Technopolis Online data service offers valuable information on the Finnish high tech ecosystem for international investors. HammerKit is in charge of the technical development of the database.

Helsinki March 8, 2010. Technopolis Online is a service that collects and distributes information on the Finnish high tech ecosystem. The database includes over 1500 companies, 270 investors as well as 2600 key contacts of the Finnish high tech industries. Technopolis Online is an important tool for supporting investment decisions. The market information allows the monitoring of the development of Finnish innovations as well as areal division of growth potential, thus enabling more efficient targeting of investments.

HammerKit develops a revolutionary application building system, which enables the creation of interactive and functional websites and services. HammerKitʼs solutions support components and open source modules. This results into significant savings in both web designersʼ time as well as clientsʼ costs. HammerKit is the development platform of Technopolis Online.

According to Will Cardwell, Managing Director of Technopolis Ventures, Technopolis Online is a vital addition to the companyʼs corporate services offering, and a significant tool in promoting the growth of their client companies.

Technopolis Ventures started the database project in 2008. As the project evolved a need for external programming help arose. The main criteria for a technology partner were price-quality ratio, speed and geographic location. Technopolis also wanted to use the opportunity to support local high tech know-how. HammerKit had already caught the companyʼs attention as an active player in the Finnish high tech scene. Out of the several candidates evaluated, HammerKit managed to stand out as the fastest and most inexpensive service provider.

Artur Surov, technical project manager of Technopolis Online, gives HammerKit credit for their dedication towards the project, “Co-operation is forthcoming and the customerʼs needs are acknowledged with great attention. A small company can remain flexible and also broaden the scope of co-operation when needed.” HammerKit has been able to recognize the bottlenecks of the project and adjust its actions according to the best interest of the client. HammerKit has also appointed a full-time employee for the development of Technopolis Online. This ensures that the project is proceeding in schedule and that improvements can be implemented in an efficient manner. Technopolis Ventures recommends HammerKit for companies searching for a modern and cost efficient way of building applications.

More information:

Hammerkit, Managing Director, Mark Sorsa-Leslie, tel. +358 40 580 1962, mark (at) hammerkit.com Technopolis Ventures, Project Manager, Artur Surov tel. +358 41 501 0732, artur.surov (at) technopolis.fi

About Technopolis

Measured by the number of clients, Technopolis Plc is one of Europe's largest science and technology park chains. The Technopolis Group is Finland's largest specialized provider of business environment services for high tech companies offering a comprehensive range of services combining modern premises with business and development services. Technopolis operates technology centers in Espoo, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta, Oulu, Tampere and Vantaa in Finland, and in St. Petersburg in Russia. Currently, some 1,180 companies with 16,000 employees are working in the Technopolis technology centers.

www.technopolis.fi

About Hammerkit

Hammerkit turns the web into a dynamic business platform. The easy-to-use online toolset allows instant creation and deployment of web applications that cater to business, marketing and communications needs. With the Hammerkit platform, companies can leap beyond plain presence on the web by picking and choosing the right applications for their business from libraries of functionalities. For web designers, the Hammerkit platform boosts the productivity by introducing reusable web functionalities, enabling faster and more cost efficient response to customer needs. Hammerkit was recognized as one of the Top 100 companies by Red Herring in January 2009.

www.hammerkit.com