2nd Quarter 2013
“MJØLNER’S CONSULTANTS ARE A VALUABLE ADDITION TO OUR TEAM”Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
EDITORIAL
WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
UPDATE
This edition of Mjølner UPDATE is devoted to a value that
is fundamental to our way of doing business: partnerships.
Strong partnerships enable us to help you stay ahead. We
build on existing partnerships by striving to understand all
vital aspects of your business.
It’s really very simple: Your business is our business.
Our main goal is to be a valued partner to your company.
To earn this right, we work hard to build trust by keeping
the channels of communication open and by asking the
right questions, even if they are sometimes difficult.
We aim to integrate our services in your process and have
recently redesigned our organization to better achieve
this goal. You can learn more about our new services by
visiting our new and highly improved website.
In this issue of Mjølner UPDATE, you can read about our
strong partnership with Terma where our on-site consul-
tants help bring new knowledge and perspectives to the
table. We also present the unique possibilities in low-power
interfaces made possible by combining NXP’s MCUs and our
own TouchGFX technology.
Finally, we tell the story of how we helped Bankdata make
money transfers even easier for their customers by imple-
menting the new mobile money transfer technology,
Swipp.
Best Regards,
Jørgen Lindskov Knudsen, CEO
Cover photo: Mads Budde, Terma & Ellen Agerbo, Mjølner
EDITORIAL
WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
UPDATE
This edition of Mjølner UPDATE is devoted to a value that
is fundamental to our way of doing business: partnerships.
Strong partnerships enable us to help you stay ahead. We
build on existing partnerships by striving to understand all
vital aspects of your business.
It’s really very simple: Your business is our business.
Our main goal is to be a valued partner to your company.
To earn this right, we work hard to build trust by keeping
the channels of communication open and by asking the
right questions, even if they are sometimes difficult.
We aim to integrate our services in your process and have
recently redesigned our organization to better achieve
this goal. You can learn more about our new services by
visiting our new and highly improved website.
In this issue of Mjølner UPDATE, you can read about our
strong partnership with Terma where our on-site consul-
tants help bring new knowledge and perspectives to the
table. We also present the unique possibilities in low-power
interfaces made possible by combining NXP’s MCUs and our
own TouchGFX technology.
Finally, we tell the story of how we helped Bankdata make
money transfers even easier for their customers by imple-
menting the new mobile money transfer technology,
Swipp.
Best Regards,
Jørgen Lindskov Knudsen, CEO
Cover photo: Mads Budde, Terma & Ellen Agerbo, Mjølner
New Projects with Experienced Consultants
Through our seven-year partnership, Mjølner’s consultants
have obtained extensive knowledge about Terma’s organi-
zation which is continually shared with other project partici-
pants from Mjølner.
In this way, our consultants can quickly get up to speed and
immerse themselves in the task at hand when Terma starts
a new project.
The possibility of using Mjølner consultants that have work-
ed on previous Terma projcts strengthens our ability to con-
sider new perspectives of the task at hand, while saving
training time when starting up new projects.
– Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
Mjølner’s partnership with Terma is a textbook example of
our value adding, on-site consultancy service. Our compe-
tent consultants help you find the right solutions to fit your
customers’ needs.
TERMA AND MJØLNER’SPARTNERSHIP HAS BEENGOING STRONG FOR SEVENYEARS. CURRENTLY, EIGHTMJØLNER CONSULTANTSCONSTITUTE A VALUABLEADDITION TO TERMA’S TEAM.
Terma is an international company headquartered in Den-
mark and with offices and subsidiaries around the globe.
With a strong presence in the aerospace, defense, and
security industries, Terma helps partners and customers
develop and manufacture mission-critical systems.
In doing this, a core value is to meet customers’ actual
needs and requirements, going beyond strong engineering
and manufacturing skills.
For Terma, growth and profit maximization are not abstract
disciplines, but a solution oriented process that requires
highly competent and flexible employees.
Mjølner’s consultants fit that description.
Mjølner’s consultants are a valuable addition to our team,
and have been so from the start. They are competent, quali-
fied and able to apply their skills to challenges within many
different areas.
– Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
Strong Partnerships Mean Strong Solutions
Devotion to strong partnerships based on mutual trust is a
key value shared by Terma and Mjølner.
A strong partnership allows Mjølner to integrate closely
with our partner’s process because it ensures that we have
the knowledge and experience to choose the right people
with the right competencies for the specific organization.
This is also the case regarding our collaboration with Terma:
It is important to lay out a detailed and suitable blueprint
for a partnership of this caliber. Asking the right questions
and staying in close contact enables us to do just that.
