"We are seeing a greater demand in the market for independent advice on intelligent control of automated systems. Companies looking for software for automation - software that integrates business systems and industrial automation and allows for adding intelligence, provides overview and enables optimization. Clients want advice in several areas when working with automation," says LT Automation director Lasse Thomsen.

"Our companies' profiles fit well together. We can complement each other, which benefits our customers when we help them through the automation process," continues Lasse Thomsen.

See press release (in Danish only) here.

Intelligent Systems participates actively in several networks with the aim to strengthen and build relationships, knowledge, skills and know-how. To strengthen and maintain its position as a supplier of specialized knowledge and skills Intelligent Systems constantly seeks inspiration and knowledge. The networks help Intelligent Systems to be a stronger partner for its customers and provide the skills and services they need.

See which networks Intelligent Systems is a memeber of here.

Intelligent Systems will participate in a network meeting at Grundfos on future requirements for automation. The meeting takes place on 11th November and will focus on automation and sustainability now and in the future. Contributors include Grundfos and Professor Ole Madsen, Aalborg University. In cooperation with Grundfos Ole Madsen has studied future demands for automation towards 2020.

The organizer of the network meeting is SupplyNet, a network of suppliers of robotic technology solutions.

At the conference on knowledge transfer at Aalborg University on 4th October CEO Niki Grigoriou is an invited speaker. The Conference is focused on using and strengthening bridges for knowledge transfer, so businesses can get better access to the knowledge within academia. In Niki's presentation he will make suggestions on collaboration between businesses and academia, and on creating synergies between research and business to stimulate innovation and growth.

Among the other speakers are Minister of Science, Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, regional politicians and leading businessmen. See the conference programme here.

Intelligent Systems, is back with a positive results after a year with negative bottom line figures The profit is made by a increased focus on the core business and existing partners and customers. The business has also grown with new customers and a new market, although it has not yet passed on the bottom line.

Intelligent Systems and the project- and innovation company Neogrid Technologies has signed a strategic cooperation agreement on developing intelligent solutions for among others the electrical power business.

After a journey around the world, Jacob has established himself in Mexico and is now back at Intelligent Systems. Jacob is working from his home in Mexico, and with this agrrangement Intelligent Systems has at the same time opened an office in Mexico.

Jacob will be working as a developer and a consultant. He has more than 10 years of experience in developing software and systems for logistics and industrial automation.

Intelligent Systems has partnered with Jens Neustrup Simonsen from Konsulenthuset FREMTIDEN. Jens' job is to help making the sales process at Intelligent Systems more efficient, partly by strengthening the sales skills in Intelligent Systems and working with customer and market strategies. The cooperation is expected to yield a stronger and more focused sales strategy with a goal of having 5 major customers in 3 different markets by 2012.

Jens Neustrup Simonsen is director and co-owner of Konsulenthuset FREMTIDEN and co-owner of the sister company Business Institute. Jens has a large experience in sparring and development of corporate sales organization through many years of work in strategy development and organizational development.

On January 28 Intelligent Systems hosts a network event in the Intelligent Logistik Network.

The Intelligent Logistik Network is a network in Northern Jutland consisting of companies that develop, manufacture or deliver intelligent logistics solutions and of researchers and educators from research and educational institutions dealing with intelligent logistics.

The purpose of Intelligent Logistics Network is to create business opportunities, to strengthen knowledge cooperation, to make joint marketing creating awareness of the network and its competence, to improve workforce qualifications within intelligent logistics, and over time to become a voice for influencing political decision-making, all of this based on the cluster of businesses and knowledge within automation and logistics that is concentrated in the northern part of Jutland.

Intelligent Systems is one of the initiators behind the Intelligent Logistics Network.

The developers at Intelligent Systems participated at the annual JAOO conference in Aarhus October 5th-7th. JAOO has more than 1400 participants and offers presentations from internationally acclaimed speakers from the software industry.

Intelligent Systems participates at the JAOO conference to gain new knowledge and inspiration in software development and to see new trends within software.

Intelligent Systems seek a project manager/project coordinator for the project department. The position, previously held by Lars Haunstrup Andersen, is open after he was headhunted to become a leading software architect and project manager at a larger software company.

If you want to apply for the job as project manager/project coordinator, read more here.

Intelligent Systems has decided to gather its forces by moving the employees at the company's Århus office to the main office in Hadsund, effective of August 1. The aim of the move is to improve efficiency and the ability to deliver the high quality that is the hallmark of Intelligent Systems. "We have been very pleased with the office at INCUBA Science Park in Katrinebjerg. It is an excellent place. But having only two consultants permanently based there, the costs are too high in comparison to the gains of gathering everyone in Hadsund. However, we are not ruling out the possibility of returning to Århus at a later time, if this would once again provide sufficient value to us," says CEO Niki Nicolas Grigoriou.

The half-year financial report for the first half of 2009 shows that Intelligent Systems are back on track after an unsatisfying result in 2008. The press release in Danish has further details.

Intelligent Systems have become a member of the robot technology solution supplier network RoboCluster SupplyNet. The members of RoboCluster SupplyNet are commercial corporations and instituations that work with integration of robots, equipment and software or other types of production equipment.

RoboCluster SupplyNet works with:

• High technology robot solutions for industry
• Corporation on research, develop­ment and innovation
• Competency development and internationalization

Intelligent Systems has decided to launch a wide-scale development project to strengthen its project skills and competencies. In the process, the company plans to develop a project model, which unites project standards from industrial automation with elements from agile methodologies such as LEAN and SCRUM. In addition, Intelligent Systems is working to improve methods for quality assurance of the competency development within the company.

Employees at Intelligent Systems earn a share in the company's success. The Jutland-based software company has introduced a bonus system designed to distribute part of its profit among employees. As a result, employees who have been with the company for all of 2007 have been awarded a cash bonus equivalent to two months' salary.

Intelligent Systems has hired two additional consultants as of 1 June. The consultants are Poul Krogh and Lars Aalkjær Jensen who will be based at Intelligent Systems' office in Aarhus.

Poul Krogh has more than 18 years' experience as a developer and software architect. He has formerly worked for IPH Automation (later aquired by Danfoss and today a part of Emerson), Lego, Infor and AutIQ. Poul has among others worked with product development and software for automation, 3D visualization and expert systems.

Lars Aalkjær Jensen comes from a position as Research Assistant at Aarhus University, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, where he has worked with automation and system technology in agriculture. Lars has developed software for data acquisition and control of watering and fertilizing robots and was involved in the Hortibot project.

H. C. Maarup - the Mayor of Mariagerfjord Kommune - payed a visit to Intelligent Systems together with students from Aalborg University. The occasion was that Mariagerfjord Erhvervsråd had turned on the charm to promote the area around Mariagerfjord and its companies. Intelligent Systems was one of the chosen companies to receive a visit. CEO Niki Nicolas Grigoriou met the Mayor and the students.

Intelligent Systems seeks developers for its Århus office. Read more here (in Danish only).

Henrik Jensen is Managing Director for the Danish division of Balluff, where he is responsible for sales and strategy in Denmark and the company's wind power strategy globally. Henrik's previous positions include Business Manager for Delta and Electrical and Electromechanical Engineer for NATO and The Royal Danish Navy.

As last year all employees at Intelligent Systems participated in the annual JAOO conference held in Aarhus the 23. - 28. September.

JAOO is one of the biggest software conferences in Europe with app. 1200 participants from more than 25 countries.

October 1st - 6th the entire staff of Intelligent Systems attended JAOO the 2006-conference in Aarhus.

This year the JAOO-conference was held for the 10th straight. With more than 1000 participants from more than 25 countries JAOO is one of Europe's largest software and development conferences.

On the occation of the establishment of the company, Intelligent Systems invites to reception at Restaurant da Vinci in Hadsund Friday, April 21st from 2 o'clock PM till 5:30 PM. Download the invitation here her.