Smart Sensor for Digital Supervision
TIMELINE

Our Timeline

Here are some of the highlights from when we started in 1999 until we were nominated by eHiN for best health product in 2023 — and the path to becoming a leading player in welfare technology that matters.

EHIN AWARDS 2023 · FINALIST
“Nattugla is a finalist for the eHiN Awards 2023, recognized for improving quality of life for users and easing the workload of health personnel.”
— From the 2023 milestone
MILESTONES

From 1999 to today

2023–2026 RECOGNITION & GROWTH

2026

PRODUCT UPDATE

News in Q1: State, Group Supervision, and SSO. The Nattugla plush toy is pink this year.

2025

AWARD

Nattugla reaches SW 8.10. Langerudhjemmet and SYE Oslo win the eHiN Awards 2025 for “Digital transformation of night-time care.” New alarms added: missed bedtime, missed wake-up. Partners in Sweden and the UK begin selling Nattugla. The stuffed-animal color is yellow. SW 8.6.0 released.

Langerudhjemmet and SYE Oslo winning the eHiN Awards 2025

2024

PARTNERSHIP

SW 8.5.4 and later SW 7.0.3 released. Partners in Sweden and the UK continue selling Nattugla; NetNordic becomes the new partner in Norway. Zafe becomes a new partner in Sweden. Stuffed-animal color is blue.

Nattugla mascot plush toy with blue shirt

2023

AWARD

New alarms added alongside Fall and High sound / Cry for help: Out of chair, Out of bed, Upright in bed, Out of room, Too long in the bathroom. SW 7.02 released. Over 2,000 Nattugla units shipped to market. NetNordic and Hepro AS win the Oslo Municipality tender, with Nattugla as one of the services.

Nattugla is a finalist for the eHiN Awards 2023, recognized for improving quality of life for users and easing the workload of health personnel.

Hans Johan Tofteng presenting at eHiN 2023
2020–2022 NATTUGLA LAUNCHES

2022

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Major software update; Fall detection and High sound alarm go into production. Nattugla gets a new design — “Nattugla 2.0” — now produced in Shenzhen, China with partner Minrray Optics. Alarms available: high sound, fall, out of chair, out of bed, upright in bed.

Nattugla digital supervision software with anonymized night vision

2021

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Nattugla launches in collaboration with Harstad Municipality, aiming for better health services, higher security, and a good night's sleep. Easymeeting launches, helping families stay safely and easily in contact with loved ones, and is approved as a 3rd-party healthcare supplier. Partnership formed with NetNordic eHelse. New Easymeeting logo; Easymeeting becomes environmentally certified. Easymeeting and Hepro sign a distributor agreement — Hepro Norge to deliver Nattugla across the Nordic market.

Nattugla team holding the first hardware generation

2020

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Easymeeting launches a medical consultation service in March, later renamed Helsekonsultasjon. Collaboration begins with Hospital IT to deliver health technology. Care2Call is created for virtual meetings between nursing home residents and relatives. In January, Easymeeting becomes fully independent of 3rd-party suppliers, delivering all services from its own Easymeeting NANO platform; Pexip is uninstalled from its servers.

Care2Call virtual video meetings for care homes
1999–2019 THE EASYMEETING YEARS

2019

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Easymeeting launches several apps: Camera App, Tablet App, Mobile App, and Control App. Easymeeting moves from Kræmer brygge to Siva Research Park.

Siva Research Park facility

2018

COMPANY MILESTONE

After 19 years owned by Avikom AS, Easymeeting AS becomes its own independent company. Easymeeting launches a webshop solution in December.

The Easymeeting team in 2018

2017

COMPANY MILESTONE

Easymeeting celebrates its ninth year in the video conferencing industry, delivering customer experience and support through Easymeeting Expert meeting hosts.

Easymeeting Expert meeting hosts interface

2016

TECHNOLOGY

Alibaba and Easymeeting begin collaborating on server services — Alibaba Cloud hosts all upcoming services. After 5 years on the Radvision platform, that software is uninstalled in May; services are now delivered entirely via Pexip.

Alibaba Cloud logo

2014

TECHNOLOGY

Easymeeting signs an agreement with Pexip for cloud services, migrating customers from Radvision and gaining Lync and Skype compatibility (installation ready December 2014). In October, the first Alpha version of NANO (Zeenow) — a spin-off of “See My Desktop” — is installed for testing.

Pexip Infinity cloud video architecture diagram

2013

PARTNERSHIP

Easymeeting and China’s ZTE partner to develop an easy-to-use videoconferencing device. Easymeeting launches its own TWS (Time Well Spent) H323 codec.

ZTE videoconferencing system and camera

2012

COMPANY MILESTONE

Avikom splits into three companies: Easymeeting AS, Av Fusion AS, and Avikom Distribution AS (easymeeting.net). Easymeeting launches a free Directory and Gatekeeper service after customer testing, making videoconferencing easier to use.

Easymeeting, AV Fusion, and Avikom Distribution brand logos

2011

COMPANY MILESTONE

Easymeeting acquires Radvision to deliver virtual meeting rooms in the cloud, enabling desktop solutions for all customers.

Radvision Delivering the Visual Experience logo

2010

COMPANY MILESTONE

Easymeeting Inc. is established in the USA, opening an office in Connecticut; Cody Loughlean becomes the first employee.

Easymeeting USA and Norway team conference video grid

2009

COMPANY MILESTONE

Easymeeting AS is established, 100% owned by Avikom AS, to supply “video conferencing as a service” — before cloud services existed.

Easymeeting screenshare conference extension around table

2008

PARTNERSHIP

Avikom and Bredbåndsfylket in Troms sign a cooperation agreement to deliver 55 digital centers across Troms County.

Bredbåndsfylket cooperation agreement map presentation

2006

TECHNOLOGY

Avikom buys its first conference servers from Tandberg, beginning services for companies needing virtual meeting rooms. The first server cost NOK 1,000,000; three were purchased that year.

Codian MCU 4510 High Definition conference server

1999

FOUNDING

Hans Johan Tofteng establishes Avikom AS, with the idea of a video conference solution as simple as a phone call — helping people save time and money in a hectic everyday life.

Hans Johan Tofteng, founder of Avikom AS