On September 22nd, the representatives of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) attended the official opening of a new subsidiary of Norwegian company VISSIM in Liptovský Mikuláš.Mr. Per Arne Henæs, the CEO of VISSIM in his opening speech thanked SARIO for significant assistance by providing arguments and information why is it worth to invest in Slovakia. This type of assistance also positively influenced the decision to place the new subsidiary of VISSIM in Slovakia. SARIO highly appreciates the choice of location - Liptovsky Mikuláš, which proves that even smaller Slovak towns provide a suitable working environment and skilled workers also for companies active in the IT sector.According to Mr. Henæs, “Slovakia is a stable EU country with many highly educated and experienced people, who we believe will become a great asset to Vissim. Due to the change in the oil and gas industry, opening an office in Slovakia allows us to cut costs while actually increasing our manpower. This is a long term investment and we look forward to growing VISSIM s.r.o."The event was attended by the representatives of the Norwegian Embassy, Mr. Jan Blcháč, the Mayor of Liptovský Mikuláš, and representatives of the Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family.The official opening took place at the premises of the company VISSIM, which has established its subsidiary company VISSIM s.r.o. on the 1st of August. Norwegian company VISSIM is solution provider of real time systems for marine operations and sea logistics. In the segment of communication and monitoring of a marine transport, the company is recognized as a leader not only in terms of technology, but also in terms of high level services. VISSIM offers products and support for integrated marine and offshore operations, asset protection systems, oil spill detection, voice communication and support for logistics. The VISSIM solutions have been delivered to more than 220 customer projects in 27 countries. In Slovakia, the company starts with 20 experienced professionals, who were trained in Norwegian headquarters in August.
