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Skyrr: Diverse services, dynamic operations
The companies Eskill, Kögun, Landsteinar Strengur and Skýrr have been merged into one company, which will operate under the last company's name: Skýrr. These four IT companies are in the ownership of the holding comany Teymi. The company merger under the name of Skýrr is effective immediately, the 18th of November 2009.Mr. Gestur G. Gestsson has been hired as CEO for the consolidated company. Mr. Gestsson comes to Skýrr from Vodafone in Iceland where he served as Chief Technology Officer .
The owners of Teymi have long been planning to bring together the great resources which exist within the IT companies of Teymi. The merger decision was made after due consideration. The company merger is not an abatement process brought on by business difficulties, but on the contrary a progressive effort aimed at creating the strongest IT company in Iceland.
The company merged from Eskill, Kögunar, Landsteinar Strengur and Skýrr has around 320 employees and the budgeted turnover for 2009 is around 5 billion ISK. The company's professionals and specialists provide diverse software solutions and IT services to over 3 thousand Icelandic companies.
All interests of customers and partners will be safeguarded carefully during the merger. The company merger does not have any effect on current contracts and services will not be restricted in any way. On the contrary, the merger will broaden and expand the range of solutions and services available at Skýrr. We will continue to operate in accordance with the internationally certified quality and security standards ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
Don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions about the company's future and issues related to this merger. We emphasise transparency and efficiency during the merger procedures. Naturally the consolidation of four companies is not a simple procedure. We have a lot of things to attend to. This calls for quick measures, without compromising quality.
Skýrr in a nutshell
- Skyrr is a leading company in Iceland, offering diverse software and IT services. Skyrr has a staff of 320 and around 3,000 corporate customers, both private and governmental. Skyrr was founded in 1952.
- The intellectual and experiential assets of Skyrr are a result of scaleable and proven solutions used in a wide spectrum of industries and governmental organisations. Skyrr’s five decades of operations in nearly all aspects of database products in internet services has forged an exceptional suite of consulting assets.
- Skyrr’s innovative solutions are applied in an extraordinary deployment environment that few other companies ever encounter – national-level commercial and governmental integration. At the same time, Skyrr is a part of daily life as a provider of ISP services at the consumer level with software and internet solutions for small businesses, independent medical clinics, and educators.
- Consulting services in technology deployment, database management techniques, internet integrations, and industry-specific solutions are available from Skyrr.
- Under the ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications, Skyrr represents and supports globally recognised IT solutions.
- Skyrr is a part of the Teymi family of enterprises, which also includes Vodafone, a leading telecom in Iceland.
Partners
Skyrr distinguishes itself in providing customers with the best possible service, a diverse but integrated range of solutions and services, a competent and innovative professional staff, and proven managerial skills that combinatively deliver profits to shareholders.Among Skyrr’s primary international partners are Business Objects, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, WebMethods, Tibco, Nintex, VeriSign, Verizon and Thawte. Skyrr has extensive agreements with these companies. Skyrr is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner.
Principal markets
Since Skyrr offers such a broad range of IT products and services it operates in most of the markets for IT services in Iceland. Skyrr's main focus is however on big corporations with 500+ employees and mid-size companies with 50-500 employees.Skyrr has been successful through the years in winning big government tenders for both specialized software development and off-the-shelf financial and HR solutions. Skyrr developed many of the IT systems the Icelandic customs and tax authorities use. In 2001 the company was chosen by the Icelandic state to implement the Oracle E-Business Suite for all of its 520 institutions.
Core operations
Operations at Skyrr fall into two main categories:- Off-the-shelf and customised software solutions. Key partners include Oracle, Microsoft, Business Objects, WebMethods and VeriSign.
- Solutions and services covering various IT services, data center services, outsourcing, application service provision and network operations, hosting and data processing, as well as complex and diverse data transfer and storage technologies, connections and ISP services.
