﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:35:46 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Atea makes strategic acquisitions and forms the leading independent provider of IT-infrastructure solutions.</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea-makes-strategic-acquisitions-and-forms-the-leading-independent-provider-of-it-infrastructure-solutions-,c140043</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision106712</guid><description><![CDATA[By acquiring Martinsson (Sweden), WM-data High Availability Server & Storage (Norway), WM-data Servers & Storage (Denmark) Atea break new grounds in IT-infrastructure. The Nordic companies’ offer will supplement each other and give the customers of Atea one provider in all aspects of their investment in IT-infrastructure. The new Atea becomes the Nordic regions leading vendor independent provider of IT-infrastructure.
- The market increasingly calls for a vendor offering to relieve pressure within IT-infrastructure and hence free resources to enable optimised use of IT, states Atea CEO]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atea – Improvement in profits in 2004</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea---improvement-in-profits-in-2004,c136319</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision105185</guid><description><![CDATA[Press Release – Stockholm, 11 February 2005 Atea improved its operating profit for the full-year 2004. (SEK m) Q4 2004 Q4 2003 Ja-dec 2004 Jan-dec 2003 Sales 1,800 1,457 5,502 4,917 Operation profit before amortisation of goodwill (EBITA 40* 42 87* 77 Operating profit before tax 30* 30 47* 39 The improvement in results for 2004 is primarily attributable to higher sales and an increased service content, as well as the synergy effects in Finland from the integration of the acquired companies Atea Novosys Oy and Atea X-Way Oy. "The year 2004 was characterised by continued hard pressure on]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:00:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sebastian Lindström appointed new Group CEO of Atea</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/sebastian-lindstrom-appointed-new-group-ceo-of-atea,c123815</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision100097</guid><description><![CDATA[Press Release – Stockholm, 15 November 2004 Sebastian Lindström has been appointed new Group CEO of Atea, the Nordic region's leading holistic supplier of IT products and related services, as well as new CEO of Atea Holding, with effect 1 December 2004. Sebastian Lindström comes most recently from the position as CEO of AQ Holmbergs AB, an electronics components company, and has previously had assignments within the IT services sector and the manufacturing industry. Thomas Keifer, current Group CEO, will leave Atea as previously announced in conjunction with the arrival of Sebastian Lindström.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:11:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Swedish Police Service chooses Atea for an extensive IT rationalisation project</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/the-swedish-police-service-chooses-atea-for-an-extensive-it-rationalisation-project,c123597</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision100006</guid><description><![CDATA[The Swedish Police Service chooses Atea for an extensive IT rationalisation project Press Release - Stockholm, 12 November 2004 The Swedish Police Service's new national organisation, formed on 1 January this year, has chosen Atea as supplier of IT products and services and as logistics partner. The contract is part of an extensive IT rationalisation process currently being implemented by the Swedish Police Service. The ambition is to reduce costs by 25 percent over a period of five years through coordinated purchasing and more effective IT operations, along with the creation of a]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:54:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atea - Improved profitability in third quarter 2004</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea---improved-profitability-in-third-quarter-2004,c122785</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision99682</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea - Improved profitability in third quarter 2004 Press release - Stockholm, 5 November 2004 Atea's operating profit for the third quarter 2004 shows a significant improvement compared with the third quarter 2003. (SEK m) Q3, 2004 Q3, 2003 Jan-Sept 2004 Jan-Sept 2003 Turnover 1,139 927 3,702 3,460 Operating profit before amortisation of goodwill (EBITA) 5* -8 47* 35 Operating profit before tax -6* -17 17* 9 * Including SEK 13 million of non-recurring costs related to restructuring measures in conjunction with the acquisition of the Finnish companies Atea Novosys Oy and Atea X-Way Oy,]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 08:08:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atea increased profitability in Q2 and strengthened its Nordic position further to acquisitions in Finland.</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea-increased-profitability-in-q2-and-strengthened-its-nordic-position-further-to-acquisitions-in-finland-,c111766</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision95567</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea increased profitability in Q2 and strengthened its Nordic position further to acquisitions in Finland. Press release - Stockholm, 5 August 2004 Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, reports turnover of SEK 1,315m for the second quarter 2004 (SEK 1,321m for the second quarter 2003). The operating profit before amortisation of goodwill (EBITA) for the second quarter 2004 amounted to SEK 29m (SEK 26m), and profit before tax to SEK 20m (SEK 17m). The two companies acquired in Finland, Novosys Oy och X-Way Oy, became part of the Group in]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:28:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Changes to the Board of Directors of Atea</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/changes-to-the-board-of-directors-of-atea,c108942</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision94556</guid><description><![CDATA[Changes to the Board of Directors of Atea Press Release - Stockholm, 30 June 2004 The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Atea held on 28 June 2004 adopted the following changes to the Board of Directors with immediate effect: The new chairman of Atea shall be Per-Arne Sandström, previously First Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO of Ericsson. Gündor Rentsch, previous Chairman of the Board of Atea, leaves the Board. Rickard Petri and Kurt Jofs also leave the Board. Jan Stenberg and Johan Ripe have been appointed as new Board members. Bengt Paulsson, Gustav Bard and Rolf Sundberg]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:29:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Increased services turnover compensated for lower average prices</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/increased-services-turnover-compensated-for-lower-average-prices,c102955</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision91863</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea: Increased services turnover compensated for lower average prices Press Release - Stockholm, 6 May 2004 Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, increased its turnover in the first quarter 2004 to SEK 1,248m (SEK 1,224m in the first quarter 2003) - despite market prices for hardware products being about 20 percent lower compared with the same period