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A Brightening Future for Finland! Jun 13, 2012 08:18 CEST A brightening future for Finland! At June 11th , the Finnish library-consortium Vaski approved and launched their new library system Axiell Aurora. The Vaski –consortium consists of the libraries in Turku, Kaarina, Laitila, Naantali, Paimio, Raisio and Uusikaupunki and the municipal libraries in Kustavi, Lieto, Masku, Mynämäki, Nousiainen, Pyhäranta, Rusko, Sauvo, Taivassalo and Vehmaaand. This is in total 17 municipalities at the west coast of Finland, with a population of 350 000 people.44 libraries and 5 mobile libraries are taking part of the new system and a total of 2 million records and 5,8 million loans per year. At Axiell we are very happy that the system now is up and running and want to congratulate our Finnish collegues for the project! For further information about the project – contact Ensio Aikio, Managing Director Finland or follow this link (you can choose lanugaue in the website). Axiell provides software and services which help organisations to organise and share culture and knowledge with the world. Our solutions help our community of global customers to manage their collections, encourage reading, preserve cultural heritage, improve learning and increase engagement with the public. We work in partnership with our customers in 55 countries from libraries, museums, archives, schools, publishers and retailers. Together we develop innovative digital tools to transform the way our customers work and connect with audiences. We work in many countries, we cover a wide geographic area, but we’re made up of groups of local, accessible teams. We have a variety of small cooperative offices in locations that are close to communities of our customers, and our approach is a personal one. Our business is all about ensuring the long-term sustainability of the sectors we serve. Our solutions help our customers to excel in an increasingly digital environment. We stay close to our customers ensure we understand their changing needs and can adapt as a partner for now and the future. To find out more about us and our products, please visit http://www.axiell.com Contacts Joel Sommerfeldt Press Contact President & CEO Axiell Group AB [email protected] +46 46-270 04 00 Maria Wasing Press Contact COO/Executive Vice President COO Axiell Group [email protected] +46738521752 +46738521752.
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