tech, design, and business. mjølner update 2nd, 2014

2nd Quarter 2014

“MJØLNER HANDLES TASKS ACROSS PLATFORMS, TECHNOLOGIES, & DISCIPLINES”Benny Kristensen, Department Manager, Bankdata

EDITORIAL

PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION & HAPPY EMPLOYEES

We dedicate this Mjølner UPDATE to three main

ingredients in our business: Partnership, innovation,

and happy employees.

A strong partnership enables us to help you in the best

possible way. We strive to understand all aspects of your

business to build the trust that allows us to move from an

operational collaboration to a strategic collaboration.

Innovation is a tool, not just a thought. With step-by-step

actions, we ensure realizable and profitable innovation

that leaves your competition desperate to catch up.

Once again, Mjølner is among Europe’s best workplaces. Our

employees are the core of our business, and our experience

shows that happy employees make for a thriving business.

On the following pages, you will learn why Bankdata and

Mjølner have strengthened the partnership with a long-term

mobile development contract.

Read what 14 to 19-year-olds need from their shared

economy services, and how we facilitated innovation in a

hackathon with eBay. For your tech fix, get up to speed

with the benefits and technologies of Contextual IT.

Furthermore, we disclose some of the reasons why we rank

as Europe’s 15th best SME workplace. Finally, we invite you to

stop by stand 3536 at the E-14 conference and experience a

live demo of our TouchGFX technology.

Best regards,

Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO UPDATECover photo: Mikkel Kjær, Mjølner Informatics

Benny Kristensen, Bankdata

EDITORIAL

PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION & HAPPY EMPLOYEES

We dedicate this Mjølner UPDATE to three main

ingredients in our business: Partnership, innovation,

and happy employees.

A strong partnership enables us to help you in the best

possible way. We strive to understand all aspects of your

business to build the trust that allows us to move from an

operational collaboration to a strategic collaboration.

Innovation is a tool, not just a thought. With step-by-step

actions, we ensure realizable and profitable innovation

that leaves your competition desperate to catch up.

Once again, Mjølner is among Europe’s best workplaces. Our

employees are the core of our business, and our experience

shows that happy employees make for a thriving business.

On the following pages, you will learn why Bankdata and

Mjølner have strengthened the partnership with a long-term

Read what 14 to 19-year-olds need from their shared

economy services, and how we facilitated innovation in a

hackathon with eBay. For your tech fix, get up to speed

with the benefits and technologies of Contextual IT.

Furthermore, we disclose some of the reasons why we rank

as Europe’s 15th best SME workplace. Finally, we invite you to

stop by stand 3536 at the E-14 conference and experience a

live demo of our TouchGFX technology.

Best regards,

Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO UPDATECover photo: Mikkel Kjær, Mjølner Informatics

Benny Kristensen, Bankdata

Keeping up with Apple, Android, and Windows

Mobile self-service solutions have become indispensable

within the banking sector. As the smartphone market grows

increasingly complex, it becomes more and more

challenging to keep up with the technological and

platform-specific requirements.

It is extremely challenging to create and maintain

bulletproof solutions when technological demands change

at such a rapid pace. This is one of the challenges Mjølner

helps us overcome.

- Benny Kristensen, Department Manager, Bankdata

Learn more about self-service solutions at mjolner.com

Do you Need a Mobile Partner with Academic Diversity and

Deep Technological Insight?

Mikkel Kjær, Mobile Service Manager

[email protected]

+45 41 95 36 28

A long-term mobile development contract between Bankdata and Mjølner manifests a continuing partnership built on trust and skill, and enables strategic collaboration.

Bankdata is an IT organization with more than 600

employees. They deliver digital banking solutions to 13

Danish banks, such as Jyske Bank and Sydbank.

Competence, Honesty, and Trust

The development of Android and iOS banking apps started

Bankdata and Mjølner’s partnership in 2011.

This led to the development of Windows Phone apps for

all member banks in 2012, followed by the mobile payment

solution, Swipp, in 2013.

Competence, honesty, and trust characterize the

partnership. Just before Easter this year, we strengthened

our strategic collaboration by tying the knot in a long-term

Mjølner’s academic diversity enables them to handle

tasks across platforms, technologies, and disciplines.

A lasting commitment is beneficial both operationally

and strategically.

A team consisting of developers, graphic designers, and a

project manager from Mjølner is currently working with

Bankdata.