last year, and a decline of around 25 percent in the Home PC market in Sweden. The operating profit before amortisation of goodwill (EBITA) amounted for the first quarter 2004 to SEK 13m (SEK]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 08:29:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atea came out of 2003 even stronger</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea-came-out-of-2003-even-stronger,c94491</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision87405</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea came out of 2003 even stronger Press Release - Stockholm, 12 February 2004 Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, has during the fourth quarter 2003 improved the result by 20 percent before taxes compared with the same period in 2002. The result for the financial year was affected by the general terms of the market, e.g. prices declining by 20 percent in average. Turnover for the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 1,457 million (SEK 1,451m fourth quarter 2002). The operating profit (EBITA) was SEK 42 million (SEK 39m) and the pre-tax profit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:31:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fall in average prices affetcs Atea</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/fall-in-average-prices-affetcs-atea,c88310</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision83800</guid><description><![CDATA[Fall in average prices affects Atea Press Release - Stockholm, 13 November 2003 Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, reports a weak third quarter 2003 as anticipated. Turnover amounted to 927 MSEK (1132 MSEK in the third quarter 2002), resulting in an operating loss (EBITA) of -8,1 MSEK (6 MSEK). Accumulated turnover as at the end of the third quarter 2003 amounted to 3460 MSEK (4611 MSEK ), with an operating profit (EBITA) of 35,4 MSEK (68 MSEK), and pre-tax profits of 9 MSEK (40 MSEK). - The third quarter is normally the weakest of the]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:00:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atea reports positive first half-year 2003</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea-reports-positive-first-half-year-2003,c82938</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision80010</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea reports positive first half-year 2003 Press Release - Stockholm, 14 August 2003 Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, reports positive results for the second quarter and the first half-year 2003 in spite of the continued general decline of the market. Turnover for the second quarter amounted to MSEK 1321 (MSEK 1929 in the second quarter 2002). The operating profit (EBITA) amounted to MSEK 26,3 (MSEK 41), and the profit before tax was MSEK 16,7 (MSEK 30). For the first six months of the year, turnover amounted to MSEK 2545 (MSEK 3479),]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:05:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continued positive developments for Atea</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/continued-positive-developments-for-atea,c79859</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision77107</guid><description><![CDATA[Continued positive developments for Atea Press Release - Stockholm, 15 May 2003 Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, strengthened its market position and improved margins in the first quarter 2003. Turnover declined slightly to MSEK 1,224 (MSEK 1,550 in the first quarter 2002), due to lower Home-PC volumes in Sweden. The operating profit (EBITA) amounted to MSEK 16,9 (MSEK 21,5) and the profit before tax was MSEK 8,9 (MSEK 9,1). - We have gained market shares in all Nordic countries, increased the service content in our deliveries, further]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2003 10:01:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong result for the financial year</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/strong-result-for-the-financial-year,c74098</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision71546</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea: Strong result for the financial year Press release, Stockholm, 13-02-2003 Despite a weak market Atea, the Nordic region's leading one-stop supplier of IT products and related services, recorded a profit for the financial year 2002. Turnover totalled MSEK 6,061 (MSEK 6,013 in 2001). The operating profit (EBITA) was MSEK 104 (MSEK 101). Profit before tax for the financial year 2002 was MSEK 64,9 (MSEK 19.3 in the fourth quarter of 2001*). - We help our customers earn money by improving the efficiency of their IT infrastructure and managing IT products. There is an increasing interest in]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:15:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atea shows positive result despite weak market</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/atea-shows-positive-result-despite-weak-market,c69384</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66927</guid><description><![CDATA[Atea shows positive result despite weak market Pressrelease Stockholm, 2002-11-13 On a continuously very weak target market, Atea, the leading supplier of IT-products and connected services in the Nordic region, shows a result slightly below expectations for the third quarter 2002. The turnover was 1132 MSEK. The operating profit (EBITA) was 6 MSEK and earnings after net financial items was 0.4 MSEK. Atea´s target group is the largest companys and organizations in each Nordic country. They have, as a consequence of the decline in the economy, generally continued to take a wait-and-see]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:30:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong second quarter for Atea</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/strong-second-quarter-for-atea,c64887</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision62510</guid><description><![CDATA[Strong second quarter for Atea Pressrelease Stockholm, 2002-08-21 Despite a continuous weak market, Atea, the leading supplier of IT- products and connected services in the Nordic region, shows strong results also for the second quarter 2002. The turnover was 1929 MSEK, an increase with 24 procent compared to the first quarter. The operating profit (EBITA) was 41 MSEK (21 MSEK the first quarter). Earnings after net financial items amounted to 30 MSEK (9 MSEK). The improved results is due to increased market shares, but also continuous focus on internal efficiency, cost control and lower]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:46:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continuous strong performance for Atea</title><link>https://news.cision.com/atea/r/continuous-strong-performance-for-atea,c60135</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision57799</guid><description><![CDATA[Continuous strong performance for Atea Pressrelease Stockholm, 2002-05-15 Atea, the leading supplier of IT-products and connected services in the Nordic region, shows a strong result for the first quarter 2002, with a turnover of 1550 MSEK and a operating profit (EBITA) of 21 MSEK. Earnings after net financial items amounted to 9 MSEK. The business sales volume has been slightly below target, but improved efficiency, cost control and lower capital employed keep the result on an acceptable level. Besides, the home-pc sales to large companies and organisations has been continuously strong,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2002 08:41:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>