Origo hf. is an Icelandic company that provides information technology services.
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| Company type | Hlutafélag |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq Iceland: ORIGO | |
| Industry | information technology |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Key people | Jón Björnsson (CEO) Hjalti Þórarinsson (Chairman) |
Number of employees | 500 |
| Website | www |
Profile edit
Origo has holdings in numerous subsidiaries: Applicon in Sweden, Denmark, UK and Iceland, ParX Business Consulting ehf., Dansupport in Denmark, Klak ehf., SimDex ehf. and Linkur ehf. It currently has approximately 750 employees.[citation needed]
History edit
Origo claims it has predecessor companies stretching back to 1899.[1] In 1946 the company Skrifstofuvélar hf. was founded by Ottó A. Michelsen, and in 1949 it had acquired a private licence to sell IBM products in Iceland. In 1967, IBM Iceland was founded. Later in 1987, the company Gísli J. Johnsen-Skrifstofubúnaður hf. bought Skrifstofuvélar hf. and merged under the name Skrifstofuvélar-Sund hf.[1]
Origo was formed in 1992 as Nýherji, through the merger of IBM Iceland hf. and Skrifstofuvélar-Sund hf.[1] Shares in Nýherji were listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange from 1997.[2]
In January 2018, Nýherji and its subsidiaries Applicon and TM Software merged under the name Origo.[3]
In May 2019 it was announced that Origo had purchased all the shares in the IT company Strikamerki hf.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Um okkur" (in Icelandic). Origo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "New business model for Nyherji". Equity Story. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Nýherji og dótturfélög verða að Origo". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Origo kaupir allt hlutafé í Strikamerki - Vísir". visir.is. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Icelandic)