Monthly Archive for July, 2006

Survey One results: Companies interested in applying for FP6

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Steven Carlson
  on  July 26, 2006
  in  EU funding programmes, Facts, figures & trends and Hungary
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As part of the NETIES project, we have conducted a survey of small and medium sized enterprises interested in participating in Sixth Framework funded projects. This survey was carried out in Hungary, in parallel with our colleagues in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

This research was conducted in two parts. The first survey, summarized here, collected information from companies and organizations interested in taking part in an FP6 funded project. The second survey researched those who had previously taken part in a project.

One insight of this survey is that two-thirds of respondents (64%) had little or no knowledge about the FP6 programme, while 56% were interested in receiving information online.

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Survey Two results: Companies which have successfully applied for FP6 support

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Steven Carlson
  on  July 25, 2006
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As part of the NETIES project, we have conducted a survey of small and medium sized enterprises interested in participating in Sixth Framework funded projects. This survey was carried out in Hungary, in parallel with our colleagues in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

This research was conducted in two parts. The first survey gathered information from companies and organizations interested in taking part in an FP6 funded project. The second survey, summarized here, researched those who had previously taken part in a project.

One insight of this survey is the high level of satisfaction among Hungarian companies taking part in FP6. Nearly one third of companies (29%) rated their FP6 participation a ‘four’ on an ascending value scale of one to four, while 48% gave it a ‘three’. A full 90% agreed they would do it all over again, if given the chance.

A total of 39 companies took part in this survey, which was carried out in partnership with the Hungarian Association of IT Companies (IVSZ).
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Zoner Software: Digital Photography as a Lifestyle

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Vlastimil Vesely
  on  July 14, 2006
  in  Case studies, Czech Republic and eCommerce
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Brno-based company ZONER software is renowned especially among digital photography audiences and companies that need to Internet domain registration and web hosting. Its successes abroad are less known. The latter was the subject of my interview with Robert Sobola, director of Zoner’s software division.

In 1993, Milan Behro and Roman Slavinsk founded a company focused on developing a graphics editor named Zebra. Three years later, Zoner expanded its scope of activities and started to provide Internet domain registration and web hosting. Czechia.com was the very first Czech server in the .com domain.

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Vibratec: Participating in European projects is a long run investment

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Julie Koeltz
  on  July 14, 2006
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Created in 1986, Vibratec is a French SME performing in the acoustic and vibration sector. It currently employs 50 persons. The company provides a range of services such as measurement, diagnosis, modelling or simulations, mainly to transport constructors.
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