▁main ▁reasons ▁was ▁that ▁sales ▁personnel ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁call ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁to ▁confirm ▁every ▁step ▁in ▁negoti ations . ▁ ▁By ▁then ▁the ▁partner ▁divisions ▁were ▁merged ▁to ▁Nord Part ner , ▁later ▁renamed ▁N D - Part ner . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁S iem ens ▁N ix dorf , ▁System Team ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁A venir ▁and ▁the ▁buildings ▁at ▁Sk ull er ud ▁to ▁a ▁contract or . ▁N D ▁lost ▁N OK   8 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁eight y ▁percent ▁decrease ▁was ▁the ▁European ▁company ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁share ▁price ▁loss ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁After ▁failed ▁negoti ations ▁over ▁many ▁months ▁to ▁sell ▁Com te c , ▁N D ▁decided ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Techn ov ision ▁to ▁Inter graph ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Tor ▁Alf heim ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁CE O ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Data Sh op ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁from ▁the ▁company ' s ▁management . ▁The ▁following ▁month ▁N D ▁Service Team , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁ 5 6 0 ▁employees , ▁was ▁renamed ▁Com ma . ▁The ▁company ▁c ited ▁the ▁reason ▁as ▁being ▁that ▁the ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁brand