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It seems like all great IT projects start in a garage...
...in Norway they start in a barn!
![Picture of a farm house in Nedre vats, Norway](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdac3b1d125cd_Group%2046.webp)
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Our industry roots:
ERP built by Electronics Experts
It all started in a barn in a small village called Åmsosen, deep in the fjords of Norway.
There, the son of a merchant Jakob Hatteland loved experimenting with technical gadgets and electronics. He soon realized his hobby could also be his livelihood.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efbac0b7b092d94185d41f_hatteland_1.webp)
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Walking in his father's footsteps, Jakob Hatteland built a business of buying and selling electronics and soon became a major Norwegian distributor of computer components.
Growing up, Jakob learnt at an early age one important business value: Always satisfy your customer.
And what the customer wanted was: the right product - at the right time.
![The old RamBase factory](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdab175d125cb_part2-1.webp)
![Vintage photo of the creators of RamBase working](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebda6e0dd125cf_Group%2045.webp)
The key to success was control of information. One of Jakob's first employees and fellow electronics nerd, Ingvar Hognaland, started to build a business system.
- Representatives from Philips Electronics visiting Åmsosen, amazed by the self-constructed computers that were in use at the time.
The system not only helped with the right product at the right time but also with the right price. A significant competitive advantage at that time
![The first version of RamBase displayed on a 90s computer](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efbba760a799ccba40c294_hatteland_3.webp)
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"There were several smart features in the system. With the real price of components, we also had control of the margins, something that our competitors at the time did not."
- excerpt from the book "Hatteland 150 years of trade and electronics"
In the 1990s, Ingvar Hognaland developed the business system to become a separate product compatible with any similar ERP system worldwide.
...they named it RamBase.
![Framed picture of Ingvar Hognaland, the creator of RamBase](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdaf577d125cc_part2-2.webp)
It all started in a barn in a small village called Åmsosen, deep in the fjords of Norway.
There, the son of a merchant Jakob Hatteland loved experimenting with technical gadgets and electronics. He soon realized his hobby could also be his livelihood.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efbac0b7b092d94185d41f_hatteland_1.webp)
Walking in his father's footsteps, Jakob Hatteland built a business of buying and selling electronics and soon became a major Norwegian distributor of computer components.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efbac11cef280c312a0088_hatteland_2.webp)
Growing up, Jakob learnt at an early age one important business value: Always satisfy your customer.
And what the customer wanted was: the right product - at the right time.
![The old RamBase factory](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdab175d125cb_part2-1.webp)
The key to success was control of information. One of Jakob's first employees and fellow electronics nerd, Ingvar Hognaland, started to build a business system.
![Vintage photo of the creators of RamBase working](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebda6e0dd125cf_Group%2045.webp)
- Representatives from Philips Electronics visiting Åmsosen, amazed by the self-constructed computers that were in use at the time.
The system not only helped with the right product at the right time but also with the right price. A significant competitive advantage at that time.
![The first version of RamBase displayed on a 90s computer](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efbba760a799ccba40c294_hatteland_3.webp)
"There were several smart features in the system. With the real price of components, we also had control of the margins, something that our competitors at the time did not."
- excerpt from the book "Hatteland 150 years of trade and electronics"
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efbba83d1cea005320d58e_hatteland_4.webp)
In the 1990s, Ingvar Hognaland developed the business system to become a separate product compatible with any similar ERP system worldwide.
...they named it RamBase
![Framed picture of Ingvar Hognaland, the creator of RamBase](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdaf577d125cc_part2-2.webp)
![Picture of datachips from the earlier version of RamBase](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebda5d61d125d0_hz%20img%201992.webp)
![The early version of RamBase datachips](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdaee6ad125d4_hz%20img%202.webp)
![Picture of the datachips in the 2002 version of RamBase](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebdad90fd125d1_hz%20img%203.webp)
![The HTML version of RamBase, released in 2014](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebda6561d125d2_hz%20img%204.webp)
Our system is not for everybody
![Portrait picture of Stig Hatteland](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62efa62a61ebda2e39d125d8_stig.webp)
- Karl Johan Lier, CEO of AutoStore, Norway's first unicorn.
![One of Autostore's robots in a warehouse](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62efa62a61ebda9f4ad12586/62f102880b52a61366f0855f_AS2019-238.webp)
RamBase conquering the world
100+ Employees
20+ Partners in 5 countries
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- Stig Hatteland, CEO of RamBase