About ZEF

We are an internationally expanding Finnish growth company with 18 employees and an AAA credit rating. We have offices in Finland and California. A brief history:

1995:
We observe a need and opportunity for electronic surveys.

1997:
We produce the first electronic evaluation tool in Finland.

2001:
We establish a company named ZEF Solutions.

2005:
The method is given an honourable mention in the INNOFINLAND awards.

2006:
Finland's most popular online election engine is created in collaboration with MTV3.

2007:
The world's biggest survey: 310,000 respondents.

2008:
Internationalisation begins with ZEF Solutions, Inc. established in California.

2009:
Puppy Engine (Hauvakone) built by ZEF becomes Finland's most popular comparison tool, with more than 1.3 million users.

Backed by top experts

The ZEF method was developed by Professor Esko Alasaarela.

Its usability and visual look were created by Mika Nenonen, winner of the prestigious Red Dot Design Award.

Internationally renowned quality expert Juhani Anttila has contributed to ZEF's content development. He was long TeliaSonera's VP for Quality Integration, and among his other achievements is the introduction of ISO standards to Finland.

ZEF's applicability and integrability to diverse applications and social media are developed by Bo Harald, who was involved in developing the world's first online banking system (Solo). He is known internationally as the father of online banking.

ZEF is continuously developed in cooperation with its customers and with the University of Lapland.

Future

We focus strongly on creating innovations in feedback-gathering and need-based search engines.

We develop ZEF with an eye to advancements in the social media (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al.) and other major applications (Google, Yahoo and other popular systems). Development work is overseen by ZEF Solutions, Inc. from Silicon Valley.

We create successful partnerships with many organisations in Finland and abroad. Our active partners include Tieto Oy and, in methodology, the University of Lapland. We are open to cooperation and bespoke solutions.

We hope to include you in our list of satisfied customers!