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<h2 id="numerica-taskon">Numerica-Taskon</h2> <p>Numerica was another IT company founded in 1986 by four <a href="/facts/Norwegian_Institute_of_Technology/qk1setPF">Norwegian Institute of Technology</a> students, including Gunnar Nordseth and Tor Ivar Byrkjeland. The company's expertise included the development of <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> software applications, as well as UML modeling. It was one of the few preferred partners of Rational Rose in Norway. </p><p>Numerica encountered Taskon during a project for <a href="/facts/Gjensidige_NOR/TxjNMRBM">Gjensidige NOR</a>, a Norwegian bank. The companies discovered the complementary nature of their technologies, and shortly afterward, they formed <i>Numerica-Taskon</i> (1999). The following were among the clientele of the new entity: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ABB_Group/zYYBduhP">ABB Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Veritas_Software/bR9DtVM3">Veritas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ericsson/yJ4oMMp7">Ericsson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gjensidige/7TAehfzr">Gjensidige</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norges_Bank/kz0esakN">Norges Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norsk_Hydro/ApJX3Puo">Norsk Hydro</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Securitas/xxoAMaJX">Securitas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tandberg_Television/PaABkmu9">Tandberg Television</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Telenor/XJ1F23hD">Telenor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomson_Financial/3XqQK5rR">Thomson Financial</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></li></ul> <p>In 2000, a <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Swedish</a> company named OptoSof AB acquired Numerica-Taskon, WinHlp (1993), Mogul Media (1994) and Grape (1997).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> The result of this merger was Mogul. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kantega/9Npld7FP">Kantega</a></li></ul> <h2 id="referencews">Referencews</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Optosof acquires Norwegian Company Mogul and signs letters of intent to acquire four leading Nordic Internet Consultanci". News Powered by Cision. 1999-12-09. Retrieved 2024-10-25. <a href="https://news.cision.com/optosof-ab/r/optosof-acquires-norwegian-company-mogul-and-signs-letters-of-intent-to-acquire-four-leading-nordic-internet-consultanci,e15280" target="_blank">https://news.cision.com/optosof-ab/r/optosof-acquires-norwegian-company-mogul-and-signs-letters-of-intent-to-acquire-four-leading-nordic-internet-consultanci,e15280</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>