– Ellen Agerbo, Cheif Ressource Officer, Mjølner
TERMA: A STRONG PARTNERSHIP THROUGH SHARED VALUES
CASE
USING MJØLNER CONSULTANTS STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO CONSIDER NEW PERSPECTIVES
OF THE TASK AT HAND.
Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
“
Terma: Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development. Mjølner: Alexander Bjerremand Hansen, Software Developer,
Christian Stenz, Senior Software Architect & Thomas Leth Andersen, Senior Software Developer.
New Projects with Experienced Consultants
Through our seven-year partnership, Mjølner’s consultants
have obtained extensive knowledge about Terma’s organi-
zation which is continually shared with other project partici-
pants from Mjølner.
In this way, our consultants can quickly get up to speed and
immerse themselves in the task at hand when Terma starts
a new project.
The possibility of using Mjølner consultants that have work-
ed on previous Terma projcts strengthens our ability to con-
sider new perspectives of the task at hand, while saving
training time when starting up new projects.
– Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
Mjølner’s partnership with Terma is a textbook example of
our value adding, on-site consultancy service. Our compe-
tent consultants help you find the right solutions to fit your
customers’ needs.
TERMA AND MJØLNER’SPARTNERSHIP HAS BEENGOING STRONG FOR SEVENYEARS. CURRENTLY, EIGHTMJØLNER CONSULTANTSCONSTITUTE A VALUABLEADDITION TO TERMA’S TEAM.
Terma is an international company headquartered in Den-
mark and with offices and subsidiaries around the globe.
With a strong presence in the aerospace, defense, and
security industries, Terma helps partners and customers
develop and manufacture mission-critical systems.
In doing this, a core value is to meet customers’ actual
needs and requirements, going beyond strong engineering
and manufacturing skills.
For Terma, growth and profit maximization are not abstract
disciplines, but a solution oriented process that requires
highly competent and flexible employees.
Mjølner’s consultants fit that description.
Mjølner’s consultants are a valuable addition to our team,
and have been so from the start. They are competent, quali-
fied and able to apply their skills to challenges within many
different areas.
– Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
Strong Partnerships Mean Strong Solutions
Devotion to strong partnerships based on mutual trust is a
key value shared by Terma and Mjølner.
A strong partnership allows Mjølner to integrate closely
with our partner’s process because it ensures that we have
the knowledge and experience to choose the right people
with the right competencies for the specific organization.
This is also the case regarding our collaboration with Terma:
It is important to lay out a detailed and suitable blueprint
for a partnership of this caliber. Asking the right questions
and staying in close contact enables us to do just that.
– Ellen Agerbo, Cheif Ressource Officer, Mjølner
TERMA: A STRONG PARTNERSHIP THROUGH SHARED VALUES
CASE
USING MJØLNER CONSULTANTS STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO CONSIDER NEW PERSPECTIVES
OF THE TASK AT HAND.
Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development, Terma
“
Terma: Mads Budde, VP of Research & Development. Mjølner: Alexander Bjerremand Hansen, Software Developer,
Christian Stenz, Senior Software Architect & Thomas Leth Andersen, Senior Software Developer.
Demo Facts
Implemented on NXP’s LPC4357, ARM Cortex-M4
core with LCD controller and DMA support.
Developed using TouchGFX and designed
and implemented by Mjølner.
The efficient MCU and revolutionary framework
enables high-end graphics on very cost effective
hardware.
NXP AND MJØLNER ARE INNOVATING THE HOME APPLIANCE EXPERIENCEBY COMBINING TouchGFX ANDNXP’S LPC4300 CORTEX-M4 MCU.
Mjølner’s widely recognized graphical user interface techno-
logy, TouchGFX, offers a range of possibilities for the home
appliance industry. As such, TouchGFX provides a strong
platform for our partnership with NXP Semiconductors.
The User Interfaces of Smart Ovens
The first output of our partnership is a demo of a smart
user interface for ovens. The combination of NXP’s MCU
and TouchGFX technology is a perfect match in the effort
to improve everyday interaction with home appliances, as
it constitues a cost effective solution.
Combining NXP and TouchGFX technology in this oven
controller provides the user with an intuitive and engaging
experience. Suddenly, we can offer the familiar quality feel
of a smartphone on limited hardware resources.
– Cristian Ionescu-Catrina, Application Marketing Manager,
White Goods, NXP
The demo oven controller is a combined hardware and soft-
ware solution applicable to a range of products and companies.
Getting Quickly from Idea to Product
The merging of NXP’s hardware and Mjølner’s software
enables us to provide the physical MCU, design, develop-
ment and implementation of a project. This boosts our
clients’ ability to rapidly go from idea to final product.
