| Type | Public (OSE: MAMUT) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Key people | Eilert Hanoa (CEO) |
| Products | Business software |
| Services | Web hosting |
| Employees | 480 (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.mamut.com |
Mamut ASA (OSE: mamut) is a Norwegian IT company that delivers administrative software solutions and internet based services, and has offices in 16 European countries. The company’s headquarters are located in Oslo, Norway and the general manager is Eilert Hanoa.
Mamut Software Limited is a subsidiary of Mamut ASA, and is based in London, England and is a European vendor of integrated business solutions for the SME market. Mamut solutions include integrated business software with functionality including accounting and financial management, CRM, logistics and stock control, time and project management, e-commerce, payroll /, Point of Sale solutions, domains, e-mail, web hosting and security.
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Although the company, Mamut, was established in 1994, its origins date back to 1986, when the founder Eilert Hanoa, founded his first IT company at the age of 15. The company sold software to individuals as well as small and mid-sized businesses. In 1987 the company was named “PC World Norway” and began its first major development project, SuperWP, a word processor with an integrated customer base/card index. The company also developed several computer tools (utilities) such as the menu system SuperOffice, CRM software Activator Pro, the tax software WinSkatt and the precursor to the financial system GuruOffice.
After analysing the market for financial systems in Norway, Eilert Hanoa decided to end his MBA studies to work full time with the development of financial systems. Recognised today as Mamut ASA, it was founded by Eilert Hanoa on the 1st of December 1994, with the name Guru Software AS. Central to the business plan was self-developed management systems adapted to small businesses that were to be sold as standard software. The system was based on Microsoft Windows, and integrated with Microsoft Office.
In September of 1998, the subsidiary company Mamut ASA was established. The company name, Mamut, was protected and trademarked, and domains were reserved in Norway, Europe and America. In March 1999, Mamut launched new websites and the company launched its first e-Commerce solution named Mamut Web in August that same year. In 1999, Mamut listed its shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange OTC list. In 2000, the parent companies name Guru Software was changed to Mamut and converted into a public limited company, Mamut ASA. In 2000 the number of employees passed 100 and the company issued its first shares towards international investors. In 2001 the product portfolio Mamut Business Software was introduced in Norway to replace the portfolio Guru Business Applications. In 2003 the company reached 100 million NOK in revenue and in May 2004 was included in the OSESX list.
Originally, Mamut only delivered their solutions within Norway. The first international effort happened in 2001, when a partnership was started with Arena Data AB for the sale and distribution of Mamut’s products in the Swedish market. In 2002, Mamut Business Software was introduced in Sweden, in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in 2004, in Denmark and Ireland in 2005, and in Germany in 2008. Mamut CRM & Sales was launched in the Netherlands in 2002.
Today the company operates in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and offers internet services in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain and Serbia.
Mamut have won the UK Accountancy Age Awards for Excellence in the Small Business Software Package category of the Year in 2004[2], 2005[3], 2006[4], 2008[5], and 2009[6] (was a finalist in 2007[7]) as well as a number of other industry awards including:
In September 2008, Mamut Office Standard finished first in PC World’s test for the markets leading accounting software for small businesses. Thirteen software packages competed for the top award, with Mamut Office Start finishing in a close second behind Mamut Office Standard. In total, software from Mamut received first, second and third places in this test.
In March 2007 Mamut Enterprise received a favourable review from IT Reviews.[7]
In December 2006 Alan Stevens in Personal Computer World reviewed Mamut Enterprise, writing "A remarkably comprehensive business management application at an affordable price" and awarding the product with 5 stars out of 5 for "Value for money".[8]
The company was founded in Oslo, Norway in 1994, and had its IPO in May 2004. Mamut currently has over 400,000 customers and more than 95,000 Mamut Open Services users in 16 countries.
The following companies are part of the Mamut Corporation: