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{{Short description| Internet consultancy}}
{{Distinguish|Itera}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Itera ASA
| logo =
| traded_as = {{ose|ITE}}
| foundation = 1995
| location = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]
| key_people = Arne Mjøs(CEO)
| industry = [[Consultant|Consulting]]
| revenue = [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 633 million (2021)
| operating_income = {{profit}} [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 0 million (2021)
| num_employees = 680 (Headquarter)
| footnotes =
| website = {{URL|https://www.itera.no/}}
}}
'''Itera ASA''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n group of consultancy companies providing Internet-based services. The company's headquarters is located in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] and its [[CEO]] is Arne Mjøs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Storebrand ASA|url=https://relationshipscience.com/organization/storebrand-asa-261897|access-date=2021-09-05|website=relationshipscience.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Itera annual report 2013|url=https://issuu.com/itera/docs/itera___rsrapport_2013|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref>
Itera Consulting is a subsidiary of Itera ASA and is based in Norway, [[Sweden]], [[Denmark]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our customers and Itera stand together for Ukraine {{!}} live |url=https://live.euronext.com/nb/node/10015646 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=live.euronext.com}}</ref>
Itera has more than 500 employees working in offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ukraine and Slovakia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ANNUAL REPORT 2019|url=https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/8054464/Investor/Itera%20annual%20report%202019.pdf}}</ref>
== History ==
=== The beginning ===
Itera was founded in 1995 in Norway as Objectware.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study of Management Control Systems in Norwegian IT Offshoring to Ukraine |url=https://nordopen.nord.no/nord-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/140780/Kurtmollaiev_S.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y}}</ref> In 1999, Itera itself was founded and started functioning on the Norwegian market. Later that year, it was included to the list of [[Oslo Stock Exchange]]. In 2000, Itera merged with Objectware.
=== Itera Consulting ===
In 2000, Itera Consulting was established. In 2000, Itera entered Sweden by acquisition of the business intelligence company IT Partner and entered Denmark with the acquisition of the web company 3Enigheten.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian HI-TECH Initiative: Itera Consulting, Kyiv |url=https://hi-tech.org.ua/itera-consulting/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=hi-tech.org.ua}}</ref>
In 2008, Itera Consulting entered Ukraine, an important location for [[Central Europe|Central]] and Eastern European [[outsourcing]].<ref>{{cite web |title=European IT Outsourcing Intelligence Report 2010: Central and Eastern Europe |url=http://www.itsourcing-europe.com/about_us.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711195047/http://www.itsourcing-europe.com/about_us.html |archivedate=2011-07-11}}</ref> Itera Consulting is represented in Ukraine by a [[nearshoring|nearshore]] development center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ітера|url=https://eba.com.ua/member/itera/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=European Business Association|language=uk}}</ref> The first delivery office was started in the capital city of [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=news2biz UKRAINE|url=https://dba-ukraine.com//media/16027/ukre-ukraine-8-147c.pdf}}</ref> It was established by composing a management team with over 10-years experience from leading organizations within offshoring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukrainian HI-TECH Initiative: Itera Consulting, Kyiv|url=https://hi-tech.org.ua/itera-consulting/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=hi-tech.org.ua}}</ref> The business of Itera Consulting Ukraine is headed by VP Global Sourcing Igor Mendzebrovski, formerly one of the founders of leading offshoring company in [[Eastern Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukrainian HI-TECH Initiative: Itera Consulting, Kyiv|url=https://hi-tech.org.ua/itera-consulting/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=hi-tech.org.ua}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=in Ukraine - Deloitte|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ua/Documents/tax/ua_hightech.pdf}}</ref> In the beginning of 2011 a second delivery office was started in [[Lviv]], [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lviv IT market Research - Lviv IT Cluster|url=http://itcluster.lviv.ua/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IT_Research-2015_12_23-eng.pdf}}</ref>
In 2008, Objectware was renamed Itera Consulting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyse |first=Morten Isebakke |date=2010-02-09 |title=Anders Lier overtar Itera Consulting |url=https://www.cw.no/enterprise-it-karriere/anders-lier-overtar-itera-consulting/875696 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.cw.no |language=nb-no}}</ref>
== Itera Group companies ==
Itera ASA Group companies spheres of business: [[Communication]], [[Consultant|Consulting]], [[Business operations|Operations]], Business Solutions. The group companies are linked by shared ownership, entrepreneurial philosophy{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} and assets.
* '''Itera Consulting''': Provides consulting, develops and manages IT solutions.{{buzzword inline|date=July 2022}} Operates in [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Denmark]] and [[Ukraine]] via project implementation at the customer's location, in company own premises, or via nearshoring development center in Ukraine.
* '''Itera Gazette''': Itera Gazette is a communications agency. Company has customers in both the public and private spheres.
* '''Itera Networks''': Delivers consulting services, on-demand infrastructure solutions{{buzzword inline|date=July 2022}} and IT operations to organisations in Norway and Sweden.
* '''Compendia''': Compendia develops and delivers web-based solutions{{buzzword inline|date=July 2022}} and content and provides HR, management, HSE and quality assurance consulting. Compendia's solutions{{buzzword inline|date=July 2022}} are customized for managers, employees and workers' representatives in companies, government bodies and workers’ organizations in Norway.
* '''Cicero Consulting''': Offers consulting services within banking and finance in the [[Nordic countries|Nordic region]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Itera annual report 2013|url=https://issuu.com/itera/docs/itera___rsrapport_2013/31|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref>
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