Origo hf.

Origo hf. is an Icelandic company that provides information technology services.

Origo hf.
TypeHlutafélag
Nasdaq Iceland: ORIGO
Industryinformation technology
Founded1946
HeadquartersReykjavik, Iceland
Key people
Jón Björnsson
(CEO)
Hjalti Þórarinsson
(Chairman)
Number of employees
500
Websitewww.origo.is

Profile

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.

History

Origo was formed in 1992 through the merger of IBM Iceland hf. and Skrifstofuvélar-Sund hf. The company's roots can be traced as far back as 1899, noting Skrifstofuvélar-Sund's operation with the very inception of “office machines” in Iceland, although it did not exist as a company until 1990. However, 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, a company by the name Gísli J. Johnsen-Skrifstofubúnaður hf. bought Skrifstofuvélar hf. and merged under the name Skrifstofuvélar-Sund hf.[1] Shares in Nýherji were listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange in 1995.

On 1 January 2018, Nýherji and its subsidiaries Applicon and TM Software merged under the name Origo.[2]

In May 2019 it was announced Origo has purchased all the shares in the IT company Strikamerki hf.[3]

References
  1. https://www.origo.is/um-origo/saga/
  2. "Nýherji og dótturfélög verða að Origo". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  3. "Origo kaupir allt hlutafé í Strikamerki - Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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