVESTS IN ENVIRONMENT THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING FROM VIDERA

Helsinki, 23 February, 2010

Vattenfall strives for becoming the number one environmentally friendly energy producer and the benchmark of the industry in daily processes and major investments. Recently Vattenfall decided to increase the use of remote work solutions in all the countries it operates in, in order to cut back carbon dioxide emissions caused by travelling. Videra as one of the leading European suppliers for video conferencing was chosen to supply the solution.

The objective of Vattenfall’s tender for video conference solutions was to find a remote work solution that allows the company to decrease work related travelling and carbon dioxide emissions. Videra was chosen from a group of European suppliers, because of highly advanced technology and customer oriented company philosophy.

Vattenfall is expecting significant savings in greenhouse gas emissions, because of the wide implementation of the service in its multinational organization. Over one hundred meeting room installations have already been made in Germany, the Nordic countries, the UK, Poland and the Netherlands. Altogether the five year agreement between Vattenfall and Videra covers hundreds of videoconference rooms and desktop video conference users.

- Traditionally cutting back costs and saving time have been the most important reasons to utilize remote meeting services, but we are seeing environmental reasons becoming more important all the time, comments Janne Lauanne, Business Area Director at Videra.

The agreement is very international in nature and over half of the video conference room installations are made in Europe, outside the Nordic countries.

- We are very happy about the multi-million euro agreement and the fact that yet another large multinational corporation trusts Videra as the sole supplier for their video conference services. Our strategy is yielding in great results in the Nordics and also farther in Europe and allows us to continue and accelerate our growth internationally, Lauanne continues.

Vattenfall is becoming number one in the industry in environmental aspect but also striving to become the benchmark of the industry by developing environmentally sound technologies and by carrying social responsibility in all the societies where Vattenfall is active. By developing and implementing new technology, such as new remote meeting solutions, the company is taking a position as a forerunner by setting an example how to decrease green house gas emissions and save time while increasing company’s efficiency at the same time.

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