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Onsoft Computer Systems AS is expanding
These are exciting times for
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its recent acquisition of Emisoft,
OCS, a leader in management
systems for the shipping and
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customers even better able to
meet the requirements they face
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“Increasing our customers ‘compliance’
capability, i.e. their ability to meet all the
regulatory requirements they face, is essential
to our business,” says Hans Petter Torsvik CEO
in OCS and Emisoft.
Torsvik is referring to the very extensive and
complex regulations that shipping and offshore
customers must deal with. This includes flag
state regulations, national regulatory requirements,
plus a variety of certification, STCW and
IMO requirements, to name a few.
“The acquisition is in line with our ambition
to grow and become an even more complete
supplier of advanced niche solutions. Now we
cover the environmental requirements and our
customers need for sustainability reporting
solutions. Emisoft will provide us with
expertise in all environmental aspects. In the
future it will be essential for our customers to
be able to efficiently report and document how
they conduct their business in a traceable,
sustainable and compliant manner. We see a lot
Facts OCS/Emisoft:
» 90 employees with main office in
Bergen
» Expected revenues in 2011: between
NOK 90 and 100 million.
» Subsidiaries in Sweden and India
» Regional offices in Ålesund and
Stavanger
» Partners in Singapore, Manila,
Copenhagen, Aberdeen, Serbia
and USA
“Increasing our customers ‘compliance’ capability, i.e. their ability to meet all the regulatory requirements
they face, is essential to our business,” says Hans Petter Torsvik CEO in OCS and Emisoft.
of synergies in product development, crosssales
and marketing.”
MEETING MORE AND MORE DEMANDS
“Our customers do business in a complex world
where the amount of requirements is increasing
all the time. They must therefore be confident
that they are ‘compliant’ and that they can
document this in a traceable and sustainable
manner.”
Nearly thirty years of experience and over 200
customers in 38 countries have made OCS
software a market leader. Through its software,
OCS HR, OCS Maisy and OCS PreMasterPro,
OCS offers optimal solutions for HR, payroll,
asset management, maintenance and operation
of ships.
“Our software enables our clients to provide
optimal planning and operation of all activities
relating to recruitment, staffing, competence
management, training and travel planning. Our
solutions are integrated with the leading
course- and travel providers such as Falck
Nutec, OilComp, SeaGull, Mintra, Instone and
Via Flyspesialisten. These solutions enable our
customers to save millions of NOK each year.”
OUR BEST AMBASSADORS
Capable customers who know what they want
have been crucial in OCS’s development from
a supplier with revenues of approx. NOK 10
million 10 years ago to nearly NOK 100 million
in 2011.
“Through active dialogue, requirements and
needs, they help us to continue to develop our
solutions so that they become even more complete
and efficient.”
Torsvik is very clear on the two main reasons
for the company’s success in the demanding
markets. “Satisfied customers are our best
ambassadors, and our staff is dedicated and
highly skilled.”
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