The new oven user interface is a manifestation of our ability
to bring ideas to life quickly, while maintaining the quality
and endurance that products need in today’s market.
NXP & TouchGFX:MAKING OVENS SMART
The oven user interface is a showcase of the possibilities NXP
and Mjølner bring to the table, both visually and technically.
From Traditional Ovens to Digital Gestures
To offer the most intuitive user experience possible, we
based the interaction on users’ experiences with the well-
known physical dials of traditional ovens, while keeping the
digital design simple and elegant.
The result is a revolutionary touch screen device where tem-
perature and timer are controlled by toggling dials on the
touch screen in a circular motion.
We knew that TouchGFX would bring new possibilities to our
microcontroller, but the quality and aesthetic appeal of the
final demo was overwhelming.
– Henrik Flodell, Tools & Embedded Eco-System Manager, NXP
For further information contact:
Jørgen Mygind, Account Manager
+45 30 98 41 15
CASE
WE CAN OFFER THE QUALITY FEELOF A SMARTPHONE ON LIMITED
HARDWARE RESOURCES.
Cristian Ionescu-Catrina, Application
Marketing Manager, White Goods, NXP
“
Demo Facts
Implemented on NXP’s LPC4357, ARM Cortex-M4
core with LCD controller and DMA support.
Developed using TouchGFX and designed
and implemented by Mjølner.
The efficient MCU and revolutionary framework
enables high-end graphics on very cost effective
hardware.
NXP AND MJØLNER ARE INNOVATING THE HOME APPLIANCE EXPERIENCEBY COMBINING TouchGFX ANDNXP’S LPC4300 CORTEX-M4 MCU.
Mjølner’s widely recognized graphical user interface techno-
logy, TouchGFX, offers a range of possibilities for the home
appliance industry. As such, TouchGFX provides a strong
platform for our partnership with NXP Semiconductors.
The User Interfaces of Smart Ovens
The first output of our partnership is a demo of a smart
user interface for ovens. The combination of NXP’s MCU
and TouchGFX technology is a perfect match in the effort
to improve everyday interaction with home appliances, as
it constitues a cost effective solution.
Combining NXP and TouchGFX technology in this oven
controller provides the user with an intuitive and engaging
experience. Suddenly, we can offer the familiar quality feel
of a smartphone on limited hardware resources.
– Cristian Ionescu-Catrina, Application Marketing Manager,
White Goods, NXP
The demo oven controller is a combined hardware and soft-
ware solution applicable to a range of products and companies.
Getting Quickly from Idea to Product
The merging of NXP’s hardware and Mjølner’s software
enables us to provide the physical MCU, design, develop-
ment and implementation of a project. This boosts our
clients’ ability to rapidly go from idea to final product.
The new oven user interface is a manifestation of our ability
to bring ideas to life quickly, while maintaining the quality
and endurance that products need in today’s market.
NXP & TouchGFX:MAKING OVENS SMART
The oven user interface is a showcase of the possibilities NXP
and Mjølner bring to the table, both visually and technically.
From Traditional Ovens to Digital Gestures
To offer the most intuitive user experience possible, we
based the interaction on users’ experiences with the well-
known physical dials of traditional ovens, while keeping the
digital design simple and elegant.
The result is a revolutionary touch screen device where tem-
perature and timer are controlled by toggling dials on the
touch screen in a circular motion.
We knew that TouchGFX would bring new possibilities to our
microcontroller, but the quality and aesthetic appeal of the
final demo was overwhelming.
– Henrik Flodell, Tools & Embedded Eco-System Manager, NXP
For further information contact:
Jørgen Mygind, Account Manager
+45 30 98 41 15
CASE
WE CAN OFFER THE QUALITY FEELOF A SMARTPHONE ON LIMITED
HARDWARE RESOURCES.
Cristian Ionescu-Catrina, Application
Marketing Manager, White Goods, NXP
“
CASE
THE QUALITY AND AESTHETICAPPEAL OF THE FINAL DEMO
WAS OVERWHELMING.
Henrik Flodell, Tools & Embedded
Eco-System Manager, NXP
“
CASE
THE QUALITY AND AESTHETICAPPEAL OF THE FINAL DEMO
WAS OVERWHELMING.
Henrik Flodell, Tools & Embedded
Eco-System Manager, NXP
“
SERVICE
EXPLORE THE WORK WE HAVEDONE FOR OUR CLIENTS, READ ABOUT OUR SERVICES, LEARN ABOUT OUR PROCESS, AND FINDINSPIRATION IN OUR THOUGHTS.
