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Doorstep is a Norwegian company.
It was established in 2000, and was meant to develop a web portal for online trade. It was a cooperation between telecommunications company Telenor and Den norske Bank. Chairman was Petter Jansen, and among the board members were Gunn Wærsted, Jon Fredrik Baksaas and Ingvild Myhre.[1][2] The goal was to create the largest market place of its kind in Norway. However the chief executive officer Knut Oppegaard quit in March 2001 and was replaced by Ann-Kristin Hageløkken. The portal had not yet been opened.[3] The plans were then significantly altered in April 2001, as the plans for online trading were cut. It shared its fate with several dot-com companies,[4] although the company would use the .no top-level domain instead of .com.[5]
The company still exists, with the purpose of "business development". Jon Fredrik Baksaas is a member of the board, which is now chaired by Rune Bjerke.[6]
References
- ^ Egede-Nissen, Heidi (31 October 2000). "Hånd i hånd om e-handel" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv: p. 11.
- ^ Egede-Nissen, Heidi (18 January 2001). "Åpner for banktopper" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv: p. 7.
- ^ "Reduserte ambisjoner" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv: p. 28. 8 March 2001.
- ^ "DnB/Telenor-nettbutikk skrinlagt" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 44. 3 April 2001.
- ^ "Vital på nett med skadeforsikring" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende: p. 17. 8 December 2000.
- ^ Official site (Norwegian)
Categories:- Internet companies
- Companies of Norway
- Companies established in 2000
- Norwegian company stubs
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