A Lean Process

Bankdata and Mjølner’s partnership is a testament to the

fact that familiarity with the organization you are working

with creates a leaner process.

We know Bankdata’s organization and solutions quite well.

This benefits the development process, as it lets us cut

straight to the chase.

- Mikkel Kjær, Mobile Service Manager, Mjølner Informatics

Knowing and understanding the stakeholders in an organi-

zation is a huge benefit: We know whom to ask and when.

BANKDATA & MJØLNER TIE THE MOBILE KNOT

Mjølner’s academic diversity enables them to handle tasks across platforms,

technologies, and disciplines.

Benny Kristensen, Department Manager, Bankdata

Picture text

Bankdata-Mjølner workshop to strengthen the joint development process

Bankdata-Mjølner kick-off meeting

Keeping up with Apple, Android, and Windows

Mobile self-service solutions have become indispensable

within the banking sector. As the smartphone market grows

increasingly complex, it becomes more and more

challenging to keep up with the technological and

platform-specific requirements.

It is extremely challenging to create and maintain

bulletproof solutions when technological demands change

at such a rapid pace. This is one of the challenges Mjølner

helps us overcome.

Learn more about self-service solutions at mjolner.com

Do you Need a Mobile Partner with Academic Diversity and

Deep Technological Insight?

Mikkel Kjær, Mobile Service Manager

[email protected]

+45 41 95 36 28

A long-term mobile development contract between Bankdata and Mjølner manifests a continuing partnership built on trust and skill, and enables strategic collaboration.

Bankdata is an IT organization with more than 600

employees. They deliver digital banking solutions to 13

Danish banks, such as Jyske Bank and Sydbank.

Competence, Honesty, and Trust

The development of Android and iOS banking apps started

Bankdata and Mjølner’s partnership in 2011.

This led to the development of Windows Phone apps for

all member banks in 2012, followed by the mobile payment

solution, Swipp, in 2013.

Competence, honesty, and trust characterize the

partnership. Just before Easter this year, we strengthened

our strategic collaboration by tying the knot in a long-term

Mjølner’s academic diversity enables them to handle

tasks across platforms, technologies, and disciplines.

A lasting commitment is beneficial both operationally

and strategically.

A team consisting of developers, graphic designers, and a

project manager from Mjølner is currently working with

Bankdata.

A Lean Process

Bankdata and Mjølner’s partnership is a testament to the

fact that familiarity with the organization you are working

with creates a leaner process.

We know Bankdata’s organization and solutions quite well.

This benefits the development process, as it lets us cut

straight to the chase.

- Mikkel Kjær, Mobile Service Manager, Mjølner Informatics

Knowing and understanding the stakeholders in an organi-

zation is a huge benefit: We know whom to ask and when.

Mjølner’s academic diversity enables them to handle tasks across platforms,

technologies, and disciplines.

Benny Kristensen, Department Manager, Bankdata

Picture text

Bankdata-Mjølner workshop to strengthen the joint development process

Bankdata-Mjølner kick-off meeting

Young and creative contestants showed off their tech talents in a quest to create the next shared economy service with eBay & Mjølner. Our hackathon united IT professionals from eBay and

Mjølner with enthusiastic students in a four-day race to

invent the next big shared economy service. The event

took place in Aarhus from April 28th to May 1st as part of the

first annual Internet Week Denmark festival.

The hackathon fostered three prototypes that all had the

customer, user, and business model in mind.

Facilitating Innovation

We kicked off the event with an innovation workshop

for 35 pupils from Hestlund Efterskole, representing the

14 to 19-year-old target group.

The students formed five groups and with exer-

cises such as Six Thinking Hats, Empathy Mapping, and

Storyboarding, they came up with five strong concepts.

We were quite impressed with the students. They brought

new perspectives to the shared economy theme and

produced great ideas for the developers.

- Inge Mølgaard, Senior UX Consultant, Mjølner Informatics

Students from varying IT related studies then took over

the concepts and tuned them even further. Finally, three

groups were formed and an intense three-day hack

commenced.

The Trust Issue

The innovation workshop with Hestlund Efterskole showed

that the main issue for target users was trust. The three

hacking groups chose different paths to address the issue.

Team 1: Andrei Git, Cristian Sarac, and Dragos Barbu

built a locally anchored platform.