During the latest months, our organization has undergone
significant changes. We have reorganized ourselves in a
structure that makes our services more transparent and our
competencies more accessible.
To support this organizational change, we have launched a
new website that gives our clients the focus they deserve.
The site makes it easy for you to experience the services we
offer and understand how they create great value for you.
You can find inspiring stories about work we have done for
both Danish and international clients within a variety of
industries.
Finally, our blog will keep you up to date with our latest
activities. Here you can also get inspired by our experts’
thoughts on the ever-expanding technological landscape
and the possibilities it brings.
We are confident that the new structure and website will
help give you a more tangible understanding of what we
can do for you.
Visit www.mjolner.dk
EXPERIENCE OURNEW SERVICE CATALOGUE
SERVICE
EXPLORE THE WORK WE HAVEDONE FOR OUR CLIENTS, READ ABOUT OUR SERVICES, LEARN ABOUT OUR PROCESS, AND FINDINSPIRATION IN OUR THOUGHTS.
During the latest months, our organization has undergone
significant changes. We have reorganized ourselves in a
structure that makes our services more transparent and our
competencies more accessible.
To support this organizational change, we have launched a
new website that gives our clients the focus they deserve.
The site makes it easy for you to experience the services we
offer and understand how they create great value for you.
You can find inspiring stories about work we have done for
both Danish and international clients within a variety of
industries.
Finally, our blog will keep you up to date with our latest
activities. Here you can also get inspired by our experts’
thoughts on the ever-expanding technological landscape
and the possibilities it brings.
We are confident that the new structure and website will
help give you a more tangible understanding of what we
can do for you.
Visit www.mjolner.dk
EXPERIENCE OURNEW SERVICE CATALOGUE
Based on previous experience and the strong partnership
between the companies, Bankdata felt confident that
Mjølner would deliver fast and effectively.
We are continually impressed by Mjølner’s competent and
agile team of professionals and had no doubts when choos-
ing them for the project.
– Benny Kristensen, Head of Department, Bankdata
Mjølner was delighted to honor their trust by meeting the
important deadline. Now, all customers of the Bankdata
banks can enjoy the benefits of easier money transfers.
Learn more at www.swipp.dk
STAYING AHEAD IN THE BANKING SECTOR
CASE
MJØLNER HELPED BANKDATAMAKE MONEY TRANSFERSEVEN EASIER FOR THEIRCUSTOMERS BY IMPLEMENTING SWIPP TECHNOLOGY. Bankdata is an IT organization in the Danish banking sector
with over 600 employees. They offer IT solutions to an ar-
ray of Danish banks that also constitute the owners of the
organization.
The successful project of creating more than a dozen home
banking apps led to a strategic partnership between Bank-
data and Mjølner.
Mjølner knows our business well. This enables them to not
only solve the tasks we give them, but to help us explore new
areas that can lead to strategic benefits.
– Benny Kristensen, Head of Department, Bankdata
Making Money Transfers Even Easier
The latest result of the partnership is the implementation
of the new Swipp technology.
Swipp allows users to easily transfer up to 1500 DKK (200
EUR) a day in a way similar to text messaging.
Once you have connected your mobile phone number with
your bank account, you can transfer money on the fly!
Meeting a Crucial Deadline
Swipp is a joint venture between several banks. Mjølner
was contacted in February to help meet a short but crucial
deadline.
The release took place this month and was the result of an
efficient and lean process.
“WE ARE CONTINUALLY IMPRESSEDBY MJØLNER’S COMPETENT AND
AGILE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS.
Benny Kristensen, Head of Department, Bankdata
Lars Bruun, Team Leader, Bankdata
Based on previous experience and the strong partnership
between the companies, Bankdata felt confident that
Mjølner would deliver fast and effectively.
We are continually impressed by Mjølner’s competent and
agile team of professionals and had no doubts when choos-
ing them for the project.
– Benny Kristensen, Head of Department, Bankdata
Mjølner was delighted to honor their trust by meeting the
important deadline. Now, all customers of the Bankdata
banks can enjoy the benefits of easier money transfers.
Learn more at www.swipp.dk
STAYING AHEAD IN THE BANKING SECTOR
CASE
MJØLNER HELPED BANKDATAMAKE MONEY TRANSFERSEVEN EASIER FOR THEIRCUSTOMERS BY IMPLEMENTING SWIPP TECHNOLOGY. Bankdata is an IT organization in the Danish banking sector
with over 600 employees. They offer IT solutions to an ar-
ray of Danish banks that also constitute the owners of the
organization.
The successful project of creating more than a dozen home
banking apps led to a strategic partnership between Bank-
data and Mjølner.
