Highcharts

Highcharts is a product that was created by the Norway-based company, Highsoft. Highcharts was released in 2009, and it is a charting library written in pure JavaScript.

The product is developed in Vik, Norway and has been regularly featured in the national media, such as Finansavisen and Dagsrevyen.

Background

Torstein Hønsi is the main creator of the product. The product was first demonstrated and thought up in 2006.[1] In an interview with Finansavisen, he spoke about need for a program for creating graphs and charts, allowing users to publish charts directly on a website.

Unlike many software products, it isn't developed at a well known tech location, such as Silicon Valley. The company is based in the small Norwegian town of Vik.

While the company is based in Norway, the product is used globally. It was stated in an interview in 2014, that their customer base is primarily from abroad, with 97% of the company's revenue being generated from clients outside Norway.[2] Highchart products featured on Norwegian TV in late 2012, when the parent company featured on a national TV show. It was a segment in the middle of a 30-minute show, Dagsrevyen.[3]

License

Highcharts is free for non-commercial use. Licenses are needed for use in commercial applications. The source code of Highcharts can be downloaded and modified under the license.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Grafane peikar til rett til vêrs for databedrift i Vik". framtidsfylket.no. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  2. ↑ Hegnar.no. "Torstein styrer en fantastisk pengemaskin fra bygda Vik i Sogn". Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  3. ↑ NRK TV - Se Dagsrevyen 21, retrieved 2015-08-24
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