Team 2: Anders Fauerholdt, Christoffer Bech, Theis

Nickelsen, and Kristian Jørgensen developed a cross-site

rating system.

Team 3: Jørgen Heinsen, Khaled Saied, Jonas Pedersen,

and Aleksandar Peev created a video chat extension to

DBA.dk.

The Winners

After three productive days, the groups presented their

prototypes to a jury of eBay and Mjølner experts. Rate28,

the cross-site rating system created by Team 2 won

the competition.

Rate28 is a simple, but very effective solution with great

potential. That’s why they are the winners. The event has

proven that a hackathon is a great way to tackle real life

challenges, and we strive to be back again next year.

- Flemming Laugesen, CTO of Ebay Denmark

The hackathon successfully encouraged innovative

thinking and development from students that proved to be

very productive.

Do you Need us to Hack Your Challenges?

Your organization’s ideas and challenges might benefit

from a similar approach. We help you develop the idea,

create the concept, and implement the prototype in a

matter of days.

Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO of Mjølner Informatics

[email protected]

HACKATHON: 3 PROTOTYPES IN JUST 4 DAYS

A hackathon is a great way to tackle real life challenges, and we strive

to be back again next year.

Flemming Laugesen, CTO of Ebay Denmark

Picture text

Innovation in the sun Discussion and storyboardingThe hackathon camp in Ridehuset

Young and creative contestants showed off their tech talents in a quest to create the next shared economy service with eBay & Mjølner. Our hackathon united IT professionals from eBay and

Mjølner with enthusiastic students in a four-day race to

invent the next big shared economy service. The event

took place in Aarhus from April 28th to May 1st as part of the

first annual Internet Week Denmark festival.

The hackathon fostered three prototypes that all had the

customer, user, and business model in mind.

Facilitating Innovation

We kicked off the event with an innovation workshop

for 35 pupils from Hestlund Efterskole, representing the

14 to 19-year-old target group.

The students formed five groups and with exer-

cises such as Six Thinking Hats, Empathy Mapping, and

Storyboarding, they came up with five strong concepts.

We were quite impressed with the students. They brought

new perspectives to the shared economy theme and

produced great ideas for the developers.

- Inge Mølgaard, Senior UX Consultant, Mjølner Informatics

Students from varying IT related studies then took over

the concepts and tuned them even further. Finally, three

groups were formed and an intense three-day hack

commenced.

The Trust Issue

The innovation workshop with Hestlund Efterskole showed

that the main issue for target users was trust. The three

hacking groups chose different paths to address the issue.

Team 1: Andrei Git, Cristian Sarac, and Dragos Barbu

built a locally anchored platform.

Team 2: Anders Fauerholdt, Christoffer Bech, Theis

Nickelsen, and Kristian Jørgensen developed a cross-site

rating system.

Team 3: Jørgen Heinsen, Khaled Saied, Jonas Pedersen,

and Aleksandar Peev created a video chat extension to

DBA.dk.

The Winners

After three productive days, the groups presented their

prototypes to a jury of eBay and Mjølner experts. Rate28,

the cross-site rating system created by Team 2 won

the competition.

Rate28 is a simple, but very effective solution with great

potential. That’s why they are the winners. The event has

proven that a hackathon is a great way to tackle real life

challenges, and we strive to be back again next year.

- Flemming Laugesen, CTO of Ebay Denmark

The hackathon successfully encouraged innovative

thinking and development from students that proved to be

very productive.

Do you Need us to Hack Your Challenges?

Your organization’s ideas and challenges might benefit

from a similar approach. We help you develop the idea,

create the concept, and implement the prototype in a

matter of days.

Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO of Mjølner Informatics

[email protected]

A hackathon is a great way to tackle real life challenges, and we strive

to be back again next year.

Flemming Laugesen, CTO of Ebay Denmark

Picture text

Innovation in the sun Discussion and storyboardingThe hackathon camp in Ridehuset

Contextual IT is a rising trend, but what exactly is it, and should you be interested?

Contextual IT involves a series of new technologies, forms

of interaction, and consumer movements all of which lead

our use of IT in a more holistic and contextual direction.

Benefit: Personalized Real-Time User Experiences

The overall benefit of contextual IT is that it enables busi-

nesses and organizations across all industries to give their

users highly personalized user experiences.

As IT becomes real-time intelligent, it mediates

communication between us and the things in our digital

and physical context right here and now.

