Daily Archives: 23, August 2013

ESET Smart Security ranked #1 among 16 security products tested in the latest AV-Comparatives Anti-Phishing Report

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET, the global pioneer in proactive digital protection, has claimed first place among 16 security products tested in the latest AV-Comparatives Anti-Phishing Report, thus securing the “Advanced+” mark.  ESET Smart Security has blocked 99 percent of the phishing websites and … Read the full press release

VR LEASING setzt Umbau konsequent fort

VR LEASING setzt Umbau konsequent fort • VR LEASING schreibt im 1. Halbjahr 2013 wieder schwarze Zahlen • Russische Tochtergesellschaft FB-LEASING verkauft • Neustrukturierung im Inland schreitet voran Eschborn, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Zuge ihrer 2011 eingeleiteten strategischen Neuausrichtung und der Fokussierung … Read the full press release

Award-winning antivirus software ESET NOD32 maker ESET enters South Korean internet security market

Award-winning antivirus firm to help businesses and consumers address and mitigate cyber-threats 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a record of 10 years consecutive VB100 awards for its award-winning ESET NOD32® technology, today announced its … Read the full press release

Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot released H1-2013 financial results in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards (RAS)

Moscow, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — JSC “Aeroflot” summed up financial results for the first 6 months of 2013 in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards (RAS). Income statement Revenue of JSC “Aeroflot” in the first 6 months of 2013 totaled 92.014 bln rub., … Read the full press release

Ubisoft partner with NVIDIA to offer PC gamers the best gaming experiences for its biggest upcoming titles

COLOGNE, GERMANY, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Ubisoft® and NVIDIA announced a new alliance to offer PC gamers the best gaming experiences possible for Ubisoft’s biggest upcoming titles, including Tom Clancy’s™ Splinter Cell® Blacklist™, Assassins Creed® IV Black Flag and Watch Dogs™. NVIDIA’s Developer Technology Team is working closely with Ubisoft’s … Read the full press release

Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo and Gazprom Neft to install natural gas vehicle fueling units at Gazprom Neft’s filling stations

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom, Chairman of the Management Committee – Director General of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo and Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft signed today at the Gazprom headquarters an Agreement regarding the installation of natural gas vehicle fueling units at Gazprom … Read the full press release

Henkel präsentiert neue Klebstoff-Produkte auf der Messe FILTECH 2013 vom 22. bis 24. Oktober in Wiesbaden

Innovationen für Klimatisierung und Meerwasserentsalzung 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Erzeuger von Filtern aller Art können jetzt auf neue Klebstoffe von Henkel zurückgreifen, mit denen sie leistungsstarke Endprodukte auf effiziente Weise herstellen können. Henkel, der weltweit führende Anbieter von Klebstoff-, Dichtstoff- und Oberflächentechnologien, … Read the full press release

Veniturile UPC Romania au crescut cu peste 5% in T2 2013 comparativ cu aceeasi perioada a anului trecut

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In trimestrul al doilea al acestui an, UPC Romania a inregistrat venituri de 34,3 milioane USD, ceea ce reprezinta o crestere cu 5,1% fata de 32,6 milioane USD in trimestrul al doilea al anului trecut. In lei, veniturile companiei in … Read the full press release

Ubisoft Motion Pictures partners with Sony Pictures Entertainment and New Regency for Watch Dogs™ film development

Cologne, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today at the Sony Computer Entertainment press conference at Gamescom, Ubisoft® announced that its film and television division, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, is collaborating with Sony Pictures Entertainment and New Regency on development of a feature film based … Read the full press release

Henkel: Metylan RenoMur Innenspachtel mit verbesserter Rezeptur im neuen, praktischen Tragesack

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit der Neuauflage des Metylan RenoMur Innenspachtels bringt Henkel die neue Generation einer gipsbasierten Wandspachtelmasse auf den Markt. Neu ist aber nicht nur die Rezeptur des Materials, sondern auch die Verpackung: Der 20-kg-Sack hat einen sicheren Tragegriff, lässt … Read the full press release

NORD/LB Landesbank expands further its corporate banking activities across Saxony-Anhalt

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — NORD/LB Landesbank for Saxony-Anhalt has further expanded its business with customers in the SME sector, and 2012 saw the bank’s financing volume in corporate banking up by 3.4 percent to EUR 1,879 million (2011: EUR 1,817 million). The … Read the full press release

Firm archaeological evidence: Faroes human colonization happened 300-500 years before the Vikings

The Faroe Islands were colonized much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn’t by the Vikings according to new research. 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New archaeological evidence places human colonization in the 4th to 6th centuries AD, at least 300-500 years earlier … Read the full press release

Croatia, through EU Emergency Response Centre, sent two fire-fighting aircrafts to help with the forest fires in Bosnia and Herzegovina

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission Emergency Response Centre (ERC) is facilitating the urgent provision of assistance to extinguish the forest fires in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two fire-fighting aircraft, offered by Croatia, are on their way to the affected area. Assistance … Read the full press release

Freie Universität Berlin supports Apache Software Foundation by hosting servers and setting up and maintaining new systems at no charge

Free Server and System Maintenance for Apache Software Foundation 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Freie Universität Berlin and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), following an initiative of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, are cooperating in making servers available in the data … Read the full press release

STRABAG’s subsidiary Züblin AG to build 5.9 km Albabstieg Tunnel along the new Wendlingen–Ulm rail line for € 250 million

Construction planning and preparations to begin shortly, tunnelling to begin in spring 2014 Construction time for the 5.9 km tunnel estimated at four-and-a-half years Contract value € 250 million Vienna, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — STRABAG SE, one of Europe’s leading construction groups, … Read the full press release

Cairn Energy PLC released H1-2013 report

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “Exploration programme offering material growth potential” Simon Thomson, Chief Executive, Cairn Energy PLC said: “Cairn commences a 12 month multi-well high impact frontier exploration programme in September that will offer shareholders sustained exposure to material growth potential. The … Read the full press release

Fitch atorga a Morabanc un ràting d’A-

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — L’agència de qualificació de riscos Fitch ha avaluat per primera vegada l’entitat bancària MoraBanc i ha situat la seva qualificació del deute a llarg termini en A-, una nota similar a la d’altres entitats del país. En un … Read the full press release

Cairn Energy PLC agrees with Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Mauritania) Ltd for 35% non-operated interest in exploration block offshore Mauritania, West Africa

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cairn is pleased to announce it has entered into a farm in agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Mauritania) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (Chariot) for a 35% non-operated interest in … Read the full press release