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IoT house Haltian acquires new Empathic Building service to complete its smart building solutions
said Tomi Teikko , who will continue to be responsible for the Empathic Building business after it transfers to Haltian . “ We have always been open to co-operating with different application and device providers , and this will remain our strength in the future as well .”
Empathic Building is a human-centric smart building solution that started as an internal start-up at TietoEVRY . Empathic Building applications are based on the data collected from the facilities .
Pasi Leipälä , CEO & Co-Founder , Haltian ( L ) signs Empathic Building papers , joined by CTO & Co-Founder Jyrki Okkonen as a member of the Board
Finnish IoT and product development
house Haltian has agreed on buying of the Empathic Building solution from digital services and software company TietoEVRY . Under the accord , Empathic Building becomes a part of Haltian ’ s IoT business . Haltian ’ s international IoT networks will give a push for the international growth of the Empathic Building solution and complete Haltian smart building solutions .
The companies have worked together with smart offices for a long time .
“ The acquisition of the Empathic Building service is a natural next step in our close collaboration as the business excellently complements our IoT services business . We are excited to jointly create new innovations to improve the user experience of work environments . Next , we will focus on ensuring a smooth transition for both employees and Empathic Building customers ,” said Pasi Leipälä , CEO and Co-Founder , Haltian . “ Together with the Empathic Building team , we will use the data collected from working environments and make offices smart , user-friendly and empathic all over the world .”
“ Thanks to our long-term collaboration , Haltian is a natural home for Empathic Building ’ s further development . Haltian ’ s IoT and data collection solutions will bring new unmatched opportunities for the further enrichment of Empathic Building ’ s offering and its international growth . We will continue to accelerate office digitalisation of all our customers , including now also TietoEVRY ,”
Smart solutions
“ Right now , a safe return to the office is an important topic everywhere . Smart solutions give the user a view to the number of people in the office and free workstations can be booked with the application from home . These kinds of solutions will help the return to the office significantly ,” added Leipälä .
“ We are proud to take Finnish high-tech knowledge out into the world . Empathic Building is an impressive service and with it , Haltian will have a formidably wide offering for smart offices and buildings .”
Empathic Building installations are already found in 16 different countries . •
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