Six Contextual Technologies to Keep an Eye on

The internet is our main tool in achieving these highly

personalized user experiences, but the process is extremely

complex. Luckily, there are several technologies and trends

dedicated to help the development:

Cloud Computing ensures easy access to data and is

vital when we want to share data across devices and

situations.

Big Data, when analyzed well, enables us to predict and

present data in a way that creates the right experience

in a specific context.

Wearables, e.g. Google Glass and smart watches, make

it easy to collect and extract data continuously.

The Internet of Things unlocks the functionality of IT

with a minimum of interaction.

No-Touch Interfaces allow us to communicate with IT by

various gestures such as voice, eye movement, etc.

Finally, Augmented Reality supports the Contextual IT

trend by enriching our physical world.

CONTEXTUAL IT: BENEFIT & TECHNOLOGY

The Human Perspective

Leaving aside the debate of whether the symbiotic blend

of man and machine is desirable, it seems clear that such

symbiosis will not be achieved through technological

advances alone:

Good design is critical. Contextual IT products must under-

stand which information to present, when, and how. These

tasks need clever human attention.

- Kasper Svendsen, UX Consultant, Mjølner Informatics

As with any technology in its infancy, Contextual IT is

undergoing a rapid evolution. We are excited to take part in

this evolution and look forward to seeing it unfold.

Interested in Learning More?

Kasper Svendsen, UX Consultant

[email protected]

+45 41 95 36 23

Contextual IT is a rising trend, but what exactly is it, and should you be interested?

Contextual IT involves a series of new technologies, forms

of interaction, and consumer movements all of which lead

our use of IT in a more holistic and contextual direction.

Benefit: Personalized Real-Time User Experiences

The overall benefit of contextual IT is that it enables busi-

nesses and organizations across all industries to give their

users highly personalized user experiences.

As IT becomes real-time intelligent, it mediates

communication between us and the things in our digital

and physical context right here and now.

Six Contextual Technologies to Keep an Eye on

The internet is our main tool in achieving these highly

personalized user experiences, but the process is extremely

complex. Luckily, there are several technologies and trends

dedicated to help the development:

Cloud Computing ensures easy access to data and is

vital when we want to share data across devices and

situations.

Big Data, when analyzed well, enables us to predict and

present data in a way that creates the right experience

in a specific context.

Wearables, e.g. Google Glass and smart watches, make

it easy to collect and extract data continuously.

The Internet of Things unlocks the functionality of IT

with a minimum of interaction.

No-Touch Interfaces allow us to communicate with IT by

various gestures such as voice, eye movement, etc.

Finally, Augmented Reality supports the Contextual IT

trend by enriching our physical world.

The Human Perspective

Leaving aside the debate of whether the symbiotic blend

of man and machine is desirable, it seems clear that such

symbiosis will not be achieved through technological

advances alone:

Good design is critical. Contextual IT products must under-

stand which information to present, when, and how. These

tasks need clever human attention.

- Kasper Svendsen, UX Consultant, Mjølner Informatics

As with any technology in its infancy, Contextual IT is

undergoing a rapid evolution. We are excited to take part in

this evolution and look forward to seeing it unfold.

Interested in Learning More?

Kasper Svendsen, UX Consultant

[email protected]

+45 41 95 36 23

Mjølner is among Europe’s top 100 workplaces for the sixth time. Employees say that our focus on skill development plays a vital role in our high ranking.

The global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work,

conducts a comprehensive review of Europe’s best work-

places every year.

The 2013/14 edition had employees from 2,330 companies

in 19 countries assess their workplace and the results were

announces June 5th in Rome.

We’re proud to announce that Mjølner ranks as the 15th best

SME workplace in Europe.

Competence in Focus

Great Place to Work conduct their survey based on three core

values: trust, pride, and community.

Employees at Mjølner especially commend our willing-

ness to devote time to the development of personal and

shared competences. One of our initiatives to prioritize skill

development is weekly meetings in skill-related groups

across projects:

Our architect and test manager communities provide a

unique opportunity for knowledge sharing and education

within topics that are current and matter on a daily basis.

- Anonymous response from the report

Respect the Individual

CEO Brian Gottorp Jeppesen is more than satisfied with the

rating. He believes that happy employees are critical in the

software and design industry.