Mjølner knows our business well. This enables them to not
only solve the tasks we give them, but to help us explore new
areas that can lead to strategic benefits.
– Benny Kristensen, Head of Department, Bankdata
Making Money Transfers Even Easier
The latest result of the partnership is the implementation
of the new Swipp technology.
Swipp allows users to easily transfer up to 1500 DKK (200
EUR) a day in a way similar to text messaging.
Once you have connected your mobile phone number with
your bank account, you can transfer money on the fly!
Meeting a Crucial Deadline
Swipp is a joint venture between several banks. Mjølner
was contacted in February to help meet a short but crucial
deadline.
The release took place this month and was the result of an
efficient and lean process.
“WE ARE CONTINUALLY IMPRESSEDBY MJØLNER’S COMPETENT AND
AGILE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS.
Benny Kristensen, Head of Department, Bankdata
Lars Bruun, Team Leader, Bankdata
EBV ELEKTRONIK AND MJØLNERINVITE YOU TO A FREE SEMINARON HOW TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR HIGH-END GRAPHICS ON INDUSTRIAL DEVICES.
At the seminar, you will learn about the challenges of devel-
oping embedded graphical user interfaces for low power and
low cost MCUs.
You can also experience the high performance framework
TouchGFX which enables high-end graphics on small devices
like the ARM Cortex M0, M3, and M4.
We explain how to optimize your hardware setup for an
application with stunning graphics and how to integrate
graphical development into your embedded projects.
Furthermore, you will gain hands-on experience with devel-
oping applications with TouchGFX.
Register before August 16th 2013
Attendees:
GUI Software Developers, Project Managers, etc.
Speakers:
Jesper Hedegaard
Product Manager TouchGFX, Mjølner
Søren Snehøj
Lead Developer, Mjølner
Jim Wealander
FAE, EBV
Where:
EBV Elektronik, Ved Lunden 10-12, 1st fl, 8230 Åbyhøj
Note:
Bring your laptop for the workshop.
EMBEDDED GUI & TouchGFX SEMINARAUGUST 22nd 2013
Registration
Cortex M-family from EBV Line Card:
News, Roadmaps and Tools
Challenges and Limitations of
Embedded GUIs
Introduction to the High Performance
TouchGFX Framework
Workshop: Develop your own
TouchGFX Application
Q/A - End
08.30
15.30
SEMINAR
For further information contact:
Jørgen Mygind, Mjølner
+45 30 98 41 15
Mariann Padkaer, EBV
+45 86 75 66 06
EBV ELEKTRONIK AND MJØLNERINVITE YOU TO A FREE SEMINARON HOW TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR HIGH-END GRAPHICS ON INDUSTRIAL DEVICES.
At the seminar, you will learn about the challenges of devel-
oping embedded graphical user interfaces for low power and
low cost MCUs.
You can also experience the high performance framework
TouchGFX which enables high-end graphics on small devices
like the ARM Cortex M0, M3, and M4.
We explain how to optimize your hardware setup for an
application with stunning graphics and how to integrate
graphical development into your embedded projects.
Furthermore, you will gain hands-on experience with devel-
oping applications with TouchGFX.
Register before August 16th 2013
Attendees:
GUI Software Developers, Project Managers, etc.
Speakers:
Jesper Hedegaard
Product Manager TouchGFX, Mjølner
Søren Snehøj
Lead Developer, Mjølner
Jim Wealander
FAE, EBV
Where:
EBV Elektronik, Ved Lunden 10-12, 1st fl, 8230 Åbyhøj
Note:
Bring your laptop for the workshop.
EMBEDDED GUI & TouchGFX SEMINARAUGUST 22nd 2013
Registration
Cortex M-family from EBV Line Card:
News, Roadmaps and Tools
Challenges and Limitations of
Embedded GUIs
Introduction to the High Performance
TouchGFX Framework
Workshop: Develop your own
TouchGFX Application
Q/A - End
08.30
15.30
SEMINAR
For further information contact:
Jørgen Mygind, Mjølner
+45 30 98 41 15
Mariann Padkaer, EBV
+45 86 75 66 06
Mjølner Informatics A/S Finlandsgade 10, DK-8200 Aarhus N +45 70 27 43 43 www.mjolner.dk [email protected]
TERMA: A STRONG PARTNERSHIP THROUGH SHARED VALUES
NXP & TouchGFX: MAKING OVENS SMART
EXPERIENCE OUR NEW SERVICE CATALOGUE
STAYING AHEAD IN THE BANKING SECTOR
EMBEDDED GUI AND TouchGFX SEMINAR