In an industry driven by knowledge and innovative thinking,

people are the foundation of our business. This makes it

essential that we respect the individual as a whole - both

technically, organizationally, and socially. Happy employees

create the best products.

-Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO of Mjølner Informatics

Visit mjolner.com/blog to learn about some of the

activities that make Mjølner such a great place to work.

MJØLNER IS EUROPE’S 15TH BEST SME WORKPLACE

TouchGFX team meeting an interested crowd at NXP Semiconductors’ stand

Mjølner is among Europe’s top 100 workplaces for the sixth time. Employees say that our focus on skill development plays a vital role in our high ranking.

The global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work,

conducts a comprehensive review of Europe’s best work-

places every year.

The 2013/14 edition had employees from 2,330 companies

in 19 countries assess their workplace and the results were

announces June 5th in Rome.

We’re proud to announce that Mjølner ranks as the 15th best

SME workplace in Europe.

Competence in Focus

Great Place to Work conduct their survey based on three core

values: trust, pride, and community.

Employees at Mjølner especially commend our willing-

ness to devote time to the development of personal and

shared competences. One of our initiatives to prioritize skill

development is weekly meetings in skill-related groups

across projects:

Our architect and test manager communities provide a

unique opportunity for knowledge sharing and education

within topics that are current and matter on a daily basis.

- Anonymous response from the report

Respect the Individual

CEO Brian Gottorp Jeppesen is more than satisfied with the

rating. He believes that happy employees are critical in the

software and design industry.

In an industry driven by knowledge and innovative thinking,

people are the foundation of our business. This makes it

essential that we respect the individual as a whole - both

technically, organizationally, and socially. Happy employees

create the best products.

-Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO of Mjølner Informatics

Visit mjolner.com/blog to learn about some of the

activities that make Mjølner such a great place to work.

TouchGFX team meeting an interested crowd at NXP Semiconductors’ stand

EXPERIENCE TouchGFX LIVE AT E-14

Visit stand 3536 at Denmark’s largest electronics trade fair, E-14 from September 2nd to 4th and experience TouchGFX first hand.

E-14 is Denmark’s largest electronics event, held in the

center of Denmark, Odense. The trade fair visitors include

professionals from all levels of the Danish electronics sector.

Visit elektronikmesse.dk to learn more

Live Development & Graphic Design

The interest for TouchGFX is steadily growing and we want

to give you an even better understanding of the possibilities

TouchGFX offers.

To do so, we invite companies to challenge us with their next

embedded GUI project.

In a live development and graphic design session, we provide

an instant proof of concept on your target hardware.

More information will follow on touchgfx.com

Coming Soon!

TouchGFX will soon enter the mass market with an

updated software version. TouchGFX 3.3 will be available

from September 1st.

The Update Includes:

a license model tailored to fit the needs of businesses with low production volumes.

an open Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) enabling clients to port independently. ports to standard MCUs ready for your customization.

For More Information:

Jørgen MygindBusiness Development Manager, [email protected]+45 30 98 41 15

Can’t Wait?

Go to touchgfx.com and request a fully functional

evaluation license, free of charge, and get started

right away!

Visit stand 3536 at Denmark’s largest electronics trade fair, E-14 from September 2nd to 4th and experience TouchGFX first hand.

E-14 is Denmark’s largest electronics event, held in the

center of Denmark, Odense. The trade fair visitors include

professionals from all levels of the Danish electronics sector.

Visit elektronikmesse.dk to learn more

Live Development & Graphic Design

The interest for TouchGFX is steadily growing and we want

to give you an even better understanding of the possibilities

TouchGFX offers.

To do so, we invite companies to challenge us with their next

embedded GUI project.

In a live development and graphic design session, we provide

an instant proof of concept on your target hardware.

More information will follow on touchgfx.com

Coming Soon!

TouchGFX will soon enter the mass market with an

updated software version. TouchGFX 3.3 will be available

from September 1st.

The Update Includes:

a license model tailored to fit the needs of businesses with low production volumes.

an open Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) enabling clients to port independently. ports to standard MCUs ready for your customization.

For More Information:

Jørgen MygindBusiness Development Manager, [email protected]+45 30 98 41 15

Can’t Wait?

Go to touchgfx.com and request a fully functional

evaluation license, free of charge, and get started

right away!

Mjølner Informatics A/S Finlandsgade 10, DK-8200 Aarhus N +45 70 27 43 43 www.mjolner.dk [email protected]

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